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Piacenza (province)

Province of Italy

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Overview

Piacenza is the westernmost of the nine provinces in the region of Emilia-Romagna in northwestern Italy. The main elements of tourist attraction in the province are food and wine and castles. As for winter sports, in the Bobbio area there are cross-country ski runs and ski lifts for alpine skiing.

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Getting around

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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Piacenza

Piacenza is a city in Emilia-Romagna. 1 Iat Piacenza (Tourism Information Office), piazza Cavalli 10 (near the intersection with via Calzolai), ☏ +39 0523 492001.

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UnderstandThe northernmost part of the province is largely flat but the southernmost two thirds are hilly and extend to the Ligurian Apennine Mountains.

Get aroundMi 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.

SeeThe province has a wealth of religious architecture. The Romanesque Abbey of San Colombano in Bobbio was built in 614. The Cathedral of Piacenza (1122-1233) is the mother church of the diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio.

EatPiacenza gastronomy boasts various typical dishes that over time have become known outside the province, such as pisarei and faśö, and tortelli alla piacentina.

DrinkViticulture is also very widespread in Piacentino, an activity whose presence in Piacenza is documented since the first millennium BC.

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