Castelleone (; locally ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about northwest of Cremona.
Castelleone borders the following municipalities: Cappella Cantone, Fiesco, Gombito, Izano, Madignano, Ripalta Arpina, San Bassano, Soresina, Trigolo.
Main sights
- Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Misericordia, built in 1513-1516 by Agostino de Fondulis in Renaissance style.
- Church of Santa Maria in Bressanoro, commissioned in the 15th century by Bianca Maria Visconti. It has Renaissance frescoes of the Life of Jesus
- Parish church of St. Philip and James (1551), with a Renaissance-style exterior and a Baroque exterior.
- Isso Tower (11th century)
Transportation
Castelleone is served by the Castelleone railway station on the TreviglioâÂÂCremona line.
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