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The main attraction of Cantù is the [[Basilica di San Vincenzo]] in the ''[[frazione]]'' Galliano, which was consecrated in 1007 by the future [[Archbishop of Milan]], [[Ariberto da Intimiano]]. The building was sold in 1801 to become a private dwelling, before being bought by the municipality in 1909 and reconsecrated in 1934. The basilica contains the oldest [[fresco]]es in [[Lombardy]] consisting of series of stories from the Bible and the saints. The frescoes in the apse are especially fine, and those in the nave probably by this master painter's followers.<ref>J. Ainaud, ''Romanesque Painting'' (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1963), pp. 6-7</ref> Other sights are the Piazza Garibaldi, named for [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], and the San Paolo Church, whose bell tower is one of the symbolsymbols of the city.