Torre del Guado – Pizzighettone Walls loop from Santo Stefano Lodigiano

Santo Stefano Lodigiano

Torre del Guado – Pizzighettone Walls loop from Santo Stefano Lodigiano

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Torre del Guado – Pizzighettone Walls loop from Santo Stefano Lodigiano

02:15

33.2km

70m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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17.9 km

Pizzighettone City Walls and Towers

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City in the province of Cremona which has one of the most complete and impressive city walls in Lombardy. The sixteenth-century walls entirely surround the historic center on both banks of the Adda river: a defensive complex approximately 2 km long, which can be visited by the public, which presents an impressive sequence of internal environments (the casemates) and underground and external routes.

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18.1 km

View of Torre del Guado from the Adda Bridge

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18.2 km

Torre del Guado

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Tower of an ancient castle, built in the municipal era by the Cremonese to defend the border towards Lodi.
A square tower crowned by battlements, in the spring of 1525, for about fifty days, it was the prison of the King of France Francis I, captured by the Spanish in the battle of Pavia.
In the rooms on the ground floor, fragments of frescoes dating back to the early periods of the castle are preserved. The second floor room, where according to tradition the "forced stay" of the King of France took place, houses some relics: a copy of the king's armour, a chest and various paintings on the walls.

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18.2 km

Adda River Bridge and Visconti Tower, Pizzighettone

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Pizzighettone, one of the best preserved walled cities, thanks also to the passion of the Volontari delle Mura Group. Medieval village on the Adda but also bordered by the Dead Serio. Worth visiting are the "casemates" and the old prison

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18.4 km

Collegiata di San Bassiano, Pizzighettone

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The ancient collegiate church of San Bassiano, from the 12th century, inside which the grandiose Crucifixion by Bernardino Campi dominates, preserves inside three 14th-century marble high reliefs, some frescoes and a rib. According to tradition, the latter belonged to the ferocious dragon Tarantasio.

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18.5 km

Church of San Bassiano

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The Church of San Bassiano was built in the 12th century by refugees from Lodi, who fled the destruction of Barbarossa, and named after the first bishop of their city of origin. It is an example of Romanesque architecture and also one of the oldest buildings in the Cremona area

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18.6 km

Pizzighettone Walls

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Pizzighettone boasts one of the best-preserved city walls in Lombardy. Built in the Middle Ages and then reinforced during the Spanish era, they still surround a large portion of the historic center along the banks of the Adda River. The casemates and internal walkways allow you to imagine military life in the past, when the village was a strategic garrison between Milan and Cremona. Strolling around the walls, you can admire towers, bastions, and perfectly restored sections.

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