| Brescello | ||
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| Salutation | Don Camillo's town | |
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| State | Italy | |
| Region | Emilia Romagna | |
| Territory | Guastallese | |
| Altitude | 24 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 24 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 5.546 (2011 census) | |
| Name inhabitants | Brescellesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0522 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 42041 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Genesio (25 August) | |
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Brescello is a city ofEmilia Romagna.
To know
The ancient Brixellum Roman, a city of trade and military garrison, was the subject of numerous citations by Latin writers and was certainly of greater historical fame than today's center, which instead is linked to the notoriety derived from the series of films that have as protagonists the Guareschian characters of Don Camillo and Peppone, filmed in this location.
Geographical notes
At the foot of the banks of the Po, on the right bank of the Guastallese, has intense contacts with the Lombard centers ofOglio Po on the opposite bank, in particular Viadana from which it is 5 km. It separates it 13 km from Guastalla, 18 from Casalmaggiore, 43 from Reggio Emilia.
Background
The ancient Celtic center was subdued by the Romans around 220 BC. becoming a colony of Rome which in the 1st century AD. it enjoyed considerable prosperity thanks to its commercial activity, its port at the mouth of the Enza and its central location in the Po Valley. The struggles for supremacy between Galba, Otone and Vitellio saw Brixellum play an important role in the story, as it was the stronghold of Otho, who committed suicide there. With the decline of the Empire Brixellum in turn declined. Episcopal seat in 389, with Genesio first bishop (and today patron saint), it was destroyed at the end of the sixth century by the Lombards during the struggles with the Byzantines.
Matilde di Canossa brought new life to the coastal center by settling the Benedictine monks, to whom Brescello ceded, making them independent from the bishopric. In the period of the Communes it was subject to Parma, later disputed by the lordships of the Rossi, Correggeschi, Visconti, Sforza, Estensi, Republic of Venice, duchy of Ferrara and Duchy of Modena in which it finally merged. With the Este of Modena it was fortified and reorganized, but in the eighteenth century Spanish troops demolished every fortification. In the following century it passed into the orbit of Reggio, to then enter united Italy after having briefly been the temporary seat of the Este duchy.
How to orient yourself
Brescello: full screen map.Neighborhoods
In the municipal area of Brescello there are also the inhabited centers of Coenzo a Mane, Ghiarole, Lentigione and Sorbolo a Mane or Sorbolo Levante.
How to get
- 1 Parma airport (G. Verdi), Via Emilia - Golese locality, ☎ 39 0521 951511.
- 2 Bologna airport, Via Triumvirato 84, ☎ 39 051 6479615.
- 3 Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport (the Caravaggio), Via Aeroporto 13, Orio al Serio, ☎ 39 035 326323.
- 4 Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. Charter only
- 5 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, fax: 39 045 8619074, @[email protected].
By car
Highway exit Terre di Canossa in Campegine on the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway.
It is affected by the state CastelnoveseReggio Emilia - Casalmaggiore and from the state road 62 Cisa - Brenner.
Highway exit Terre di Canossa in Campegine on the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway.
It is affected by the state Castelnovese
[link not working]Regional river tourist port of Boretto. In the nearby village of Boretto In the river port, occasionally tourist river navigation boats dock.
On the train
6 Railway station. Brescello has its own railway station on the line Parma - Guastalla - Suzzara. It also has a railway stop in the hamlet of Lentigione.
By bus
It has stops on the bus lines:
What see
- 1 Church of Santa Maria Nascente, piazza Matteotti. It is the church of Don Camillo's speaking Christ, surrounded by a canopy with twisted wooden columns, the work of the Veronese Bruno Avesani. The current structure is that of the reconstruction of 1829-1837, as the ancient medieval church had become insufficient and had become unsafe. Keep good paintings. With three naves, it has six side altars; the ancient presbytery has become the left presbytery. The bell tower was built in 1896. The porch of the facade is a legacy of the film shootings of the Don Camillo series; provisionally built as a set for the film, it was then actually built.
- 2 Ercole del Sansovino, piazza Matteotti. The statue is located in the center of the square and represents Hercules Benefactor; Jacopo Tatti known as Sansovino built it in 1553 and had its current location in 1727; the statue now visible is however only a copy. The square is surrounded on two sides by two rows of arcades; a third side houses the parish church.
- 3 Monastery of San Benedetto. With the absence of the cloistered Benedictine nuns following the suppression of the religious order, the fifteenth-century complex now houses cultural institutions as well as the municipal council hall, civic rooms and municipal police.
- 4 Peppone and Don Camillo Museum. It is housed in the building of the former monastery of San Benedetto, and represents just one of the many initiatives that Brescello has put in place to take advantage of the publicity derived to the town from having been a film set for the Don Camillo series. The name of the parish priest of the Bassa and of the mayor Peppone recur almost everywhere; you can even meet them in the square, where the statues of the two characters face each other on both sides where they were placed in 2001 to commemorate the fifty years of the first film. Next to the building of the monastery of San Benedetto is the Giovannino Guareschi Park, the famous creator of the equally famous characters.
- 5 Archaeological Museum, Via Cavallotti, 37 (at the San Benedetto Cultural Center), ☎ 39 0522 482564, @[email protected].
Sat-Sun and holidays: 9: 30-12: 30; 15: 00-18: 00. The museum is dedicated to the history and finds of the Brixellum Roman, which was a large commercial center at the crossroads of important Roman routes.
Sat-Sun and holidays: 9: 30-12: 30; 15: 00-18: 00. The museum is dedicated to the history and finds of the Brixellum Roman, which was a large commercial center at the crossroads of important Roman routes.Events and parties
- Film Festival. in June.
- Brixellum Romanorum. in June. historical reenactment in costume of the Roman imperial period.
What to do
- 1 Tennis, Via Ariosto, 9, ☎ 39 347 4166235.
Hourly rates - summer: € 8.00 for members, € 10.00 for non-members - winter: € 12.00 for members, € 15.00 for non-members. Managed by the Brescello Tennis Club: 2 indoor courts and 1 outdoor court; 1 outdoor soccer field. - 2 Sports Center of Lentigione. Includes: "Levantini" football field; gym with multi-sports venue and changing rooms; second field; .
- 3 Skating ring, Via Salvemini (in Lentigione), ☎ 39 0522 680214.
Hourly rates - summer: € 8.00 for members, € 10.00 for non-members - winter: € 12.00 for members, € 15.00 for non-members. Managed by the Brescello Tennis Club: 2 indoor courts and 1 outdoor court; 1 outdoor soccer field.Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Don Camillo's Workshop, Via Felice Cavallotti, 12, ☎ 39 0522 684141.
- 2 Caffé don Camillo restaurant, Matteotti Square, 6, ☎ 39 0522 962159.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Hotel Brixellum restaurant, Via Felice Cavallotti, 58, ☎ 39 0522 686127.
- 2 Saras hotel, Via Felice Cavallotti, 56, ☎ 3900522 686127.
Safety
Pharmacies
- 7 Bernardi Pharmacy, Via Cisa Ligure, 216 (in Lentigione), ☎ 39 0522-680511.
- 8 Camellini Pharmacy, Marconi Square, 6, ☎ 39 0522 684338.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 9 Italian post, piazza Garibaldi 1, ☎ 39 0522 964983.
Around
- Guastalla - It was the capital of the Duchy with Parma is Piacenza; it had also been so first with the Gonzagas and then with the Torelli. Its historic center, with traces of the ancient ramparts, retains an important urban tone.
- Colorno - Its Royal Palace belonged to the Sanseverino, then to the Farnese, Maria Luigia of Austria, the Bourbons; it is by far the most important monument of this little Versailles Parma, which also offers a small but beautiful historic center, close to the Lorno stream that gives it its name and Parma, not far from the Po.
- Viadana - capital of the Viadanese, its vast historical center, of good interest, lives of Po Valley and Gonzaga atmospheres. The ring road avenues mark the route of the ancient disappeared walls; the arcaded streets of the center distinguish the city with the Gonzaga urban style.
- Casalmaggiore - Capital of Casalasco, protected by mighty embankments, the city develops parallel to the bed of the Po. The wide breath of the main square, the undeniable majesty of the Town Hall and the Cathedral reveal its character as an important center of the Bassa. The Sanctuary of the Madonna della Fontana, the church of Santa Chiara, the church of the Hospital are among its outstanding monuments.
- Sabbioneta - City of foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Site, maintains the walls within which the magic of ideal urban planning by Vespasiano Gonzaga has remained intact; the Teatro all'Antica, the Ducal Palace, the Gallery, the Incoronata church are some of its monuments that stand out in a context that has been admirably preserved.
- Parma Morta nature reserve to Mezzani - Nature reserve in the Parma lowland, on the right bank of the Po in the municipality of Mezzani, a typical environment of flora, fauna and wetlands of the Po.
- Parma - One of the major cities of art inEmilia, maintains with great evidence the appearance, elegance and ways of life of a capital, as it was for centuries. The Farnese della Pilotta palace, the Romanesque Cathedral, the Steccata church are some of the monumental emergencies that characterize the city; of great fame his theater, his musical tradition (Giuseppe Verdi), his school of painting (Correggio, Parmigianino), his love for good food (Parma ham, salami, Parmigiano Reggiano, Lambrusco).
Itineraries
- In the lands of the Gonzaga - An itinerary through the centers, large and small, which were the capitals of the Gonzaga cadet branches: principalities, marquisates, duchies which, within the Mantuan state structure, enjoyed real independence, often minted coins and held refined courts that rivaled that of Mantua, embellished their urban centers by equipping them with elegant architecture - churches, squares, palaces, walls, towers - and characteristic urban views such as the typical Gonzaga arcades.
Useful information
- 10 Brescello Tourist Office, Via Cavallotti 24, ☎ 39 0522 482564, @[email protected]. Mon-Fri: 9: 30-12: 30; 14; 30-17; 30 - Sat-Sun and holidays: 14: 00-18;: 00 inv. - 14: 30-18: 30 est..
