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This evening will be hosted by Count and Countess von Holstein Pallavicino, who will invite us to their wonderful residence for an intimate farewell dinner, dedicated to the International Friends. The Castello di Scipione is one of the oldest historic castles in the region, dating back to 1025 when it was built as a military fortress, part of a large defensive system set up by the Pallavicino family for the protection and control of their State, a vast territory between the Po River and the Apennines mountains whose capital was Busseto, creating an important link between this noble family and the Verdi homelands.