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Eight municipalities, a land to be discovered, even by bicycle, moving through places rich in history, traditions, and pristine landscapes. A small part of Pianura Padana on the river Po banks. A small part of Pianura that you will love.
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PLACES OF INTEREST, EVENTS, ITINERARIES AND PATHS
Bentivoglio Square
Oriented Nature Reserve “dei Caldaren”
The reserve is rich in plant and animal species. In the early 20th century, the area was used to replenish a kiln with clay, by means of a cable car equipped with small containers (“caldaren”). When the extractive activity was suspended, a flourishin...
The Old Port
In the Po floodplain, there are places known only to those fishermen and boatmen who explore the river bends. One of these places is the “Porto Vecchio” (old port), where nowadays it is possible to find the wreck of a tugboat and two small boats (bettoline), later bombed by an allied plane in spring 1944.
Internati Island
Along the cycle path that connects Gualtieri, Boretto and Guastalla, it is possible to admire suggestive natural landscapes such as the “Internati” Island. Its name dates back to the post-war period, when it was loaned to former prisoners, in order t...
Portine Bridge
Constructed in 1769, it was designed at the end of the 16th century – during the Bentivoglio reclamation works - to replace the wooden bridge over the Crostolo stream.
The Torrione pumping station
The “Impianto Idrovoro del Torrione” (pumping station) was created between 1920 and 1923. Through a system composed of three pumps, it was possible to drain the excess water in the Crostolo stream. In the site known as “Torrione” - halfway between Gu...
Bonifica Bentivoglio
The initial land reclamation project had already been planned in the early XVI century and was later resumed and implemented by Cornelio Bentivoglio, who – thanks to his personal acquaintances and great diplomatic skills – managed to involve the Duke...
The Civic Well
Felice Cavallotti Square
Adventure Park Forestavventura
“Forestavventura” in Luzzara is an amazing adrenaline park located on secular trees in the Po natural area. Inside the park, you will find acrobatic routes for all ages! Forestavventura is equipped with a kiosk bar and a leisure area with tables - in the shade of majestic secular oaks.
Rural Life Museum
The “Museo della Civiltà Contadina” is part of a larger project, promoted by the Municipal Administration. Thanks to the enthusiasm and expertise of some volunteers (Association “Brugneto C’è”) and to the generosity of many donors, the Museum has rapidly begun to take shape - in an area of the “Braccianti di Brugneto” Civic Centre. The museum consists of equipment and a variety of tools used by farmers in the previous centuries.
Novellara and Reggiolo Valleys
This territory is characterized by canals, ditches, basins and cultivated fields - an ideal place for group walks or solo bike rides.
The Fortress
The historical centre of Reggiolo is placed near the medieval Fortress. The Fortress was constructed around the high tower dating back to 1242, which later became the central keep of the fortified complex known as “Castrum Novum” - to distinguish it from the older one, located beyond the so-called “Tagliata”. The castle has a quadrangular plan, with a ca. 40-meter wall per side, four angular towers - of which two more protruding, placed on the south side.
Church of Santa Maria della Neve
Already planned in Cornelio Bentivoglio's projects, as a noble chapel, the initial church was octagonal in plan.
The facade was designed by Giovan Battista Aleotti in 1599 and built in 1600.
Church of St Andrea
The Golena of Gualtieri
The gualtieri flood plain offers significant opportunities from the naturalistic point of view in the different seasons of the year. The territory enclosed between the master's embankment and the Po riverbed is very complex and diversified, including both naturalistic and anthropological aspects.
The White Poplar
The white poplar, a distinctive element of the landscape of the territory close to the river Po, brings us back to the myth of Fetonte who dragged in his crazy flight on the cart of his father Elios fell into the river Po. His desperate sisters were transformed by gods pity in and into lithe white poplars and their tears in the precious amber.
Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine della Fossetta
At the end of Corso Cavour stands the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Fossetta, built in 1654. Built according to a design by the architect Gian Battista Negri, it has a Greek cross with a central dome, a small dome and three altars.
Novellara Valleys
In the past, the entire northern portion of Novellara country was occupied by extensive marshes and riverbeds. The great reclamation works have progressively dried up the marshes but still today the landscape shows that ancient dominion of the waters.
Piazza Unità d'Italia
Piazza Unità d'Italia is the heart of the town, dotted with historic shops and the scene of parties and markets. It is a large rectangular area, enclosed by Renaissance porches and the imposing Collegiate Church - on the west side.
Terramara Museum
The birth of Poviglio is linked to a Roman legend according to which the founders were two PUPILII, two orphans, represented in the municipal coat of arms by two putti, hence the name of the city.
Franco Tagliavini Theatre
On the ground floor on the western side of the Gonzaga Castle in Novellara, in the second half of the 16th century, a court theatre was designed and richly decorated by Lelio Orsi on the occasion of the wedding of Alfonso I Gonzaga with Vittoria from Capua.
Church of the B.V. del Popolo
At the end of the portico (porch) in “Via Cavour”, near the square, there is a religious building dedicated to the Holy Virgin Mary - called “Chiesa della B.V. del Popolo” - whose first symbolic stone was placed by Count Camillo III Gonzaga, on November 11, 1704.
Church of Santo Stefano
The “pieve” (Parish) of Novellara was probably established in the 5th century.
Church and Former Convent of the Augustinians
Also known as the church of the former hospital or church of the “Conventino”. It was built at the end of the 15th century by the will of Caterina Pico - Marquis of Luzzara Rodolfo Gonzaga’s wife. It was nearly destroyed to the foundations and reconstructed between 1764 and 1771. Fortunately, the 15th-century apse has been left intact. The sacristy hosts the remains of a funerary monument - dedicated to Luigi Gonzaga, who died in 1570 - partially destroyed by a fire in 1918. In the upper part of the monument, in the very centre, it is possible to admire the Gonzaga coat of arms - borne up by two putti and dominated by a two-headed crowned eagle. The monument stands on an architrave borne by two large statues: a Caryatid and an Atlas. From the centre, under the ledge and borne by a lion’s head, a fruit festoon passes over the Caryatids and descends towards the outer sides, up to the large corbel of the base, where two eagles are placed. The monument also housed a plaque dedicated to Luigi Gonzaga. Frescoes of historical and artistic interest have been recently discovered under the adjacent porch.
The Civic Tower
On 23rd October 1702 the French militias undermined the part of the Castle that towards Guastalla, and part of the Fortress with its imposing Tower. The Luzzarese community had from the beginning manifested the desire to build a very high tower with ...
Villa Nobili and Gardens
Typical example of an eighteenth-century suburban villa. Used up to the last century as a summer residence for wealthy families, today it welcomes exhibitions of furniture and interior decorations for commercial purposes. Of particular interest is th...
Olmo Ecopark
Located in Sabbioni, close to Guastalla, the Olmo Ecopark is a true naturalistic jewel situated along the course of a branch of Cavo Fiuma. The park integrates a dense vegetation with rural and decorative masonry structures, with the presence of nume...
Lido Po
The river Po flows 1 km from the city and can be easily reached from the tree-lined avenue that gently enters the wide "Guastallese flood plain". In addition to housing restaurants, sports and entertainment facilities on its shore, the Guastalla bank of the river also offers trekking and horse-riding routes, completely immersed in an exuberant nature thanks to the important system of cycle-pedestrian tracks.
Mazzini Square
The ancient Piazza Maggiore: this is how the current Piazza Mazzini was historically named, on which the most significant buildings of ducal, civil and religious power stand out.
Church of the Saints Pietro and Paolo
It is the oldest religious building in Guastalla and one of the oldest in the province. Dating back, in its primitive form, before the X century, it is now dedicated to the Saint Apostles Peter and Paul.
Ducal Palace
Palazzo Ducale is Guastalla’s most representative monument.
Greppi Palace
In the village of Santa Vittoria - in Gualtieri - stands a large building constructed between 1770 and 1775 by the family of the noble Greppi from Milano - who had received a large agricultural estate in the area from the Estensi Counts. The palace is placed in the very centre of the village: its location and volume have affected the entire configuration of Santa Vittoria, preventing the construction of a square
Bas-Relief dedicated to Mario Nizzoli
Collocated on the front of the Town Hall, formerly Monte di Pietà, it recalls the illustrious philosopher born in Brescello who dedicated himself to teaching and publishing works on Cicero; as well as the Italian cultural world, it was also admired b...
Bronze Statues of Peppone and Don Camillo
On June 2001, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first film, two bronze statues created by Andrea Zangani were placed in Piazza Matteotti: the one depicting Don Camillo close to the church, the one representing Peppone in front of the town hall.
Giovannino Guareschi Bust
Next to the San Benedetto Cultural Center and the "Peppone and Don Camillo" Museum is the Guareschi Park, dedicated to the writer of Fontanelle, Parma: a beautiful green area in the heart of the village. In it there is an old steam locomotive, renova...
Hercules Statue
The statue, representing Hercules, was created by Jacopo Tatti called the "Sansovino" at the behest of the Duke Ercole Il d'Este. The commission of the work dates back to 1550 while the execution was completed as early as June 1553. At first the stat...
Church of Santa Croce
It was back in 1716 when, after several requests, the Villa Arzenago community got permission from reigning Duke of Modena Rinaldo III, to build a church dedicated to the “Santa Croce” (Holy Cross).
Oratory of the Holy Virgin of the Ghiara
The Oratory stands in the place of a pillar with the image of the Holy Virgin of the Ghiara. It was built by the brothers Vecchi-Chitò Giovanni and Battista around 1900, designed by Prof. Raffaele Baratti and by the mason Marco Zambini and opened to ...
Po 432 Museum - The Navigation and Government of the river Po
PO 432, the “Museo-Cantiere del Po, della navigazione interna e del governo delle acque” is located on the river Po banks, in Boretto - exactly 432 kilometers far from the source on the Monviso.
Basilica of San Marco the Evangelist
The mid-19th century Basilica stands on the ruins of previous churches, which were also named after the Saint. It was designed by architect L. Panizzi Moriglio, built between 1871 and 1883, and consecrated in the same year.
Bentivoglio Palace
Palazzo Bentivoglio was built on the structure of an ancient castle. The complex consisted of a large quadrangular structure surrounded by deep moats at the four corners and included towers. The entire complex enclosed a large courtyard.
The Golena of Luzzara
The Golena is a site of important naturalistic value consisting of a stretch of about 10 km of the right floodplain of the Po River, close to the border with Lombardy.
Antonio Ligabue Museum
Peppone and Don Camillo Museum
Thanks to the efforts and enthusiasm of a group of volunteers in the country, led by Erminio Bertoli, on April 16th, 1989, the Peppone and Don Camillo Museum was inaugurated. An interesting space where you can immerse yourself in the past, letting yourself be guided by movie posters, deepen news, learn anecdotes and admire unique images and original memorabilia, primarily the sidecar bike. In addition, at the museum, there is an assorted bookshop.
Casa dei Pontieri
In a place that was part of the side structures of the old bridge made up of barges, which connected Boretto and Viadana, the son of the last “capopontiere” (master builder) collected the most significant pictures of the bridge over time and rebuilt part of it (1:10 scale).