Piacenza
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phone: +39 0523 492001address: piazza Cavalli 10Inquire at Quinfo at the courtyard Palazzo Gotico (see below).
Get in
By plane
Linate (Milan) and Parma airport are the nearest. Piacenza can be reached also from Bologna and Bergamo Orio al Serio airport.By train
Piacenza is linked with the major cities in Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy by regional and local trains (Piacenza - Ancona and Piacenza - Milan line).By bus
There is also a bus service (see below for SETA) to Cremona.Get around
SETAProvides city bus services in Piacenza.
See
Palaces
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address: Piazza Cittadella 29A Renaissance palace of the Farnese family built in 16th century. The palace hosts the Civic Museums of Piacenza.
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address: Piazza dei CavalliA Gothic town hall built in 1281.
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address: Piazza dei CavalliToday it houses Piacenza's Town Hall.
Palazzo Scotti da VigolenoIt houses the offices of the provincial administration.
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address: via Roma, 80The palace hosts the Museo Ambientale.
Churches
Duomo di PicenzaBuilt in 12th-13th centuries in Romanesque style.
Basilica di Sant'AntoninoThis basilica with a characteristic octagonal tower is an example of early Romanesque architecture.
Museums
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Galleria d'Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi
phone: +39 0523 320742address: via San Siro, 13The gallery was founded by collector Giuseppe Ricci Oddi Piacenza and opened in this building in 1931. It contains mainly works from Romanticism and some later periods.
Do
Attend a A1 league volleyball match in the Pala Banca by Copra Elior Piacenza (men) or Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza (women).
Eat
- Trattoria San Giovanni, Via Garibaldi 49/A. (sober yet stylish interior, very good cooking)
- Signor Gelato, Via Vittorio Gadolino 5. Home made ice cream just outside city centre.
Sleep
- Grande Albergo Roma, Via Cittadella 14.
- Hotel Ovest, via Primo Maggio 82.