Piacenza &itsprovince Museums | Churches | Palaces Museums& Land Monuments | Theatres Guidebook Castles | Landscapes | Taste Museums&Land Guidebook PIACENZA &itsprovince piacenzamusei.it Why this Guidebook? 2015 will remain an important year for Piacenza Musei, because of two important contexts: the 20th anniversary of our association and the extraordinary event of EXPO Milan 2015. This Guidebook is another important and useful instrument created by Piacenza Musei to help you discover – and learn more about – Piacenza, called La Primogenita, its art, museums, architecture, landscapes and its province. The newest edition of the pocket Guide of Piacenza Musei, hold the history, culture, traditions, aromas, flavours and images of the city of Piacenza and its province conducting the reader through the paved city streets, accompanying him on the roads surrounded by green landscapes along our four valleys and offering him a taste of that vibrant, colourful essence, which identifies us and our territory. This Guidebook illustrates and explains an extraordinarily rich heritage, which deserves to be celebrated and appreciated nationally and internationally. It is the culmination of the painstaking research, organization and management needed to put it all together. With this publication we reach another goal – a new addition to the way, which brought the Association Piacenza Musei to the creation of important products, like Panorama Musei (the official magazine with information about artistic and cultural activities in town and around the province, distributed in Italy) and Portale Piacenza Musei (online instrument with Piacenza and province’s treasures). Of course, we also organize many initiatives and cultural events so people can learn to love our history, our traditions, and our amazing artistic, architectural and panoramic jewels. I believe this is the right way to follow. I would like to thank all of those people who collaborated to create this valuable publication: the scientific commission, the directors, coordinators and managers of the museums and artistic venues, as well as all those people who work in the museums, history and art sectors and supported and guided the writing, editing and drafting of this publication, as well as the professional associations, consortia and private companies who helped us financially. Luigi Rizzi President of Associazione Piacenza Musei piacenzamusei.it Scientific Committee Stefano Pronti art historian and critic Antonella Gigli Civic Museums director Annamaria Carini Civic Museums curator Laura Putti Croce art historian Marco Horak Court’s art expert Emanuela Coperchini art history expert Valeria Poli art history professor Alessandro Malinverni Museo Gazzola curator Tiziano Fermi Domus Justinae president Carlo Francou Scientific Museums coordinator Collaborations Maria Grazia Cacopardi Galleria d’Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi director Federico Serena Panorama Musei director Special thanks to Comune di Piacenza, Provincia di Piacenza and to all the managers and representative people of cultural area of municipalities, museums, churches, castles of the city and its province Texts and pictures in this Guidebook are in part referred to Piacenza Musei portal, property of Provincia di Piacenza, which we strongly thank. piacenzamusei.it Copyright 2015 © Associazione Piacenza Musei (all rights reserved) With the patronage of: With the contribution of: Comune di Piacenza Provincia di Piacenza With the support of: With the participation and collaboration of: CITY 12 | City map 14 | Where to eat 16 | Where to stay 18 | History&urban development 22 | Museums 80 | Churches 104 | Monuments 10 112 | Palaces 128 | Theatres PROVINCE 140 | Province map 142 | Introduction 144 | Tidone Valley 160 | Trebbia Valley 180 | Nure Valley 190 | Arda Valley Where to eat/where to stay in 138 every valley (with specific index) ITINERARIES 236 | Breathing the atmosphere Index 238 | Passing through the emotions The Guide presents tools, which will help you to 240 | Knowing the culture consult the contents: • general index: with the inner division and 242 | Following the history different colored sections. • table of contents in every single section: it divides the city chapter into smaller sections (museums, churches, palaces, monuments, 234 theatres) and the Province into four main valleys (Tidone Valley, Trebbia Valley, Nure Valley and Arda Valley), with the goal to improve the orientation and to specify the suddivision in every thematic area. • city map: you can easily localize attractions TASTE & MORE and useful services through graphic symbols 248 | Consorzio Tutela Vini D.O.C. (museums, churches, monuments, palaces, Colli Piacentini theaters in Piacenza). The map also offers the 250 | Piacentine DOC Wines possibility to orient yourself and move fastly 256 | Wineries through the city, thanks to the nearest parking area, main road, train station and bus station 260 | Consorzio Salumi Tipici symbols. Piacentini • province map: highlights with graphic symbols 261 | Consorzio Salumi DOP the main municipalities and the cultural sites in 244 Piacentini the land (museums, churches, castles, natural 262 | DOP Piacentine Cold Cuts parks and main roads). 266 | Traditional cured meat producers Note that galleries are subject to closure, and all galleries may not be open during the time of your 268 | Typical dishes of Piacenza visit. Please call before visiting. Piacenza is a city in Emilia Romagna and is at 61 m (200 ft) of elevation above sea level and have a population of about 100.000 inhabitants. Piacenza is on the right side of Po river and is located in the east area of its province; it’s an important highway hub and it is called “Emilia northern door” and it’s under the Milan’s cultural and economic influence. City Museums | Churches Monuments | Palaces Theatres museums palaces churches monuments theatres car parks CITY MAP Local Police: Police: Carabinieri: Old Town Centre +39.0523492100 113 112 Emergency: Hospital: 118 +39.0523301111 A21 TORINO - PIACENZA - BRESCIA CASALPUSTERLENGO O A21 TORINO - PIACENZA - BRESCIA LODI LAN VIA DEL EXIT P ONTIERE Piacenza Nord MO TORW A1 MILANO - ROMA VIA VIA VIA EMILIA PER MI AY VIA XXI APRILE MACULAN VIA CARDINALDEINALE VINCENZOLE VINCENZO PORTA BORGHETTO TORINO LLO I ALESSIO TRAME VIA BORGHETT PONTIERI VIA CA NTARANA VICOLO DEGANI PIAZZALE MILANO VIA O VIALE O O TO ST SAN S ST SAN SISTO SI RO C VIA S. SI VIA S. SIST PALAZZO OLOMEO EPOL PIAZZA S FARNESE SANTA MARIA RT CASALI DI CAMPAGNA SAN SEPOLCRO VIALE RISORGIMEN IA S. V VIA CAMP PIAZZA MUSEO VIA BORGHETT VIA BORGHETT CITTADELLA 2000 VIA SAN BA AGNA GAZZOLA SANT'EUFEMIA A L V. GAZZOL L S. AMBROGIO DE VIA X GIUGNO VIA GIUS TA O O VIA DELLA FERM A CIT IA EUFEMIA E V ' PP PALAZZO E HI PIAZZALE SS. NAZZARO MAZZIN SANT MANDELLI VOUR LI LI E CELSO PALAZZO L L VIA GIUSEPPE IA TORINO TAVERNA V A ROTA I I DE DE GENOCC VIA C. CA VIA GREGORIO X VIA DELL PAVIA - TORINO GENOVA PISARONI PALAZZO ZOZO MAN MAN A A PIAZZA I I SAN GALLI LLIL V PA V PALAZZO DEL VIALE MA BORGO VIA CALZOLAI CRISTOFORO LTA GOO GOVERNATORE E BENEDETTINE PALAZZO S. MATTEO B E STATUEEQUESTRIAN ENEDET SOMAGLIA THEATRE VIA EQUESTE UE STATUES GIOIA VIA ROMA T SANTA BRIGIDA VIA ROMAGNOS A THEATRE INE VI PIA PIAZZA A PALAZZO ZOO O PALAZZO PROVINCIA CIC A CAV CAVALLI VIA ABBONDANZA GARIBALD SCOTTI DA BRUN VIA DEL CASTELLO PAL PALAZZO . VIGOLENO I G VIA GO GOTICO G.D. VIA M. GIOI A RAILROAD VI PIAZZALE SA I A N GIOV ROMAGNOSI L MARCONI O STATION AN VIA xx SE N SANT’ PAALAZZ PALAZZO VIA CARDUCCI BBI I PALAZZO E NTT’’ R ILARIO MERCANME MERCANTI T SAN GIOVANNI MISCHI IO SAN TTEMBRPALAZZO IN CANALE VIA LARGO LARGO FRANCESCO FERRARI SACCHINI TTISTI TTISTI GARIBALDI BA BA VIA S. AN VIA S. AN SAN E O E LA GRANDE DDO DONNINO L AVVENTURA I L T TONINO PIAZZA VIA LEGNAN PALAZZO COSTA EI MI V VIA VIA G. VERD F. FRAS DUOMO D IA NO AG AI CADUTI V G VIA LE A . VERD PALAZZO VIA G. ALBERIA VIA LA PRIMOGENIT DEL MARE PALAZZO BERTAMINI LUCCA V MALVICINI FONTANA PALAL PALAZZO CATTEDRALE I FALC I FALCONI PALAZZO ANGUISSOLA ONI PICCOLO MUSEO DI GRAZZANO SAN SAVINO TE MUNICIPAL VI DELLA POESIA VIA NICOLINI A VIA SAN SIRO M THEATRE VE PIAZZA CE S. ANTONINO N PA V T ORIO EMANUELE II IA URIN PALAZZOO PALAZZO A TT RO ROM ANGUISS ANGUISSOLA VIA O I CIMAFAV CIMAFAVA SALA DEI A FILODRAMMAC.SO VI TICI ROCCAOCCA ROCCA SANT'ANTONINO TEATINI THEATRE PALAZZO VIA POZZ A VIA BEVERORA GIACOMETTI O GALLERIA Z VIA G.B. SCALA Antica Osteria RICCI ODDI N PAAL.SAL SCCO PAL.SCOTTI VI VIA NEVE CE VIA CAPR A BRIN IN DI SAS RRM DI SARMATO I V FRAN del Teatro . VIA G. LANDI DOLMEN PALAAZZZ PALAZZO BALDINI S MUSEO RADINI RADINI TEDESCHI IA C SANT'ANTONINO V E DI STORIA A FRANCA S Via Verdi 16, Piacenza C NATURALE O VIALE I I PALAZZO TO SANT’ANNA LUPA PIAZZALE N N RT Tel. +39.0523323777 VIA SANT LANDI DELLE GENOVA PA STRADONE A SS SSANT’A SANT’AGOSTINO CASELLE MUSEO EGGIO PUBBLICO FARNESE GIORDA GIORDA VIA CACCIALUPO [email protected] ORNITOLOGICO O TR TRO PIAZZALE DELLE www.anticaosteriadelteatro.it IE IETRO IE LIBE P P P COLLEGIO A RT ALBERONI VIA VIA A' VIALE VIALE PA MUSEO DELLA SSEGGIO PUBBLICO Best Western CIVILTÀ PARMA Park Hotel CONTADINA BOLOGNA TI TRIO Strada Val Nure 7, Piacenza PA I DE LE Tel. +39.0523712600 IA V [email protected] www.parkhotelpiacenza.it City MAP MAP City 12 piacenzamusei.it piacenzamusei.it 13 typical trattoria la pireina city Typically home-cooked Piacentine Where to eat dishes are offered with care and passion since 1907. The wine list offers the best labels from the territory. Specialities: meat and home-made restaurants pasta. Via Borghetto 137, Piacenza Antica Osteria del teatro Tel. +39.0523338578 Chef Filippo Chiappini Dattilo [email protected] Closed Sunday evening and Mondays A kitchen that is very close to the Piacentine land and to its products.