Casalmaggiore is a small beautiful town in the province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, attracting tourists monuments of history and architecture and interesting museums. Its origin is still shrouded in mystery. The discovery in 1970, the year the so-called "Stazione ENEA" in the temple of the Fountain and findings in the area Pescaprae, suggests that settlements on the site of modern Casalmaggiore there since the bronze age. The first written mention of the town are found in the caption below the icon of the blessed virgin Mary in the Church of San Giovanni Battista near Isolabella. In the 11th century Casalmaggiore was known as the castle of the Estensi family, and in the 15th century the city came under the dominion of the Venetian Republic. Advantageous geographical location also played a role in the history of the city was the residence of the Duke of Milan and the Marquis of Mantua, and was the French and Spanish troops.

The centre of casalmaggiore is Piazza Garibaldi, designed in the 17th century. In 1813, the year it was paved and had acquired its present appearance. Then was the reconstruction of the Town Hall, standing in the square. Near Piazza Garibaldi are the Palazzo Marcheselli and the former Church of Santa Croce, in which today's events.

Another attraction Casalmaggiore is a unique Museum of jewelry, located in the former College of the order of varnavides. It was founded in 1986, the year, and today his collection contains more than 35 thousand pieces – earrings, rings, sunglasses, bracelets, brooches, pendants, elegant cigarette cases, powder boxes, icons and much more. I must say that once Casalmaggiore was one of the main European centres of jewellery production, which was sold worldwide.

Another noteworthy Museum is the Museum of Ditty dedicated to the 19th century. It is located in the house of Giuseppe Ditii – an ancient Palace, restored in 1837, the year for Professor of the Academy of Carrara, who spent here the last years of his life. In the house he kept his collection of works of art, and was the workshop in which Ditty created himself and taught others.

From religious buildings Casalmaggiore worth a visit to Cathedral of Santo Stefano, built in the mid 19th century, standing next to the monastery of Santa Chiara of the 16th century and the temple Fountain, built in 1463, the year the order of the Capuchins. The latter is notable for its Gothic architecture and crypt with a miraculous spring in the center. There is also the grave of the artist Francesco Mazzola, known as Il Parmigianino.