Castelnuovo Scrivia

History

Main sights

• The parish church, in Romanesque style, dates to the 12th century although restored in the 16th and 19th century. It has a portal with medieval lions sculptures, lunette and capitals executed in Frederick Barbarossa times. The interior, on a nave and two aisles, houses a 15th-century fresco with the Madonna of the Misericordia and four 11th-century capitals from the old pieve. Moreover, in the "Corpus Domini" chapel, there is a 16th-century painting by Alessandro Berri, representing "". It is a copy of the famous mural painting "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci.
• Palazzo Pretorio has an ogival portico, with mullioned windows. The upper storey has 11th- and 16th-century frescoes. The castle has a crenellated tower, high.
• Church of Sant'Ignazio
• Palazzo Centurione, in Genoese style. It houses the city museum

  Notable people

• Matteo Bandello, writer.
• Cesare Zerba, Roman Catholic cardinal.
• Vittorio Malosti. Artisan, killed one month after the end of World War II. Tha location of his body and the identity of his murderers were never revealed.

  Twin towns

• Port-Sainte-Marie, France
• Santa Domenica Talao, Italy