17
Nov
RIDING STABLES IN VAL TIDONE AND VAL LURETTA
Riding stables in Val Tidone and Val Luretta: horseback riding lessons, guided excursions, intensive courses from first approach to advanced level.
7
Jul
Guido Invernizzi presents the wines of Podere Casale
Guido Invernizzi presents the wines of Podere Casale. What a surprise and honor for me to taste the wines of Nicolas Rigamonti and Podere Casale.
5
Feb
Piacentini and Emiliani Restaurants in Milan
If you want to eat a dish of pisarei, you do not have to go to Piacenza, but just choose among the numerous piacentini and emiliani restaurants in Milan
10
Jan
Palazzo Farnese
Palazzo Farnese is no doubt the symbol of Piacenza: Duchesse Margherita d’Austria ordered its construction and in the middle of the 1500’, was part of the majestic Citadella Viscontea.
6
Dec
Vittorio Barbieri talks about Podere Casale wines
Four Podere Casale wines that I have tasted, in the order they would be served at a meal, from the simplest to the more complex.
3
Jun
Villa Braghieri
Of the historic monuments and villas of Castel San Giovanni, lovely town of the Piacenza province in Val Tidone, Villa Braghieri, once known as Villa Chiapponi Scotti of Castelbosco, deserves a visit.
1
Apr
Collegio Alberoni
Collegio Alberoni is no doubt one of the oldest and most legendary institutions of Piacenza.
2
Mar
THE VINEYARD OF LEONARDO DA VINCI
In the spring of 2015, the vineyard of Leonardo da Vinci was planted again and is open to the public.
6
Jan
Vicobarone
The name of this town most probably dates to the Romans. In 1651, P. Maria Campi wrote in Historia Ecclesiastica di Piacenza that the name comes from the latin Vicus Varroni, which literally means Village of Varrone, in honor of an influential roman.
23
Nov
THE 1400th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF SAINT COLOMBANO
November 23, 2015, is the 1400th anniversary of the death of Saint Colombano, an Irish monk and missionary, patron of motorcyclists and founder of numerous monasteries throughout Europe.
