Attractions and Places To See around Casalmaggiore - Top 20

Gravel ride off the main roads

"A few blocks from the main square, at Via De Amicis 2, you'll find the signposted Museo Peppone e Don Camillo, opened in 1989 and named in that order because the mayor at the time was a communist (!). In front of it stands the tank from "The Great Battle of Don Camillo," and the locomotive that was supposed to transport Peppone to his exile in Rome is also still preserved. The lovingly curated exhibition about the making of the films features newspaper articles, photos, and many relics from the filming, such as bicycles and Peppone's fiery red motorcycle. Various souvenirs are also available for purchase." (Source: https://www.michael-mueller-verlag.de/de/wussten_sie_dass_don_camillo_und_peppone/ )

This is the exit from the Museum of Don Camillo and Peppone. We couldn't find the entrance. Tickets are supposedly available at the tourist information office on the main street near this house.

Museum with memories of the film Don Camillo e Peppone, which was first shown on the screen in 1952. There are probably 5 films now 🧐😀.

Inaugurated on 16 April 1989, thanks to the efforts and enthusiasm of a group of passionate volunteers from the town, the “Peppone and Don Camillo” Museum is a space in which you can immerse yourself in the past, letting yourself be guided by the original film posters, photographs in black and white, from the objects of the film sets and from the stories of our young tourist informants. The environments contain numerous memorabilia linked to the filming of the series including: Peppone's motorbike, Don Camillo's cassock, the bicycles of the protagonists used in the final scene of the third film, the sidecar and the projector with which the first film was shown (“Don Camillo”, directed by Julien Duviver, 1952) at the “Cinema Verdi” in Brescello, in the absolute world premiere. Outside the museum it is possible to see the tank that appears in a scene of the third film ("Don Camillo and the Honorable Peppone", directed by Carmine Gallone, 1955) and the train locomotive with which, at the end of the first film, Don Camillo is sent into exile in the mountains by the Bishop following one of his stunts. On the first floor of the Museum you can admire the photographs taken during the making of the films, as well as the reconstructions of some filming environments (such as Peppone's desk). The bookshop then allows the purchase of souvenirs, books, DVDs and typical local products, including the famous Spongata di Brescello.

This museum in the center of Brescello tells the story of some of the best-selling novels (which later became films) in the history of Italian publishing: the adventures of Don Camillo and Peppone, written by Giovannino Guareschi. The novels were set in Brescello: if Don Camillo is the parish priest of the town, the antagonist-friend Peppone is the mayor of the town, belonging to the Italian Communist Party. Many comic moments from films are still part of the Italian cultural imagination.

Museum that collects history and memorabilia of the cinematic success of the five films about Don Camillo and Peppone, played by Fernandel and Gino Cervi, and their rivalry.

This massive drainage system, located in the San Matteo delle Chiaviche hamlet of the municipality of Viadana, provides drainage for a hydraulic basin of approximately 32,000 hectares. It pumps the tributary waters through the Navarolo, Ceriana and Fossola canals into the Oglio river, with a total flow rate of approximately 53,000 liters per second. The plant, in addition to its hydraulic functions, is now home to the interpretation and documentation center of the ecomuseum of Viadana, Commessaggio, Dosolo and Gazzuolo.