Palazzo di Cuzzano

Already home to a Roman fund (Fundus Acutianus), starting from the 11th century Ponzano hosted the Cuzzano castle, a family of feudal lords serving the Countess Matilde of Canossa. In 1360 the castle fell victim to a fire. In 1522 the new building was already built, which incorporated the remains of the burnt castle including the main tower, still visible today, accompanied externally by a spiral staircase in terracotta. Over time the palace changes several owners and takes on its current appearance with further additions made in the eighteenth-nineteenth century: such as the altana of the tower, the courtyard with portico and a fake oratory in symmetry with the real one. The latter, perhaps from the sixteenth century, is dedicated to the Holy Cross and replaced an early medieval church dedicated to San Niccolò, the patron saint of the Cuzzano.

The body of a building that stands isolated at the north end of the courtyard retains a large medieval nucleus with vestibule together with two stables added between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The Palace hosts cultural and private events.

For more information, visit the website: www.palazzodicuzzano.com