What to see · Pianezza

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Pianezza: 3 places to start with

1. 1 Churches Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo A parish church of 1727 by Giuseppe Castelli, with a triangular-plan bell tower and restored frescoes.
2. 2 Churches Chiesa della Confraternita del Nome di Gesù The church the Batù built for themselves in 1680, refusing the merger of Pianezza's two parishes.
3. 3 Churches Chiesa della Madonna della Stella A fifteenth-century church on a branch of the road to Santiago, with frescoes of the Jaquerio school.

6 places covered in Pianezza Grouped by type, most important first.

Churches and places of worship

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Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo ★

A parish church of 1727 by Giuseppe Castelli, with a triangular-plan bell tower and restored frescoes.

Chiesa della Confraternita del Nome di Gesù ★

The church the Batù built for themselves in 1680, refusing the merger of Pianezza's two parishes.

Chiesa della Madonna della Stella ★

A fifteenth-century church on a branch of the road to Santiago, with frescoes of the Jaquerio school.

Castles, palaces and villas

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Villa Leumann

An art nouveau villa restored by Pietro Fenoglio in 1885, with three slate domes: today the town hall.

Castello di Pianezza

Only fragments of the castle remain in the garden of Villa Lascaris: here, in 1706, Maria Bricca passed through.

Museums, theatres and collections

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Museo della passamaneria "Vittorio Massia"

Historic looms inside a passementerie factory that is still working, at Pianezza.