What to do near Besenzone, PC

Busseto, small capital of Terre Verdiane

A city by imperial decree, it has fame for Giuseppe Verdi, but also for great works of charcuterie art

The Abbey of Chiaravalle della Colomba

Beautiful red-brick Cistercian abbey that stands out in the green countryside of Piacenza

Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Collegiate Church of San Fiorenzo

Fiorenzuola is not only a tollbooth on the A1 but also a charming town with a splendid Gothic collegiate church full of late 15th-century frescoes, an important stop on the Via Francigena.

The Culatello Museum

A day on the Po: first a visit that ends at the tavern, then on the embankment on foot or by bicycle

Descent down the Po River - Day 1

Here we go!

Three men in a boat

Prologue: he who begins well, is already half done

Parmesan Cheese Museum

The appropriate place to follow Boccaccio into the land of Bengodi

In Vigolo Marchese, a Romanesque complex suspended in time

A fascinating ensemble consisting of the church of St. John the Baptist and a three-lobed building that was first a pagan temple and then a baptistery.

The stories of stone, San Donnino in Fidenza

The cathedral of San Donnino, a masterpiece of Benedetto Antelami and a marvel of Romanesque architecture in northern Italy

Appointment with Stradivarius

In Cremona, to the Violin Museum to hear the instruments of the city's unsurpassed violin makers

Berzieri Spa, an Art Deco masterpiece

The ritual of the waters at Terme Berzieri in Salsomaggiore, a glittering cathedral of the Belle Epoque.