Thursday 16 September
Sala Baganza
10:00:
- Parco Fluviale Regionale del Taro (Taro River Regional Park), guided visit to the “Sotto il segno dell’Acqua” (under the water sign) exhibition, to show that the river is much more than a waterway
- continuation along the Via Francigena to the Romanesque parish church of Talignano; built in the 12th century, it was annexed to a hospice for pilgrims. The edifice is aisleless and covered by a barrel vault; it still has the original structure in the apse, bell tower and facade. The rare lunette with the psychostasy, weighing of the souls, is outstanding.
- visit, by booking only, to the Levati Park Centre in the Boschi di Carrega Regional Park, which houses two permanent exhibitions, one on the roe deer and the other on the production chains of the territory; it is the centre of environmental education activities (to book: Centro Visite Levati tel. +39 (0)521.833440, parco.carrega@libero.it)
- guided visit, by booking, to the Rocca Sanvitale fortress, which was built by the will of the Sanvitale family in 1461 and is full of fascinating stories of heroes narrated by the sixteenth century frescoes; subsequently inhabited by the Farnese family, who built the Potager Garden and by the Borbone family, who commissioned the neoclassic Oratorio dell’Assunta
10:00 and 15:00: “Finestre Aperte” (open windows), visit to the ham factories
21:00: Piazza Gramsci, show from the Castello dei Burattini (puppet castle) “La fonte portentosa” with the Burattini dei Ferrari (Ferrari puppets). Prosciutterie in Piazza (ham shops in the square)
For info: Iat Sala Baganza – Collecchio – Felino tel. +39 (0)521 331342- 331343, fax +39 (0)521 336429. Contacts Rosa Carcelli Zara Safi; iatsala@comune.sala-baganza.pr.it - r.carcelli@comune.sala-baganza.pr.it
Montechiarugolo
21:00: “Mangia come scrivi” (eat as you write) at the Il Cigno Nero restaurant in P.zza Rivasi. Dinner with authors dedicated to Prosciutto (Ham) and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
For info: Tourism office tel. +39 (0)521 687711 – cultura@comune.montechiarugolo.pr.it
Trattoria: tel. +39 (0)521 686450 – booking is compulsory.
Lesignano de Bagni
17:00: A walk among gullies and barboj with dinner under the stars. Guided hike or mountain bike tour, in collaboration with Marcello Cantarelli, geologist and excursion-environmental guide and with Associazione KinoMana. Start from Piazza Marconi.
20:30: Rivalta - Barboj Park. Dinner and music show.
For info: Lesignano town hall, tel. +39 (0)521 850213; f.adorni@comune.lesignano-debagni.pr.it
10:00:
- Parco Fluviale Regionale del Taro (Taro River Regional Park), guided visit to the “Sotto il segno dell’Acqua” (under the water sign) exhibition, to show that the river is much more than a waterway
- continuation along the Via Francigena to the Romanesque parish church of Talignano; built in the 12th century, it was annexed to a hospice for pilgrims. The edifice is aisleless and covered by a barrel vault; it still has the original structure in the apse, bell tower and facade. The rare lunette with the psychostasy, weighing of the souls, is outstanding.
- visit, by booking only, to the Levati Park Centre in the Boschi di Carrega Regional Park, which houses two permanent exhibitions, one on the roe deer and the other on the production chains of the territory; it is the centre of environmental education activities (to book: Centro Visite Levati tel. +39 (0)521.833440, parco.carrega@libero.it)
- guided visit, by booking, to the Rocca Sanvitale fortress, which was built by the will of the Sanvitale family in 1461 and is full of fascinating stories of heroes narrated by the sixteenth century frescoes; subsequently inhabited by the Farnese family, who built the Potager Garden and by the Borbone family, who commissioned the neoclassic Oratorio dell’Assunta
10:00 and 15:00: “Finestre Aperte” (open windows), visit to the ham factories
21:00: Piazza Gramsci, show from the Castello dei Burattini (puppet castle) “La fonte portentosa” with the Burattini dei Ferrari (Ferrari puppets). Prosciutterie in Piazza (ham shops in the square)
For info: Iat Sala Baganza – Collecchio – Felino tel. +39 (0)521 331342- 331343, fax +39 (0)521 336429. Contacts Rosa Carcelli Zara Safi; iatsala@comune.sala-baganza.pr.it - r.carcelli@comune.sala-baganza.pr.it
Montechiarugolo
21:00: “Mangia come scrivi” (eat as you write) at the Il Cigno Nero restaurant in P.zza Rivasi. Dinner with authors dedicated to Prosciutto (Ham) and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
For info: Tourism office tel. +39 (0)521 687711 – cultura@comune.montechiarugolo.pr.it
Trattoria: tel. +39 (0)521 686450 – booking is compulsory.
Lesignano de Bagni
17:00: A walk among gullies and barboj with dinner under the stars. Guided hike or mountain bike tour, in collaboration with Marcello Cantarelli, geologist and excursion-environmental guide and with Associazione KinoMana. Start from Piazza Marconi.
20:30: Rivalta - Barboj Park. Dinner and music show.
For info: Lesignano town hall, tel. +39 (0)521 850213; f.adorni@comune.lesignano-debagni.pr.it