CUSTOZA


Part of Sommacampagna, Custoza is a small town rich in memories of the Risorgimento. Two battles were fought here; we can find testimony of these battles in the monuments that were erected: the cascina of the Sardinian drummer, the memorial to the grenadiers of the Sardinian Brigade and the memorial to the Cavalchina.

The Ossuary, which houses a small museum, collects the remains of many Italian and Austrian soldiers. On top of a hill lies the seventeenth-century Villa Pignatti Morano, once home to the Counts Ottolini. The Villa presents two facades: one towards the town of Custoza, with the bronze coat of arms of the Ottolini, and one towards the town of Villafranca, with the marble coat of arms of the Pignatti Morano.

Very noteworthy is the seventeenth-century Villa Pignatti Morano, once home to the Counts Ottolini. Next to it is the farmer’s house, curious seventeenth-century building with pigeon tower. The Villa has two facades: one towards the town of Custoza, with the frontal bronze coat of arms of the Ottolini, and one towards the town of Villafranca, with the marble coat of arms of the Pignatti Morano.

The Ossuary