Cremona - Piazza Roma

A little way north of the cathedral is the Piazza Roma, laid out with gardens, on which the life of the town is centered (memorial stone to Stradivarius).

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Northwest of the Piazza Romain in Cremona, in Via Ugolani Dati, we find the imposing Palazzo Affaitati (1561), a massive Late Renaissance building with a Baroque courtyard and staircase, which now houses the Museo Civico, with numerous works by the Cremona school of painters (15th-18th centuries) founded by Boccaccio Boccaccino (c. 1467-1525), as well as archeological finds, ceramics, and Cremona terracotta work. The old town has fine churches and palaces, many of them with terracotta decoration.

Address: Municipal Museum, Palazzo Affaitati, Via Ugolani Dati 4, I-26100 Cremona, Italy

Hours:

January 1 to December 31: 8:30am-6pm; Sun: 9:15am-12:15pm; Closed: Mon

Always closed on: Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6), New Year's Day (January 1), Liberation Day - Italy (April 25), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Festival of the Tricolor - Italy (May 12), Feast of St John the Baptist - Christian (June 24), Assumption Day - Christian (August 15), Victory Day / National Unity Day - Italy (November 4), All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian, Easter Monday - Christian

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The Palazzo Affaitati (corner Via Ugolani Dati/Via Palestro) houses the Stradivarius Museum, with more than 700 examples by the famous violin-maker of Cremona, together with drawings and models. Antonio Stradivarius, called Stradivari (1644-1737), a pupil of Niccolò Amati, was the most famous violin-maker of Cremona. He had the ability to appreciate the acoustic quality of various types of wood. Stradivarius acquired great wealth, and the Italians still use the expression "as rich as Stradivari".

Address: Stradivarius Museum, Via Ugolani Dati, 4, I-26100 Cremona, Italy

Hours:

9am-6pm; Sun: 10am-6pm; Closed: Mon

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