Piacenza: what to see and what to do | ViaggiArt

It is nicknamed "the Firstborn" because, in 1848, it was the first Italian city to vote for annexation to the Kingdom of Sardinia. Populated since ancient times, the territory of Piacenza was first conquered by Etruscans and then by Celts. Become the seat of a Longobard ducat, then conquered by Franks, the city gained more importance by being on the Via Francigena. Piacenza is a City of Art that boasts a remarkable heritage. Among the great buildings of worship, Duomo, Basilica of Sant'Antonino, San Savino and the Church of San Francesco, just to name a few. Gothic Building is the true symbol of Piacenza, built from 1281 by Alberto Scoto. Wonderful are public and private gardens of historic center enclosed in the palaces, to which they give extra beauty, giving the city a suggestion. Palazzo Farnese hosts Civic Museums.

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Teatro municipale

The Ducal Theatre of Saline, generically referred to as "small" or "comedy", was built in August 1593, with the help of a Piacenza wealthy merchant: Pietro Martire...

Musei civici di Palazzo Farnese

The Civic Museum, housed in the rooms of Palazzo Farnese, consist of Civic Art Gallery, Archaeological Museum, Carriage Museum and Museum of the Risorgimento. The...

Museo capitolare di Sant'Antonino

Piacenza Cathedral, begun in c. XII, has always been a destination for visiting the countless pilgrims passing on the Via Francigena. Throughout its thousand-year...

Museo di Palazzo Costa

On the first floor of Palazzo Costa (c. XVII), in some circles monumental property of "Horak Foundation", a non-profit organization, there is a museum of...

Teatro comunale di Santa Franca (già dei Filodrammatici)

The Filodrammatica Piacenza was officially established by decree of Maria Luigia in 1825, but for fifteen years is already active. At first it was granted to the use...

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