Patron saint festival In 26 days
Feast of Saint Martin
📅 Every year, on 11 November
On 11 November Piazza Brembana celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
The church of San Martino is not Piazza Brembana's alone: it is shared with the neighbouring village of Lenna, and inside are a polyptych by Lattanzio da Rimini, statues by Andrea Fantoni and canvases by Carlo Ceresa. From this village four brothers set out, Attilio, Santino, Natale and Giannino Calvi, all of whom fell in the Great War; in 2015, for the centenary, a museum trail was dedicated to them.
In 1927 the fascist regime joined Piazza Brembana to Valnegra, Lenna and Moio de' Calvi in a single municipality called San Martino de' Calvi: the four separated only in 1956. Until 1966 the Brembana valley railway came up here, with its terminus in the village, loading timber from the upper valley.
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Teatro Bibiena 📍 Mantua · 24 km Designed by Antonio Galli da Bibbiena in 1767, this bell-shaped Mantuan theatre hosted a young Mozart in 1770. castello di San Giorgio 📍 Mantua · 24 km Gonzaga fortress in Mantua, famous for the Camera degli Sposi frescoes painted by Andrea Mantegna. Palazzo Ducale 📍 Mantua · 24 km Spanning over 35,000 square metres, the Gonzaga palace in Mantua is one of Europe's largest royal residences. chiesa di San Sebastiano 📍 Mantua · 24 km Designed by Leon Battista Alberti in 1460, the Temple of San Sebastiano is a Renaissance church in Mantua. basilica di Sant'Andrea 📍 Mantua · 24 km The largest church in Mantua, a Renaissance masterpiece designed by Leon Battista Alberti. piazza Virgiliana 📍 Mantua · 24 km A historic green square in Mantua featuring a grand Carrara marble monument dedicated to the Roman poet Virgil.