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Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Photo: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo gallery, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Piacenza is a city in Emilia-Romagna.
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A Renaissance palace of the Farnese family built in 16th century. The palace hosts the Civic Museums of Piacenza.
Il Gotico
A Gothic town hall built in 1281.
Today it houses Piacenza's Town Hall.
Palazzo della Prefettura
It houses the offices of the provincial administration.
The palace hosts the Museo Ambientale.
Piacenza Cathedral
Built in 12th-13th centuries in Romanesque style.
This basilica with a characteristic octagonal tower is an example of early Romanesque architecture.
Ricci Oddi Gallery
The 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.
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.
Mi Muovo is an integrated public transport pass for the region. Short-stay visitors might use "Mi Muovo Multibus", a 12-trip bus ticket, see Emilia Romagna#Get around.
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