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, east of

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

History

The town received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 22, 1954.

Geography

Caravaggio borders with the municipalities of

Bariano Bariano (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about south of Bergamo. Bariano borders the following municipalities: Caravaggio, Italy, ...

Brignano Gera d'Adda Brignano Gera d'Adda (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about south of Bergamo. Main sights The main attraction is the ''Palazzo Viscon ...

Calvenzano Calvenzano (Bergamasque: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about south of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,618 and an area ...

Capralba Capralba ( Cremasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about northwest of Cremona. Capralba borders the following municipalities: Campagnola Cremasca, Ca ...

( CR),

Fornovo San Giovanni Fornovo San Giovanni (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located in the Gera d'Adda, about east of Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in norther ...

Misano di Gera d'Adda Misano di Gera d'Adda (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about south of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,877 and a ...

Morengo Morengo (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about south of Bergamo. Morengo borders the following municipalities: Bariano, Brignano Ge ...

Mozzanica Mozzanica (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about south of Bergamo. Mozzanica borders the following municipalities: Caravaggio, Ita ...

Sergnano Sergnano ( Cremasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about northwest of Cremona. Sergnano borders the following municipalities: Campagnola Cremasca, ...

(CR) and Treviglio. Its ''

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'' are Masano and Vidalengo.

Main sights

The city is best known for the

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(15th century). Other sights include: *The

Gallavresi Palace Gallavresi Palace (or the Marchioness Palace) is a public building dating back, by all accounts, to the second half of the 13th century, which lies in the historical centre of the town of Caravaggio, in Lombardy, northern Italy; it has been see ...

(or the Marchioness Palace), now the Town Hall. It dates to the second half of the 13th century. *Church of ''San Fermo e Rustico'', in Lombard-Gothic style, built in the 13th century over a pre-existing holy edifice. The two aisles were added in 1429. It has a façade in brickwork with a marble central portal, surmounted by a large

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. It is flanked by a high bell tower, built in 1500 by governor Giovanni Dandolo. The interior houses the Holy Sacrament Chapel (late 15th-early 16th century), in

Bramante Donato Bramante ( , , ; 1444 – 11 April 1514), born as Donato di Pascuccio d'Antonio and also known as Bramante Lazzari, was an Italian architect and painter. He introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style ...

sque style, variously attributed to

Giovanni Battagio Giovanni Battagio was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect. A follower of Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, from 1483 he worked on Santa Maria presso San Satiro and other buildings in Milan. He designed the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Croc ...

; also present are works by

Bernardino Campi Bernadino Campi (1522–1591) was a Renaissance painter from Cremona, who worked in Reggio Emilia. He is known as one of the teachers of Sofonisba Anguissola and of Giovanni Battista Trotti (il Malosso). In Cremona, his extended family owned ...

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Giulio Cesare Procaccini Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574–1625) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the early Baroque era in Milan. Biography Born in Bologna he was son of the Mannerist painter Ercole Procaccini the Elder and brother of Camillo Procaccini and Car ...

and

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. *Church of ''Santa Liberata'' (16th century), with frescoes. *Porta Nuova arch (18th century) *

Teatro Amerighi Teatro may refer to: * Theatre * Teatro (band) Teatro, Italian for "theatre", is a vocal group signed to the Sony BMG music label. The members of Teatro are Jeremiah James, Andrew Alexander, Simon Bailey and Stephen Rahman-Hughes. Band members ...

, named after the family of the

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Michelangelo Amerighi da Caravaggio, it was a theatre designed by the Liberty style

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Carlo Bedolini Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) *Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char ...

and built at the beginning of the 20th century. It has been probably the most important cultural and social spot of the city for decades before being destroyed at the end of the

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. In the area it was considered like a little

Teatro alla Scala La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...

People

Giovanni Francesco Straparola Giovanni Francesco "Gianfrancesco" Straparola, also known as Zoan or Zuan Francesco Straparola da Caravaggio (ca. 1485?–1558), was an Italian writer of poetry, and collector and writer of short stories. Some time during his life, he migrated fr ...

, Renaissance writer and poet. *

Giovanni Mangone Giovanni Mangone (born towards the end of 15th century, died 25 June 1543) was an Italian artist active almost exclusively in Rome during the Renaissance. Mangone's skills were manifold: he worked as sculptor, architect, stonecutter and building ...

, 16th century architect and sculptor. * Michelangelo Merisi o Amerighi da Caravaggio, Italian

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, who is named after the town. *

Polidoro da Caravaggio Polidoro Caldara, usually known as Polidoro da Caravaggio ( – 1543) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist period, "arguably the most gifted and certainly the least conventional of Raphael's pupils", who was best known for his now-vanished pa ...

, Renaissance

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Riccardo Montolivo Riccardo Montolivo (; born 18 January 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He most notably played for Fiorentina, AC Milan, and the Italy national team. A versatile and creative player, Montolivo began ...

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Transportation

Caravaggio has a railway station on the Treviglio–Cremona line.

Twin towns

Porto Ercole Porto Ercole () is an Italian town located in the municipality of Monte Argentario, in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. It is one of the two major towns that form the township, along with Porto Santo Stefano. Its name means "Port Hercules". Ge ...

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; since 1973) *

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References

External links

Caravaggio official website
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