| Borgo Val di Taro | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Emilia Romagna | |
| Territory | Parma | |
| Altitude | 411 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 152.30 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 6.999 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Borgotaresi - Borghigiani | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0525 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 43043 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Borgo Val di Taro is a center ofEmilia Romagna.
To know
Borgo Val di Taro is the official name of this important Apennine center; in common use, however, the form has prevailed Borgotaro with which it is now commonly referred to.
Geographical notes
It is located on the Parma hills, of which it represents the most populous center, high up Val di Taro on the border with Tuscany and not very far from the Ligurian border. It is 65 km away. from Parma, 71 from Chiavari.
Background
Located on the border of three regions, Liguria, Tuscany, Emilia, Borgotaro was a land of passage for merchants, pilgrims, travelers and last but not least armies that passed through the Apennine passes towards the Lunigiana and the Genoese area.Many were the rulers of this strategic Apennine center: Empire, Monastery of Bobbio, Municipality of Piacenza, the Landi, the Papacy, the Malaspina, the Visconti, the Fieschi, the Sforza, the Doria, the Farnese, Austria, Napoleon, the Bourbons.
The original Turris it was a Byzantine military settlement, then a Lombard one. The Lombard kings gave it to the Monastery of San Colombano in Bobbio, which was for a long time rich and powerful center of power in this slice of the Apennines between Val Trebbia and the Val di Taro. The primitive center of Turris then became Torresana; when the inhabitants moved to the current site, they gave rise to the Borgo Val di Taro that we know; in 1226 the first stone of the church of San Antonio was laid, which was the fulcrum around which the center developed.
Passed through various hands, the town finally gave itself to the Farnese of Parma, after having rebelled against the tyrannical Landi. With the Napoleonic Empire it was administratively in Chiavari. He then returned to Parma to follow the events up to the Unification.
During the Second World War Borgotaro was the center of battles and partisan actions, so much so that in 1985 it received the Gold Medal for Military Valor.
How to orient yourself
Borgo Val di Taro: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its extensive territory has numerous inhabited centers and localities: Banca, Barca, Barzana di Sotto, Baselica, Belforte, Bissaio, Boceto, Bozzi, Brattesini, Brunelli, Caffaraccia, Cà Franchi, Caprendino, Case Maroni, Casembola, Case Scodellino, Case Vighen , Casoni, Ca 'Valesi, Cavanna, Cianica, Colombaia, Corriago, Costadasi, Frasso, Galla, Ghiare, Giacopazzi, Grifola, Il Mulino, Il Poggio, La Costella, Laghina, Lavacchielli, Le Querciole, The beaches, Magrano, Meda, Monticelli, Ostia Parmense, Poggio, Pontolo, Porcigatone, Pozzo, Roccamurata, Rovinaglia, San Martino, San Pietro, San Vincenzo, Tiedoli, Tolara, Tombone, Valdena, Valleto.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Parma airport (G. Verdi), Via Emilia - Golese locality, ☎ 39 0521 951511.
- 2 Bologna airport (G.Marconi), Via Triumvirato 84, ☎ 39 051 6479615.
By car
It has its own motorway exit (Borgo Val di Taro) on the highway of the CisaParma - Spice
then state road 523 of the Val di Taro
It has its own motorway exit (Borgo Val di Taro) on the highway of the Cisa
then state road 523 of the On the train
It has its own station on the Parma - La Spezia line, served with stops for trains departing from Milan, Bologna, Genoa, Spice, Livorno is Florence.
It has its own station on the Parma - La Spezia line, served with stops for trains departing from By bus
Bus line from Parma - TEP lines (timetables)
Bus line from Parma - TEP lines (How to get around
What see
Its historic center, once surrounded by walls, preserves a good number of buildings of good workmanship and of considerable historical and architectural interest, which span a time span from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century: Palazzo Bertucci, Palazzo Boveri, Palazzo Manara, Palazzo Tardiati, Picenardi Palace, Moglia House, Cassio House.
- 1 Church of Sant'Antonino, piazza XI February. The ancient building of Sant'Antonino was built in 1226, with three naves delimited by columns, and with three apses. It was subsequently renovated and shortly after the mid-seventeenth century the new Latin cross church was consecrated. The façade is the result of a 1925 restoration.
- It preserves valuable works and a Serassi organ from 1795.
- The altar of the Crucifix has an evident Baroque imprint in gilded wood made by Lorenzo Aili at the turn of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The presbytery shows a Annunciation seventeenth-century of excellent workmanship.
- 2 Church of San Domenico, Squeri square. The foundation of the church, with the adjoining convent, dates back to the end of the fifteenth century. It was restored in 1674 and most recently just before the Second World War. The Boveri coat of arms appears on the main portal of the church, which has three naves with Gothic style arches. It preserves well-made pictorial works, including one Massacre of the Innocents is The passage of the Red Sea.
- In the church there is also a gilded wooden statue of the Madonna del Rosario, dating back to the sixteenth century, which is annually carried in procession for the celebration of the Madonna del Rosario.
- 3 Palazzo Tardiani, piazza XI February. Until about the middle of the twentieth century it was the seat of the hospital, which was once managed by the Confraternity of Disciplinati. It was sold to the Parish of Sant'Antonino to use the proceeds for the construction of the new hospital. It is now the seat of the Mountain Community of the Taro and Ceno Valleys.
- 4 city Hall, via Nazionale. The Palazzo del Pretorio, now the municipal seat, belonged to the family of the Marquis Manara. It is characterized by a loggia on the ground floor; it was built on the remains of a previous medieval palace.
- 5 Boveri Palace, via Nazionale / via San Domenico. The memory of the hospitality given in 1714 to Elisabetta Farnese, who became Queen of Spain, is linked to the palace. In view of her arrival, the palace was decorated with stucco friezes reproducing the coats of arms of Borgotaro, of the Bourbons, of the Farnese; smaller ones of the Picenardi and Boveri families. The interior of the building retains almost nothing of the ancient decorations.
- 6 Arco Bertucci, piazza Farnese. It was built, imposing, at the entrance to the historic center by the Bertucci family, owner of the homonymous building which is located uphill Nazario Sauro.
- 7 Ghirardi Regional Nature Reserve. It is a protected regional area of the Region Emilia Romagna, established in 2010. It occupies an area of 370 hectares all located in Parma.
- The Ghirardi Regional Nature Reserve is one of the protected natural areas of the Emilia-Romagna region. The regional nature reserve was established in 2010 and occupies an area of 370 hectares in the province of Parma.
In Tiedoli
- Church of San Cristoforo, in the district Tiedoli. It is mentioned as a chapel dependent on the Pieve di San Giorgio in a document dated 1221. It is located on the road that was once used as an alternative route to the Via Francigena, from Bar of to Lunigiana passing through the Brattello. Its origins date back to the 10th century; interventions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have changed its appearance as we see it now, with the construction of the only side chapel, the presbytery with a square plan and the facade with pilasters and triangular tympanum.
- The bell tower dates back to 1833 and stands on the left side of the facade. It replaces the previous one which, until the sixteenth century, stood on the left side and had an internal supporting column whose base was discovered to the left of the entrance; it is visible under a glass structure, together with the ancient semicircular foundations of the ancient apse.
Events and parties
- Borgotaro Mushroom Fair.
in the month of September. - Borgotara Carnival. with a parade of masked allegorical floats
in the month of September.What to do
The territory of Borgotaro offers the possibility of excursions and walks in the woods of the Ghirardi Regional Nature Reserve; is one of the protected natural areas of the Emilia-Romagna region. Its establishment dates back to 2010 and has an area of 370 hectares formed by the territories of Borgo Val di Taro and Albareto.
You can practice sport fishing (Arctic S.P.S. and Lake Willy), canoeing, hunting, hang gliding; there is a riding school.
Shopping
Borgotaro is one of the members of the gastronomic tourism promotion association Boletus mushroom road together with Albareto, Bedonia, Berceto, Compiano is Tornolo. The Borgotaro mushroom is an I.G.P (Protected Geographical Indication) product that it received in 1993. In 1995 the Consortium for the Protection of I.G.P was established. "Fungo di Borgotaro" to guarantee and promote the porcino.
How to have fun
Where to eat
The cuisine of Borgotaro has, among the various delights, some typical features: especially porcini mushrooms, but also mushrooms sloe that enrich the homemade noodles and omelettes; the black truffle, the collection of which is spreading; game; the tasty trout of the Taro.
Average prices
- 1 La Bottega del Chisolino restaurant and pizzeria, via Torresana 4, ☎ 39 0525 90522.
- 2 The Rustico, Avenue Martyrs of Liberty 63, ☎ 39 0525 99100.
- 3 I Due Gatti Restaurant, Via Piave, 2.
- 4 Pizza Enjoy Zanza, via piave n 2, ☎ 39 0525 921206. Pizzeria sandwich shop.
- 5 Trattoria Vecchio Borgo, Via Cassio, 14, ☎ 39 0525 99503.
- 6 Pizzeria "Dai Figiœ", Via Filippo Corridoni, 36.
- 7 Al Fondo Restaurant, Ascent Nazario Sauro, 1, ☎ 39 0525 97892.
- 8 Restaurant Bar Pizzeria Tariz, Viale Vittorio Bottego, 39, ☎ 39 0525 916009.
- 9 Ustaria dal Merca 'restaurant, Viale Vittorio Bottego, 52, ☎ 39 0525 99516.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Florence hotel, Piazza Verdi, 3, ☎ 39 052596478, fax: 39 052596478, @[email protected]. 3 stars.
- 2 Rome hotel, Largo Roma, 9, ☎ 39 05251981207, fax: 39 05251981097, @[email protected]. 3 stars.
- 3 Mistrello Hotel, Via Europa, 2, ☎ 39 052597444, fax: 39 052590511, @[email protected]. 3 stars.
Campsites
- 4 Camping Europe, Via Stradella 5, ☎ 39 0525 99363.
Safety
Pharmacies
- 3 Cardinali Pharmacy, Liberty Avenue, 18, ☎ 39 0525 97430.
- 4 Corbelletta Pharmacy, Via Cesare Battisti, 19, ☎ 39 0525 96785.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 5 Italian post, via Cesare Battisti 3, ☎ 39 0525 921911, fax: 39 0525 921050.
Around
- Berceto - Its imposing Cathedral of ancient Romanesque foundation was one of the most important stops on the Via Francigena; ruins of the Rossi castle remain. The town retains a historic center with ancient prestigious buildings; it is an important service, trade and holiday center on the Cisa Pass road.
- Fornovo di Taro - Its ancient Pieve was an important stop along the route of the Via Francigena
- Compiano - Its well-preserved urban structure around its massive castle has earned the town its inclusion in the ranks of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
- Bardone - His Pieve was one of the stops on the Via Francigena; there are preserved sculptures of the Antelamic school.
- Pass of the Cisa - One of the best known and most practiced Apennine passes since ancient times (the Via Francigena), it is very popular especially for out-of-town outings. The small sanctuary that stands there is dedicated to Our Lady of the Guard, nominated Patroness of sportsmen from all over the world in 1965.
- Pass of Hundred Crosses
Itineraries
- The way of the Abbots
- It is an ancient early medieval route used from the 7th to the 11th century that abbots and religious of the monastery of San Colombano di Bobbio they traveled to reach Rome. There via degli Abati it develops for 125 kilometers and crosses the centers of Coli, Farini, Bar of and Borgo Val di Taro and the four Apennine passes of Sella dei Generali, Linguadà, Santa Donna and Borgallo to get to Pontremoli where it joins the via Francigena.
- Castles of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza - Scattered over the Parma and Piacenza Apennines, but also present in the plain to guard the natural border of the Po, the numerous castles of the ancient Duchy of Parma and Piacenza characterize the whole area. Originally military bulwarks, many of them have kept the appearance of an inaccessible fortress, many have gradually transformed their war nature into a refined noble residence; all perpetuate over time the atmosphere of adventure, fairytale and legend that has always been linked to castles, many of which tell of the presence of spirits and ghosts.
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