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Castel San Giovanni
Stazione ferroviaria di Castel San Giovanni.
Castel San Giovanni
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Castel San Giovanni

Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Europe

About Castel San Giovanni

Castel San Giovanni sits on the route: 10 minutes from Sarmato, 33km from Ponte Gobbo, Bobbio.

Castel San Giovanni is in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sarmato, about 5 km away.

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What is there to see near Castel San Giovanni?

Within an hour or so of Castel San Giovanni: Ponte Gobbo, Bobbio (33 km), Autogrill Fiorenzuola Bridge Restaurant (41 km), Church of San Lorenzo Maggiore (49 km), Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) (49 km).

Are there any good drives near Castel San Giovanni?

The nearest famous roads are Cinque Terre Coastal Trail, Lake Como Shore Road and Passo della Presolana.

Where is Castel San Giovanni?

Castel San Giovanni is in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, about 5 km from Sarmato.

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Quick Information

Population
11,308
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Emilia-Romagna
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
45.0601, 9.4378

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from Castel San Giovanni

7 notable places within an hour's drive.

bridge

Ponte Gobbo, Bobbio

Eleven irregular humpbacked arches carry this medieval 'devil's bridge' across the Trebbia at Bobbio, the abbey town Hemingway reputedly called part of 'the most beautiful valley in the world'. The SS45 Trebbia gorge drive to reach it is half the reward.

33 km · about 40 min drive

cafe

Autogrill Fiorenzuola Bridge Restaurant

The 1959 Pavesi bridge restaurant spanning the A1 Autostrada del Sole near Fiorenzuola d'Arda: Europe's first over-motorway diner and a design icon of Italy's postwar road-trip boom.

41 km · about 45 min drive

cathedral

Church of San Lorenzo Maggiore

One of the oldest churches in Milan, featuring an early Christian octagonal plan and Roman-era colonnade.

49 km · about 55 min drive

cathedral

Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano)

Italy's largest church and the third-largest in the world, a breathtaking Gothic masterpiece adorned with 3,400 statues and 135 spires.

49 km · about 55 min drive

museum

Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology

Italy's largest science museum, housed in a Milan monastery, with halls of vintage vehicles, locomotives, aircraft, the submarine Toti and machines built from Leonardo's drawings.

49 km · about 55 min drive

museum

The Last Supper (Santa Maria delle Grazie)

Leonardo da Vinci's iconic mural painting of the Last Supper, housed in the refectory of a Dominican convent in Milan.

50 km · about 55 min drive

cafe

Deus Ex Machina Milan

Milan's temple of motorcycle and surf culture with custom bikes, coffee, food, and a vibrant events programme.

52 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Castel San Giovanni

10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.

  • 33 kmPonte Gobbo, BobbioEleven irregular humpbacked arches carry this medieval 'devil's bridge' across the Trebbia at Bobbio, the abbey town Hemingway reputedly called part of 'the most beautiful valley in the world'. The SS45 Trebbia gorge drive to reach it is half the reward.

Driving in Italy

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
~€8.50/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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