As regular readers of this blog will know, I’m a huge fan of Stile Liberty (Italian Art Nouveau) architecture and I try to find the local examples everywhere I go. All these buildings can be found on my map marked with a small castle tower. Click on the galleries for the best view.
Villino Bonazzi
Address: 8 Viale Rustici, on the corner with Via Magenta
Architect: Mario Stocchi Monti
Style: Stile Liberty
Built: 1911
Palazzo delle Poste
Address: 1 Via Carlo Pisacane
Architect: Moderanno Chiavelli
Style: Stile Liberty
Built: 1909
I have no information about this unmarked building on the corner of Strada Cavour and Strada Duomo.
Some more unknowns I spotted along Strada Cavour and near the market square.
Monument to Filippo Corridoni
Address: Piazza Filippo Corridoni
Architect: Mario Monguidi
Sculptor: Alessandro Marzaroli
Style: Art Deco WW1 memorial
Inaugurated: 1927
The allegorical high-reliefs represent Faith, Love, Poverty and Revolutionary flame.
Antica Farmacia San Giovanni
Address: 1 Via Cardinal Ferrari
Style: Stile Liberty shop front
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I think I saw this carving along Borgo Giacomo Tommasini.
Next, my favourite pitstops during my walks around the centre…