Pomponesco

In 1579 Giulio Cesare Gonzaga set out to turn Pomponesco into his 'ideal city', and the squared Gonzaga plan still frames a broad square at the foot of the Po embankment. The hexagonal castle has gone, its bricks used in 1818 to strengthen the river bank, but the square has drawn film-makers from Bertolucci to the last Don Camillo.

Highlights

• Piazza XXIII Aprile and the steps up the Po embankment, overlooking the floodplain
• The Teatro Comunale, opened in 1900 and restored in 2002
• The Jewish cemetery and the dome of the former synagogue
• The Garzaia di Pomponesco nature reserve on the Po floodplain (IT)
• Festa del Luadèl in mid-August, celebrating the local speciality

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.