Churches - Comune di Piacenza
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Churches - Comune di Piacenza
History The town was founded in 218 B.C. with the augural name of Placentia and its birth took place between two important events, which decided the destiny of the Roman Empire: the Battle of the Trebbia, which opened the doors of the Italian peninsula to Hannibal, and the deposing of Romulus Augustulus, which marked the end of the Western Roman Empire. The traces of its past as a Roman colony are still evident in the original plan of the historic centre, which shows the characteristic Roman grid system of streets. With the advent of Christianity the first buildings of worship were established in the town: the Basilica of Sant’Antonino, dedicated to the martyr and patron of Piacenza, which was built on the area of a Roman necropolis, and the new Episcopal Complex, which became an important centre of Sant’Antonino with the banner religious power. of his legion The Greek-Gothic War and the Lombard domain led, on the one hand, to the dissolution of the Roman Empire, on the other to the reorganization of urban life, which was later promoted by the Bishops and encouraged by the Carolingian Kings. In 997, the jurisdiction of Piacenza passed to the Earl-Bishop and the town, which happened to be along the Via Francigena (the route from northern Europe to Rome), was flooded by numerous pilgrims and merchants. This strategic position was the main reason for its great demographic and economic renaissance in this period. During the Council held in Piacenza in 1095, Pope Urban II declared his intention to proclaim the First Crusade to free the Holy Land. In 1126, the town became a free commune and after some decades it joined the Lombard League in the fight against Frederick I Barbarossa, the Emperor of the Sacred Roman Empire. After various defeats Barbarossa signed the preliminaries to the Peace of Constance in the basilica of Sant’Antonino in 1183. During the centuries of municipal civilization Piacenza saw relevant urban transformations due to political and institutional changes: the town expanded and became a site of intense production, especially in the textile field, as well as an important commercial and financial business centre. It also housed mendicant orders hat built new churches, thus creating their own areas of influence. At the end of the 13th century Piacenza was controlled by the Guelfs, headed by Alberto Scoto, followed first by Visconti and then Sforza rule. The town walls, which can still be seen today, were built at the beginning of the 16th century, during the age of papal supremacy. In 1545, Pope Paul III Farnese created the Dukedom of Parma and Piacenza entrusting it to his son Pier Luigi. The impressive palace, called Palazzo Farnese, Paolo III approves of the project became the symbol of the of Piacenza castle power of the Farnese family, which ruled the town until 1731. The Borbone family succeeded the Farnese and ruled the Dukedom intermittently until 1859. The town enjoyed a long period of stability and welfare under Marie Louise of Austria’s rule. Napoleon’s wife (1816-1847) not only reclaimed large areas of land and built new bridges on the rivers Trebbia and Nure, but also carried out economic and social reforms and revived the artistic and cultural life of the town. Through a plebiscite held on Mai 10, 1948, Portrait of Piacenza was the first Italian Marie Louise of Austria town to join the Kingdom of Sardinia, thus receiving the title of Primogenita (firstborn) from King Carlo Alberto; after the unification of Italy in 1861 the town shared the fortunes of the country. Severely damaged by World War II, Piacenza enjoyed an economic boom in the second half of last century and is now a modern town, proud of its aristocratic past. View of Piacenza in the 17th century Landmarks FARNESE EQUESTRIAN MONUMENTS Palazzo Gotico PALAZZO GOTICO In 1281, the layout of Piazza Grande and the building of the Town Hall, inspired by Alberto Scoto, Master of the Guild of Merchants and Crafts, created a secular centre, which attracted town life and caused the parallel decline of the cathedral square, linked to the episcopal power. The Town Hall, called Palazzo Gotico, is one of the finest examples of medieval civic architecture. The loggia is lined by pointed arches and covered with Verona marble. Above this rests the upper floor, on whose walls, surfaced by brickwork , triple and four-lancet windows alternate within finely decorated round-arch lintels. The facade Palazzo Gotico - Hall is framed by a cornice with little crossed marble arches, surmounted by a swallowtailed crenellation and three turrets; the central one houses a large bell which tolls on the occasion of memorable events. The great hall on the upper floor is provided with a trussed roof and frescoed in neo-medieval style. Used in the past for various functions, it is nowadays a prestigious centre for cultural events. Piazza Grande became known as Piazza dei Cavalli after the bronze equestrian statues of Alessandro and Ranuccio I Farnese were placed there. They were commissioned by t h e co m m u nity of Piacenza to Francesco Mochi from Montevarchi (15801654) and are considered masterpieces of Baroque sculpture. After training in Florence, where he was influenced by Giambologna, Mochi was also active in Rome and Orvieto; Equestrian statue of Alessandro Farnese for sixteen years, from 1612 to 1628, he worked on the design and realization of these commemorative monuments, which are stilistically different. On the right-hand side, facing Palazzo Gotico, Ranuccio (1620), dressed in Roman clothes, is in the classical style; the statue of his father, Alessandro, is artistically more mature and shows vibrant dynamism in the cloak and the saddle-cloth blown by the wind. Both statues rest on white Carrara marble pedestals, with putti holding the Farnese and the town coats of arms; the bronze bas-reliefs represent Allegorie della Pace e del Buon Detail of Alessandro’s statue Governo (Allegories of Peace and Good Government) on Ranuccio’s monument, while the ones on Alessandro’s pedestal represent L’incontro con gli ambasciatori (The Meeting with the Ambassadors and Il ponte sulla Schelda (The Bridge on the Scheldt), both featuring scenes of the war he fought in Flanders. Piazza Cavalli by night Churches The great period of medihave been placed inside eval architecture is reprethe church, which keeps its sented by some buildings of original “hall” structure. utmost interest. The Basilica The church of San Francesco of Sant’Antonino (open on (open daily 8.30-12.00, weekdays 8.00-12.00, 16.00 15.00-18.30) in Lombard -19.00, on holidays 8.30-12.00, Gothic style was started 20.00-21.30), dedicated to the in 1278 and completed in Sant’Antonino patron and saint martyred un1363 on the initiative of the der the Roman Emperor Diocletian’s rule, derives Ghibelline Lord, Ubertino from the 4th century, but the current adjustment Landi. The plain brick front, San Francesco dates back to the 11th century; it is characterised by a divided into three parts by nave and two aisles, a singular western transept and two buttresses, is enriched with a superb marble Rea precious portal on the northern side. The interior, naissance portal. The interior of the church consists modified between the 16th and of a nave and two aisles ending in an ambulatory 18th centuries, exhibits strong choir with radial chapels. baroque influence in the plaster A leading figure in the sacred architecture of the Redecoration of the presbytery. naissance was Alessio Tramello, to whom we owe Another example of an early the church of the Olivetan monastery of San SeChristian church is the Basilica polcro (7.30-12.30, 15.3018.00), the church of San of San Savino (open on weekSisto (Mon-Fri 8.00-12.00, days 9.00-12.00, 16.00-18.00, 16.00-18.30; Sat 8.00-11.00, Sat 9.00-10.00, 16.00-17.00, Sun 15.00-18.00; Sun 8.00-12.00, 9.00-10.30, 16.00-17.30), a very 15.30-18.00) and the basilica interesting example of Lombard San Savino of Santa Maria di CampaRomanesque architecture dating gna (open daily 9.00-12.00, back to the early 12th century; the original decorative structure has been preserved in the elegant capitals 15.30-19.00). San Sisto and in the precious mosaic flooring both in the presSan Sisto, built on the anbytery and in the crypt, while the current facade and cient Benedictine convent founded by Empress Angthe entry porch date back to the 18th century. ilberga in 874, is preceded by a large courtyard surThe Cathedral (open daily 7.30-12.00, 16.00rounded by a porch. The famous Madonna Sistina 19.00), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed by Raphael, which used to hang over the high altar, Virgin, was built between 1122 and 1133. The gawas sold by the monks in 1754 and replaced by a bled facade, covered with slabs of sandstone and copy; the original painting is now exhibited at the pink marble, is embellished by a large Gemäldegalerie in Dresden. The church rose window in the centre and three porstill houses some remarkable paintings tals with rich engravings (the one on by famous artists of the 16th and 17th centuries, as well as the funeral monuthe right-hand side is attributed to ment of Margaret of Austria (Charles V’s Niccolò, the one on the left to the natural child and Ottavio Farnese’s wife). school of Wiligelmus). The choir stalls in carved wood (1514– A weathervane angel in gilded cop1528) are outstanding works of art per was positioned on the brick thanks to their still life decorations and bell tower in 1341. The church, architectural views. Built between 1522 in the shape of a Latin cross with and 1528, the church a nave and two aisles, is decoof Santa Maria di rated with several paintings and The Cathedral Campagna, where a frescoes by great painters of wooden polichrome Madonna the 16th and 17th centuries, such as Camillo Procaccini, Ludovico Carracci and Guerdating from the 14th century is venerated, is the masterpiece of cino. The church of San Giovanni in Canale architect Alessio Tramello’s full (open daily 7.30-12.00, 15.30 -18.00) was maturity. Of excellent quality is founded in the year 1227 together with the cycle of frescoes (1529–1531) the nearby convent, where the Dominicans by Giovanni Antonio de’ Sacchis, established the Inquisition Court. Some recalled Pordenone, visible in the markable frescoes removed from the Cloisdome and in the two chapels on ter of the Dead, the Scotti sarcophagus and Santa Maria di Campagna the left-hand side. some paintings by Landi and Camuccini Palaces There are only a few traces best-known architects of this of medieval civil architecture, period). Many of them exhibit which at the end of the 15th the original fresco decorations century was replaced by a new and trompe l’oeil created by style testified by some imporfamous painters, such as the tant buildings, such as Palazzo Bibienas, Roberto De Longe, Landi, now the Law Court (viBartolomeo Rusca and the colo Del Consiglio, 12), and Natalis. Balconies as well as Palazzo Landi Palazzo Scotti da Fombio, now wrought iron gates and banCollegio Morigi (via Taverna, 37). Both palaces have isters, produced locally by façades in classical style, embellished by terracotta expert craftsmen, give further Palazzo Mandelli string-course friezes and prestige to these courtly resimarble doorways; the dences. Spectacular staircases portal of Palazzo Landi, are situated inside Palazzo however, has richer and Somaglia (via Taverna, 66) more elaborate symand Palazzo Baldini Radini bolic and mythologiTedeschi (via San Siro, 72/76). cal references than the Sumptuous frescoes and one of Palazzo Scotti, stucco decorations enrich the which is decorated with rooms of Palazzo Casati (via the family coat of arms Gazzola, 2), Palazzo Malvionly. A symbol of the cini Fontana di Nibbiano (via Renaissance is Palazzo Verdi, 13/15) and Palazzo Palazzo Scotti di Vigoleno Farnese, characterized Scotti di Sarmato (via S. by its severe exterior Siro,17), which overlooks the wonderful Italian garPalazzo Farnese contrasting the open den planned by Giulio Ulisse Arata. Palazzo Costa front towards the courtyard. This unfinished palace (via Roma, 80) is characterized by an elegant ruswas the noble residence built for Margaret of Austria: ticated ashlar-work front and a magnificent honour in 1558 Francesco hall, while Palazzo Anguissola di Grazzano (via Paciotto was first Roma, 99) is remarkable for its unusual planimetric entrusted with solution. Palazzo Ferrari the project, which Sacchini (via Carducci, 11) caused the paris well known for its exutial demolition of berant architectural ornate, the Citadel, built while Palazzo Mandelli by the Visconti (via Mandelli, 14), now family in the 14th the seat of Banca d’Italia, century; a year shows scenographic archiPalazzo Scotti di Sarmato later the court artectural solutions on the chitect Jacopo Barozzi, called Vignola, took it over. corner balconies and in Nowadays the palace houses Musei Civici. The coeval the hall designed on many Palazzo dei Mercanti Palazzo del Collegio dei Gesuiti (via Carducci,14) perspective axes. Palazzo houses Biblioteca Comunale Passerini Landi, which Scotti di Vigoleno (via San Giovanni, 17), the seat contains the oldest dated manuscript of Divine Comof Prefecture, is memorable for the singular fresco edy (1336) and Empress Angilberga’s psalter in purdecorations of its honour hall, while Palazzo Rota ple parchment (827). Between the end of the 17th Pisaroni (via S. Eufemia, 13), now a possession of and the beginning of the 19th Fondazione di Piacenza e Vicentury Piacenza witnessed gevano, has some precious an extraordinary increase in wrought iron works. Palazthe number of private buildzo dei Mercanti (today’s ings, which transformed it Town Hall) and Palazzo del into a town of palaces. The Governatore (present-day’s central streets were flanked Chamber of Commerce) overby elegant noble residences, look Piazza Cavalli: the forenriched with arcaded courtmer has an unusual arcaded yards and gardens (Domenifacade, whereas the latter co Valmagini, Cosimo Morelli has a perpetual calendar and Palazzo del Governatore and Lotario Tomba are the a sundial fixed in the wall. Museums MUSEI CIVICI DI PALAZZO FARNESE Piazza Cittadella, 27/29 Tel. 0523 492658 (ticket office) - 492661 (office) www.palazzofarnese.piacenza.it [email protected] Musei Civici are divided into sections Mu on the different levels of Palazzo o Farnese. On the ground level is displayed a wooden model of the palace together with some frescoes from the late Middle Ages, ancient inscriptions, coats of arms and sculptures from the 1 12th to 18th centuries, a glass and pot pottery collection as well as weapo dating from the 16th to 18th ons Botticelli Tondo centuries. The stucco frames of the ducal apartment contain Fasti of the Farnese family, which celebrate the deeds of Paolo III and Alessandro Farnese, ending with some more Fasti celebrating Elisabetta Farnese on the upper floor. Etruscan Liver On the same floor there is also Pinacoteca, where paintings from different periods and schools are displayed: among them is the outstanding Botticelli Tondo. Museo delle Carrozze, with rare and precious vehicles from the 18th to 20th centuries, is located in the basement of the palace. On the mezzanine is Museo del Risorgimento (liberation and political unification of Italy), containing documents and relics mainly from 1848-49 and 1859-61. Berlin Museo Archeologico in the Visconti Citadel exhibits pre-protohistoric finds and the famous Etruscan bronze Liver. Opening hours: Tue-Sat 9.00 – 13.00; Sun 9.30 – 13.00; Fri-Sun 15.00 – 18.00; closed on Mondays Guided tours: Tue-Thu 10.00; Fri 10.00, 15.30; Sat-Sun 9.30, 11.00, 15.00, 16.30 MUSEO CIVICO DI STORIA NATURALE Urban Center - Via Scalabrini, 107 Tel. 0523 337745 - 334980 www.msn.piacenza.it [email protected] Museo Civico di Storia Naturale is set in the ice factory of the former slaughterhouse (Perreau pavilion). It offers some interesting collections of historical formation and an interactive display with the reconstruction of the geological, botanical and zoological characteristics of the territory surrounding Piacenza. There is also a tactile route for blind people. Opening hours: Tue-Wed-Fri 9.30 – 12.30; Thu-Sat-Sun 9.30 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.00; closed on Mondays. GALLERIA D’ARTE MODERNA RICCI ODDI Via S. Siro, 13 - Tel. 0523 320742 www.riccioddi.it - [email protected] Giuseppe Ricci Oddi (1868–1937), an aristocrat as well as an intelligent and qualified collector, donated to the town his artistic heritage and the building where it is set, specially designed by G. Grosso the architect Giulio Ulisse Arata. The col- Ritratto all’aria aperta lection, which shows a marked predilection for figurative art, mostly shows Italian works of art dated between 1830 and 1930. The exhibition includes both the regional schools and the main artistic movements; two rooms are devoted to the nobleman’s favourite artists, Mancini and Fontanesi; a special room is dedicated to Stefano Bruzzi, an artist from Piacenza. Opening hours: Tue-Thu 9.30-12.30; Fri-Sun 9.30-12.30, 15.00-18.00; closed on Mondays GALLERIA E COLLEGIO ALBERONI Via Emilia Parmense, 67 Tel. 0523 577011 - 322635 - cell. 349 4575709 www.collegioalberoni.it - [email protected] Founded by Cardinal Giulio Alberoni (1664–1752), this College is a vast architectural complex which houses a rich Library, the Physics and Natural Science Cabinets, a Seismic and Meteorological Observatory as well as an Astronomic one. In the Cardinal’s apartment visitors can admire a faEcce Homo mous painting by Antonello da Messina, Ecce Homo, and a diptych by Jan Provost. Some more precious paintings and eighteen superb Flemish tapestries dating from the 16th and 17th centuries are displayed in a pavilion built in the 1960s. Opening hours: open on Sundays from October to June 15.30 – 18.00, with a guided tour at 16.00. Groups must book in advance. ANTIQUARIUM DI S. MARGHERITA Auditorium della Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano Via S. Eufemia, 12 - Tel. 0523 311111 - fax 0523 311109 www.lafondazione.com - [email protected] This ancient building offers an insight into the urban stratification over the centuries. Some finds and some explanatory boards illustrate the history of the site from Roman times, through the Middle Ages (the crypt dating from the late 10th century and the frescoes of the 13th century are of particular importance) to the 17th and 18th centuries, when the upper church was finally built on top of the earlier constructions and decorated with stuccoes and frescoes. The building is now used as an auditorium. Opening hours: visits can be booked. Theatres TEATRO COMUNALE DEI FILODRAMMATICI Via S. Franca, 33 Tel. 0523 315578 (ticket office) - 332613 (office) www.teatricomunali.piacenza.it [email protected] Teatro Municipale - Facade TEATRO MUNICIPALE Via Verdi, 41 - Tel. 0523 492251 - 492259 www.teatricomunali.piacenza.it [email protected] The construction of Teatro Novo, later called Comunitativo and finally Municipale, was encouraged by a group of noblemen of Piacenza who bought Palazzo Landi Pietra and commissioned the project to Lotario Tomba. The architect demolished the building and designed a hall in the shape of three quarters of an ellipse, which allowed for excellent vision and acoustics. The construction was completed in just one year, and a music drama, Zamori ossia l’Eroe delle Indie, specially composed by Giovanni Simone Mayr, inaugurated the theatre on September 10th, 1804. The facade was made in 1830 by Alessandro Sanquirico, stage designer of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, who introduced slight changes to Tomba’s original plan. Gerolamo Magnani, who was active in 1857, decorated the hall with gilded stuccoes and the vault with frescoes, while a lot of artists contributed their work to make the foyer sumptuous, adding a Venetian style floor, glass and mirror plated doors as well as decorative painting. Of the original four tiers of boxes, the upTeatro Municipale - Interior per ones were transformed into galleries and the back-box areas, once used as elegant drawing rooms, were eliminated during last restoration work. The original amaranthine velvet curtain dating back to the 1850’s is still nowadays opened and closed by hand. The attic, where the scenes used to be prepared, has been transformed into an auditorium. The piano of Luigi Illica, Giacomo Puccini’s librettist, and the portrait of the famous contralto from Piacenza Rosmunda Pisaroni, Rossini’s favourite, painted by François Gérard are on display in the foyer. Teatro Municipale is the seat of Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti. Teatro Comunale dei Filodrammatici, which reopened in 2000 following a long period of restoration, can accommodate nearly 300 people. The building dates back to the 16th Teatro dei Filodrammatici - Interior century, when the Cistercian nuns of S. Franca built a church to house their patron and saint’s remains and a monastery, which is now the seat of Conservatorio Nicolini. In 1908, the church was granted by the Municipality of Piacenza to Associazione Filodrammatica Piacentina, founded in 1825 and recognized by a decree of Marie Louise of Austria, and it was converted into a theatre with a large stage and stalls surrounded by an open loggia and two upper tiers of galleries. The facade is the work of Giovanni Gazzola, an engineer from Piacenza, who is regarded as the greatest local representative of Art Nouveau. SALA DEI TEATINI Via Scalabrini, 9 - Tel. 0523 492251 - 492259 www.teatricomunali.piacenza.it [email protected] The former church of San Vincenzo, built by the Ordine dei Teatini at the end of the 16th century, was acquired by the municipality in 1972 and inaugurated as an auditorium in 2009. Restorations lasted more than a decade and included technological avant-garde solutions: on the stage, covered by a system of sound-absorbing curtains, an acoustic chamber made of polycarbonate maximizes the mutual listening between the musicians and the conductor, making the site an excellent rehearsal hall for Orchestra Cherubini. A remarkable feature of the hall is the wall decoration, which dates back to the period between the end of the 17th and the 19th century. In addition to the elaborate system of trompel’oeil painted on the vaults and domes, there are also frescoes of saints, angels and prophets, as well as biblical and allegorical scenes by artists such as Robert de Longe and Giovanni Evangelista Draghi. Paintings on canvas, stucco decorations and woodworks have also Sala dei Teatini - Interior been fully recovered. Map of Piacenza 31 HOSPITAL PARKING IAT TOURIST INFORMATION BICYCLES FOR RENT 9 30 11 25 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Piazza Cavalli Palazzo Gotico Palazzo dei Mercanti Palazzo del Governatore Church of San Francesco Cathedral Basilica of Sant’Antonino Church of San Savino Basilica of Santa Maria di Campagna Church of San Sisto Church of San Sepolcro Church of San Giovanni in Canale Palazzo Farnese Museo di Storia Naturale Galleria d’Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi Collegio Alberoni Teatro Municipale Teatro dei Filodrammatici Palazzo Mandelli Palazzo Landi Palazzo Scotti da Sarmato Palazzo Costa Palazzo del Collegio dei Gesuiti Palazzo Scotti di Vigoleno Palazzo Scotti da Fombio Palazzo Somaglia Palazzo Radini Tedeschi Palazzo Malvicini Fontana da Nibbiano Palazzo Ferrari Sacchini Palazzo Rota Pisaroni Town walls 24 12 10 13 30 19 4 23 1 2 3 20 29 22 5 6 8 28 17 18 7 15 21 27 14 16 Hotels BEST WESTERN PARK HOTEL Strada Valnure, 5/7 - Tel. 0523 712600 www.parkhotelpiacenza.it [email protected] HOTEL ASTOR Via Tibini, 29/31 - Tel. 0523 329296 www.hotelastorpc.eu [email protected] GRANDE ALBERGO ROMA Via Cittadella, 14 - Tel. 0523 323201 www.grandealbergoroma.it [email protected] HOTEL CITY Via Emilia Parmense, 54 - Tel. 0523 579752 www.hotelcitypc.it [email protected] GRAND PARK HOTEL MOTEL Via Caorsana, 161 Loc. Croce Grossa - Tel. 0523 511210 www.grandpark.it [email protected] HOTEL MH PIACENZA FIERA Strada Caorsana, 127/d Frazione Le Mose - Tel. 0523 606288 www.magiahotels.it infopiacenzafi[email protected] IDEA HOTEL Via Emilia Pavese, 114/a - Tel. 0523 493811 www.ideahotel.it [email protected] PETIT HOTEL Via Pennazzi, 5 - Tel. 0523 590405 [email protected] STADIO HOTEL Strada Valnure, 20 - Tel. 0523 360020 www.stadiohotel.it [email protected] HOTEL OVEST Via I Maggio, 82 - Tel. 0523 712222 www.hotelovest.it [email protected] VIP Via Cipelli, 41 - Tel. 0523 712420 www.viphotel.it [email protected] EURO HOTEL Via C. Colombo , 29/f - Tel. 0523/606011 www.eurohotelpiacenza.com [email protected] OSTELLO DON ZERMANI (hostel) Via Zoni, 38/40 - Tel. 0523 712319 www.ostellodipiacenza.it [email protected] Restaurants ANTICA OSTERIA DEL TEATRO Via Verdi,16 Tel. 0523 323777 *Sundays and Mondays ANTICA TRATTORIA DELL’ANGELO Via Tibini, 14 Tel. 0523 326739 Open every day BARINO P.zza Cavalli, 1 Largo Battisti, 15 Tel. 380 9097399 *Thursdays CAFFETTERIA BOUCHON Via S. Franca, 2 Cell. 339 3268193 *Sundays DNA RESTAURANT CAFE’ Viale Malta, 10 Tel. 0523 327786 Open every day ENOTAVOLA TAVERNA DEL GUSTO Via Taverna, 27 Tel. 0523 332814 *Sundays and Mondays in December open every day ENOTECA DA RENATO Via Roma, 24 Tel. 0523 325813 *Sundays ENOTECA PICCHIONI Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 194 Tel. 0523 384724 Open every day *15/07 – 31/08 FAST FOOD MCDONALD’S Piazzale Marconi, 36 c/o Borgo Faxall Tel. 0523 315702 Open every day IL CORTILETTO Via Chiapponi, 31 Tel. 335 410969 *Monday evenings and holidays LA MERIDIENNE DRINK & LOUNGE RESTAURANT Via San Siro, 28 Tel. 0523 325288 *Sundays and weekdays at lunchtime OSTERIA DEL BORGO Via Calzolai, 65 Tel. 0523 315281 *Sundays, Mondays and Tuesday evenings OSTERIA DEL PASSATEMPO Via XXIV Maggio, 104/b Tel. 0523 498181 *Sundays and Saturdays at lunchtime OSTERIA DEL TRENTINO Via Castello, 71 Tel. 0523 324260 *Sundays OSTERIA D’UNA VOLTA Via S. Giovanni, 36 Tel. 0523 304034 *Sundays OSTERIA LA TRAPPOLA Via del Castello, 14 Tel. 0523 315751 Open every day OSTERIA SANTO STEFANO Via S. Stefano, 22 Tel. 0523 327802 *Sunday evenings and Mondays OSTERIA WINE BAR VALERY Via Campagna, 81 Tel. 0523 490597 *Sundays from 12.30 (in winter) - Sundays (in summer) PIADINERIA Via Chiapponi, 17/c Tel. 0523 305852 *Sundays at lunchtime PIZZERIA CRISTIAN Via IV Novembre, 15 Tel. 0523 326770 *Thursdays PIZZERIA OROLOGIO DA PASQUALE P.zza Duomo, 39 Tel. 0523 324669 *Thursdays PIZZERIA TAVERNA IN Piazza S. Antonino, 8 Tel. 0523 335785 *Mondays PIZZERIA TESORO Via La Primogenita, 1/3 Tel. 0523 325812 Open every day PIZZERIA TOSELLO Via Daveri, 10 Tel. 0523 324824 *Sundays at lunchtime RISTO PUB ZONA FRANCA Via Fornace, 5 Tel. 0523 315286 *Saturdays and Sundays at lunchtime RISTO PUB TEMPLE BAR Via X Giugno, 98 Tel. 0523 384648 *Saturdays and Sundays at lunchtime RISTORANTE BIRRERIA LA MUNTÄ Via Mazzini, 72 Tel. 0523 498929 *Sunday evenings RISTORANTE CAFFE’ AL DUCA Piazza Cavalli, 22/23 Tel. 0523 320801 *Thursdays RISTORANTE CINESE ASIA Via Atleti Azzurri d’Italia, 7 Tel. 0523 490881 *Mondays (in summer) RISTORANTE DA GIULIANO Corso V. Emanuele, 179 Tel. 0523 326356 Sundays on reservation RISTORANTE GIAPPONESE TSUKI Viale S. Ambrogio, 43 Tel. 0523 330418 *Sunday and Tuesday mornings RISTORANTE LIBANESE I TRE CEDRI Vic. Molineria S. Andrea, 2 Tel. 0523 329271 *Mondays RISTORANTE MESSICANO EL TROPICO LATINO Via Mazzini, 77/a Tel. 0523 335932 *Mondays RISTORANTE PEPPINO Via Scalabrini, 49/a Tel. 0523 329279 *Mondays RISTORANTE PICCOLO ROMA c/o Grande Albergo Roma Via Cittadella, 14 Tel. 0523 323201 *Saturdays and Sunday evenings RISTORANTE PIZZERIA BELLA NAPOLI Via Emilia Pavese, 98 Tel. 0523 480038 *Mondays RISTORANTE PIZZERIA BELLA NAPOLI 2 Via Emilia Pavese, 27 Tel. 0523 480019 *Tuesdays RISTORANTE PIZZERIA MARECHIARO Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 168 Tel. 0523 323794 *Wednesdays RISTORANTE PIZZERIA OSVALDO Galleria della Borsa, 36 B (piazza Cavalli) Tel. 0523 320251 *Sundays at lunchtime SELF SERVICE AI DUE CAVALLI Via S. Francesco Tel. 0523 322344 *Saturdays and Sundays SELF SERVICE GOTICO Largo Gioia, 3 Tel. 0523 321940 *Saturdays and Sundays SELF SERVICE I 10 CONDIMENTI Cantone del Cristo Tel. 0523 480361 *Sundays SUGGERIMENTI PIACENZA Viale Malta, 23 Tel. 0523 326368 *Wednesdays and Sundays TRATTORIA LA CARROZZA Via X Giugno, 122 Tel. 0523 326297 Open every day TRATTORIA LA PIREINA Via Borghetto, 137 Tel. 0523 338578 *Sunday evenings and Mondays TRATTORIA SAN GIOVANNI Via Garibaldi, 49/a Tel. 0523 321029 *Mondays at lunchtime and Sundays (in summer) TRATTORIA VITTORIO Via Cantone Camicia, 9/11 Tel. 0523 331463 *Saturdays and Sundays RISTORANTE SPAGNOLO TABERNA MOVIDA Via Daveri, 8 Tel. 0523 318131 *Sundays RISTORANTE VECCHIA PIACENZA Via S. Bernardo, 1 (angolo via Taverna) Tel. 0523 305462 *Sundays * closing times Map of the Province 1 PO 2 TREBBIA 3 SAN PIETRO IN CERRO 4 SANT’AGATA 5 PIANELLO 6 AGAZZANO 7 RIVALTA 8 GRAZZANO VISCONTI 9 PADERNA 10 ROCCA D’OLGISIO 11 CHIARAVALLE 12 VIGOLO MARCHESE 13 TRAVO 14 CASTELL’ARQUATO 15 GROPPARELLO 16 VIGOLENO 17 VELEIA ROMANA 18 MONTE PENICE 19 BOBBIO The municipal districts in the Province of Piacenza AGAZZANO ALSENO BESENZONE BETTOLA BOBBIO BORGONOVO CADEO CALENDASCO CAMINATA CAORSO CARPANETO CASTELL’ARQUATO CASTEL S. GIOVANNI CASTELVETRO PIACENTINO CERIGNALE COLI CORTE BRUGNATELLA CORTEMAGGIORE FARINI FERRIERE FIORENZUOLA GAZZOLA GOSSOLENGO GRAGNANO GROPPARELLO LUGAGNANO MONTICELLI MORFASSO NIBBIANO OTTONE PECORARA PIACENZA PIANELLO PIOZZANO PODENZANO PONTE DELL’OLIO PONTENURE RIVERGARO ROTTOFRENO SAN GIORGIO PIACENTINO SAN PIETRO IN CERRO SARMATO TRAVO VERNASCA VIGOLZONE VILLANOVA ZERBA ZIANO PIACENTINO Piacenza Province The province extends to the south of the river Po; it is characterized by many rivers and streams which descend from the Apennines, flow along the main valleys of the territory and empty into the big river. Large farms are a typical feature of the plain, which is intensively cultivated. The hills are rich in vineyards, but they also preserve areas of mixed oak groves. In the mountains, still uncontaminated and covered with dense vegetation, there are lovely lakes of glacial origin. Winter sports can be practiced on the highest peak, Monte Penice (1467 m). The area around Piacenza was already populated in the Palaeolithic and was densely inhabited in Roman times (finds are displayed in the Archaeological Museums of Pianello and Travo, where Neolithic huts have been rebuilt inside the park). On the hills of Val d’Arda tourists can visit the archaeological Veleia site of Veleia (from the 1st to 5th century A.D.), a Roman town built on the site of a previous Ligurian settlement, which has been excavated since 1760. A selection of finds is exhibited in the antiquarium, which has been recently restored. There are a large number of castles in the province, many of which are still well preserved and lived in. Ten of them belong to Associazione Castelli Castle of Gropparello del Ducato di Parma e Piacenza and are open to the public: Agazzano, Bobbio, Castell’Arquato, Grazzano Visconti, Gropparello, Paderna, Rivalta, Rocca d’Olgisio, S. Pietro in Cerro, Vigoleno. Most of these castles are located in villages that house such valuable treasures that three of them, Bobbio, Vigoleno and Castell’Arquato, are included in the club I Borghi più Belli d’Italia. In Val Trebbia, Bobbio, now a popular summer resort, still retains its medieval heart. It developed around the Benedictine monastery founded by the lrish monk san Colombano (early 7th century). The abbey Rocca d’Olgisio was rebuilt several times before the 15th century, but visitors can still admire a mosaic floor with scenes of the fight between Bobbio - The Abbey good and evil and a monthly calendar dating from the 12th century. The architectural complex houses Museo della Città and Museo di San Colombano. Bobbio - Il Ponte Gobbo The most prominent sight of the village is Ponte Gobbo: with its eleven irregular arches, this hunched bridge dates back to the 12th century, but it may be even older. In a commanding position over the river Trebbia, the fortified village of Rivalta offers a chance to visit its 15th century castle surmounted by a distinctive cylindrical tower, its guest quarters, its servants’ houses, its stables and Castle of Rivalta the church of San Martino. Situated in Val Nure, Grazzano Visconti attracts lots of tourists. In the early 20th century Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone restored the 14th century manor which belonged to his family and designed an entire village in neoGothic style around it, animated by handicrafts shops and enlivened by the bright medieval costumes of Grazzano Visconti its inhabitants. Castell’Arquato At Castell’Arquato, in Val d’Arda, one breathes the air of the Middle Ages everywhere: the Town Hall Square is the ideal place for folk festivals and pageants thanks to its prestigious buildings: Rocca Viscontea, Romanesque Collegiata and Gothic Palazzo del Podestà. In the former Ospedale di Santo Spirito dating from the 16th century, Museo Geologico tells the history of the geological period between 3.5 and 2.5 million years ago, called Piacenziano, with a rich exhibition of whale bones and fossils. Only a few kilometres downstream, t h e c h u rc h a n d the baptistery (the Vigolo Marchese baptismal font is carved in a Roman capital) of Vigolo Marchese offer an important example of the Romanesque architecture typical of the Po Valley. Parco Regionale dello Stirone, shared by the provinces of Parma and Piacenza, does not only arouse special interest from the natural, geological and palaeo-ethnological points of view, but it also includes the beautifully preserved medieval village of Vigoleno. At least two of the buildings inside the village walls are worth mentioning: the 12th century castle and the Romanesque church of San Giorgio with its 15th century frescoes. Cortemaggiore, the former capital of Pallavicino state, is a Renaissance town with a rectangular plan and a grid network of streets: its main sights are Collegiata of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses many artworks, including the altarpiece by Filippo Mazzola, Parmigianino’s father, and the church of SS. Annunziata, which preserves many frescoes and a processional banner by Pordenone. In the lowlands the monastery of Chiaravalle della Colomba, founded by san BerChiaravalle della Colomba nardo and rebuilt in the early 14th century, is well-worth visiting. The Chapel of Crucifixion, with valuable Giottes-que frescoes, and the Chapter Vigoleno Room, with triple lancet windows framed by a wonderful brickwork decoration, overlook the large cloister surrounded by a twin column porch. Just a little further north, on the river Ongina, in the little village of Sant’Agata di Villanova, Villa Verdi welcomes the visitors with original furnishings and memorabilia related to the life and work of its owner, the great opera composer of the 19th century. Visiting the territory around Piacenza also means discovering the Salumi DOP specialities of the local cuisine. The best renowned products are salumi (cured pork meat), which are still made following the traditional method. The three main types of salumi — coppa, salame and pancetta — have deserved DOP quality mark from the European Union. Typical kinds of cheese like Grana Padano and Provolone Valpadana are also DOP products. In the province seventeen wines have obtained DOP quality mark: among them the excellent red wine Gutturnio and the white wines Monterosso, Ortrugo, Trebbianino and Malvasia are Vini DOP well worth mentioning. If you want to have a typical lunch you can choose among anolini, tortelli con la coda, bomba di riso or pissarei e fasö for your first course, roast duck, roast shin of veal, piccula ad cavall (stewed horse mince), stracotto d’asinina, for your second course. Latte in piedi, Tortelli castagnaccio (chestnut cake), torta di mandorle (almond pie), busslan (ring-shaped cake) and crostata (jam tart) offer a wide choice for your dessert. www.turismo.provincia.pc .it
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