What to do near Polesine Zibello, PR

Descent down the Po River - Day 1

Here we go!

Three men in a boat

Prologue: he who begins well, is already half done

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

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

Parmesan Cheese Museum

The appropriate place to follow Boccaccio into the land of Bengodi

The Abbey of Chiaravalle della Colomba

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

The Sanvitale fortress of Fontanellato and its treasures

Beautiful castle with splendid frescoes and many cuiosities, in a delightful medieval village

Appointment with Stradivarius

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

The Rope Museum of Castelponzone

A small museum celebrating the ancient tradition of hemp rope spinning, an important part of Casale's history and cultural heritage.

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

The labyrinth of the Masone

To find something, you must first get lost

Fontevivo Abbey, a precious Romanesque building in the Parma area

A small country hamlet preserves a splendid abbey, Romanesque the church, with a powerful Madonna by Antelami, neoclassical the cloister, transformed into relais