Main Sights
- Castle, built by the Venetians in the late 15th century over a pre-existing fortress known from 1176. It was enlarged under the Austrian domination (16th-17th centuries), later being turned into a jail. Among the people imprisoned here was Federico Confalonieri.
- Cathedral
- Church of Santo Spirito, with an altarpiece by Pompeo Randi.
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