Piacenza

Piacenza is a city in Emilia-Romagna.



By plane
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
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
There is also a bus service (see below for SETA) to Cremona.

Get around
SETA run the local buses.

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.

Do

 * 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
Coppa Piacentina - a type of cold cut produced in the region

Salume Piacentini - the most famous cold cut made in Piacenza

Eat

 * 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.

Sleep

 * Grande Albergo Roma, Via Cittadella 14.
 * Hotel Ovest, via Primo Maggio 82.

Connect
As of June 2022, Piacenza has 4G from Tim, and 5G from Iliad, Vodafone and Wind Tre.

Go next

 * Milan
 * Parma
 * Cremona