- 1 Iat Piacenza (Tourism Information Office), piazza Cavalli 10 (near the intersection with via Calzolai), ☏ +39 0523 492001. Daily 10:00–13:00 and 15:00-19:00; M-Sa 08:30-10:09 and 01:00-15:00. Inquire at Quinfo at the courtyard Palazzo Gotico (see below).
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Linate and Malpensa (Milan) and Parma airport are the nearest. Piacenza can be reached also from Bologna and Bergamo Orio al Serio airport.
By train
[edit]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
[edit]There is also a bus service (see below for SETA) to Cremona.
Get around
[edit]SETA run the local buses.
Mi Muovo[dead link] 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.
See
[edit]Palaces
[edit]- 1 Palazzo Farnese, Piazza Cittadella 29. A Renaissance palace of the Farnese family built in 16th century. The palace hosts the Civic Museums of Piacenza.
- 2 Palazzo Comunale (Il Gotico), Piazza dei Cavalli. A Gothic town hall built in 1281.
- 3 Palazzo dei Mercanti, Piazza dei Cavalli. Today it houses Piacenza's Town Hall.
- 4 Palazzo Scotti da Vigoleno (Palazzo della Prefettura). It houses the offices of the provincial administration.
- 5 Palazzo Costa, via Roma, 80. The palace hosts the Museo Ambientale.
- 6 Palazzo Landi.
Churches
[edit]- 7 Duomo di Picenza (Piacenza Cathedral). Built in 12th-13th centuries in Romanesque style.
- 8 Basilica di Sant'Antonino. This basilica with a characteristic octagonal tower is an example of early Romanesque architecture.
Museums
[edit]- 9 Galleria d'Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi (Ricci Oddi Gallery), via San Siro, 13, ☏ +39 0523 320742. 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.
Do
[edit]- Attend a A1 league volleyball match in the Pala Banca by Copra Elior Piacenza (men) or Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza (women).
- Rugby Union: Rugby Lyons play in Serie A Elite, the top domestic tier. Their home ground Stadio Walter Beltrametti (capacity 3000) is 3 km south of town centre.
Buy
[edit]Coppa Piacentina - a type of cold cut produced in the region
Salume Piacentini - the most famous cold cut made in Piacenza
Eat
[edit]- Osteria Santo Stefano, Via Santo Stefano 22 (one of the best yet a bit pricy osterias)
- Osteria del Trentino, Via Del Castello, 71 (one of the most famous ostterias in the town of Piacenza)
- Trattoria La Pireina, Via Borghetto, 137 (a really typical traditional Piacentine restaurant)
- Trattoria San Giovanni, Via Garibaldi 49/A. (sober yet stylish interior, very good cooking)
- Signor Gelato, Via Vittorio Gadolino 5. Home made ice cream just outside city centre.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Grande Albergo Roma, Via Cittadella 14.
- Hotel Ovest, via Primo Maggio 82.
Connect
[edit]As of June 2022, Piacenza has 4G from Tim, and 5G from Iliad, Vodafone and Wind Tre.