Grazzano Visconti Some years ago my husband and I visited Grazzano Visconti a little medieval village, near Piacenza. It was rebuilt in the first age of 900. The houses are so nice with exposed brick walls, plants of wisteria growing everywhere and little windows with the sill full of geraniums. In the main square there is a fountain, and many beautiful statues My husband said " Look there is a statue of a lady, she look like a fairy. Around the statue there are many little things, they seem gifts. Why don't leave something also us ? Maybe this custom will bring us good luck " I went closer and saw that the little things were flowers, little jewelleries or nice handerchiefs. I began to search in my purse, I didn't have nothing of similar, I found only a dog biscuit, so I left this at the feet of the statue. Grazzano Visconti has also a castle in the middle of a wonderful park, that we visit it in the afternoon. Inside the castle there is a courtyard, with another statue of the misterious lady. The guide said us that she was the ghost of the castle. Aloisa, this is her name, wasn't very beautiful, so nobody wanted to marry her. Finally a soldier of fortune asked for her hand and they got married, but Aloisa wasn't happy because her husband often was far from her and had many adventures with other women. So she died for the pain and she turned of in a ghost. The legend said that she helps the unlovely women to find a husband, and they, when their dream to get marry come true, they have to visit her and to leave a little gift to thank. At that point I whispered to my husband "Do you want to see that I will find the dog of my life ? "