Piacenza

Introducing Piacenza

Just short of the regional border with Lombardy, Piacenza is worth a quick stopover if you’re in the area. Its picturesque centre boasts a beautiful Gothic town hall and a couple of august churches.

The train station is on the eastern edge of the old town, an easy 20-minute walk from the central square, Piazza dei Cavalli, where you’ll find the tourist office (0523 32 93 24; www.comune.piacenza.it; Piazza dei Cavalli 7; 9am-noon Mon & Sun, 9am-1pm & 3-6pm Tue-Sat Apr-Sep, 9am-1pm & 3-6pm Tue-Sat Oct-Mar).

Last updated: Oct 27, 2008

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Photo of the Week – Milan, Italy

Blog: Ottsworld - 7 January 2011

For this Photo of the Week you get a special treat…many photos because I couldn’t choose just one! I recently spent 4 days in the Milan area traveling with a local friend. This part of Northern Italy was new to me. We traveled around Piacenza, Lake Le Garda, and Milan – a great mixture of [...]

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Mangia Italia – Food Etiquette of Italy

Blog: Ottsworld - 4 January 2011

If you know these food etiquette rules you’ll start to fit in as if you were an Italian; ok that may be a bit much, but at least you won’t stick out as a tourist as much. Throw around a Ciao and Gazzie mille and you will be even more convincing.

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