What to do near Soragna, PR

Parmesan Cheese Museum

The appropriate place to follow Boccaccio into the land of Bengodi

The Sanvitale fortress of Fontanellato and its treasures

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

The labyrinth of the Masone

To find something, you must first get lost

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

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

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

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

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.

Berzieri Spa, an Art Deco masterpiece

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