• HAMLET OF SUZZANO

• Località Cereglio

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• The hamlet of Suzzano now stands next to Cereglio, although at one time its formidable tower dominated the valley in solitude. The characteristic Comacino-style windows that look out from high up on every side of the building would suggest fifteenth century origins although it cannot be excluded that the tower may have Romanesque origins. Next to the tower there is an old house the still has a fresco on the facade; which is apparently from the 1400s one portrays Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The fresco was restored by the Cassa di Risparmio Foundation in Bologna. For centuries the area was of great agricultural importance, as can be seen from the large stones that were once used to crush wheat and now lean against the wall of the tower; at one time they were drawn by a pair of oxen onto the threshing floor where the corn was laid out so that the grain would separate from the ear under their great weight. In the courtyard to the front of the building a large fair is held every summer and lasts two days, but during the rest of the year the charm of this remote hamlet remains more or less intact.