1H30’ – Walking tour
Piacenza, full of artistic treasures of different periods.. Heart of the town is Piazza (square) dei Cavalli, towered over by the splendid Palace Comunale or Gotico (13th century) and Piazza del Duomo with the Cathedral in Romanesque style.
Among the great
number of valuable monuments stand out the Church
of San Sisto, the Church
of Sant’Antonio and the Neoclassical Theatre.
You cannot miss the impressive Palace Farnese, built in the
second half of the 16th century and now housing the Civic Museums with many different sections.
Interesting a visit to the Art Gallery Ricci Oddi, art collector in Piacenza who established the gallery to exhibit only pieces linked with the artistic movement Romanticism.
A great number of medieval castles overlook the valleys and countryside creating very suggestive landscapes such as the Fortress of Castell’Arquato and the castles of Gropparello, Paderna, Rivalta, Rocca d’Olgisio. Important to remember is a place connected to Giuseppe Verdi : Villa Verdi in Sant’Agata (Villanova sull’Arda): the residence of the great master, with original fittings.
OPTIONAL ADMISSION TICKETS, not included :
Museums of Palace Farnese
Gallery Ricci Oddi