| Fortunago | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lombardy | |
| Territory | Oltrepò Pavese | |
| Altitude | 482 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 17.83 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 391 (year 2010) | |
| Name inhabitants | Fortunaghesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0383 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 27040 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Ponzo (May 14); Our Lady of Sorrows (third Sunday in September) | |
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Fortunago is a center of the Lombardy.
To know
It is part of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
Geographical notes
Between the Coppa and Aldivestra valleys, inOltrepò Pavese. It is 22 km from Voghera, 39 from Pavia, 57 from Piacenza, 35 from Tortona and 67 from Alexandria.
Background
It was a settlement of the Celts before the Roman Empire. With the subsequent barbarian invasions he was part of the Committee of Tortona,, therefore from 1047 it belonged to the Bishop of Pavia. Federico Barbarossa made it a fief in 1164 to the Malaspina nobles from Pavia, then in 1362 it was taken by the captain of the Visconti Luchino Dal Verme. Infeed by the Sforza to Pietro Dal Verme, upon his death it passed to Gerolamo Riario, who sold it to Cesare Malaspina. The Treaty of Utrecht assigns the Oltrepò to the Savoy in 1713; after the parenthesis of the French Revolution, the whole area enters the new Kingdom of Italy.
How to orient yourself
Fortunago: full screen map.Neighborhoods
The towns of Cappelletta, Colombara, Costa Cavalieri, Costa Galeazzi, Gravanago, Molino della Signora, Sant'Eusebio and Scagni are inhabited centers of the municipal territory of Fortunago.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport (the Caravaggio), Via Aeroporto 13, Orio al Serio, ☎ 39 035 326323.
- 2 Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP), Ferno. The airport has two terminals (T1 and T2), the second is used for low cost flights. The bus service Motorway connects the airport with Milan central station in about 50 minutes, while the Malpensa Express it connects Terminal 1 with Cadorna station (red and green line underground) in 40 minutes. The buses of the Sadem is Motorway reach the city of Turin (2 hours), while the company Foxes make a few trips for Genoa (3 hours).
- 3 Milan-Linate airport, Viale Enrico Forlanini, ☎ 39 02 232323.
- 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].
By car
- Highway Turin-Piacenza Exit Casteggio, then SS 35 towards Borgoratto - Fortunago.
- Highway Milan-Genoa Casei-Gerola exit, then SS 216 for Voghera, finally Casteggio and SS 35.
On the train
- Voghera station
- Casteggio station
By bus
- Regular bus from Pavia and Voghera.
How to get around
What see
The greatest attraction of Fortunago is given by its environment, by the care with which it is maintained naturalness of the country. There are no shutters, smooth plaster, aluminum gates and anything else derives from the so-called modernity. Here everything is maintained according to the traditions of the past: the houses have stone walls, the paving of the streets is in porphyry, the balconies of the houses are triumphs of blooms. This atmosphere and this care in preserving the quality of life of the past have earned the town its inclusion in the group of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
- Church of San Giorgio. It houses a beautiful tempera triptych on wood that dates back to the 16th century. Above the portal there is a fresco of the Annunciation certainly valuable. Nearby you can see traces of the foundations of the tower and the building of an ancient castle that dates back to the fifteenth century.
- city Hall. The Town Hall consists of an ancient one strong house
Events and parties
- Feast of the Paciada.
on August 14. Dinner in the square - Festival of the Schita. Last Saturday of July. Dances, dances, cabaret and consumption of the traditional focaccina, note there schita.
- Feast of Sant'Eusebio (in the homonymous hamlet of Sant'Eusebio). In August. For over thirty years the feast of the hamlet of Fortunago has been characterized by gastronomic offers (wood-fired porchetta and other freshly prepared specialties), local wines, beer and dancing.
- Fortunago in Art. in August. Art exhibitions
on August 14. Dinner in the squareWhat to do
Shopping
- Local products, Post Office Square, 1. Open on weekends. In the square there is a direct sales point of typical local products on weekends: meats, wines, cheeses, honey, jams, fruit and vegetables marketed by producers who only practice organic farming.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Not far from here there is Varzi, and therefore his famous salami is at home on the fortunaghesca table. A typical vegetarian dish is then i badly made, made with herbs - usually beets -, breadcrumbs, cheeses and eggs. Braised beef stewed with spices and Bonarda is also a frequent dish.
Average prices
- The Pinewood, Via Roma, 2 (also hotel), ☎ 39 0383 875219. Typical local cuisine with appetizers of local cured meats, risotto with porcini mushrooms, mixed main courses of meat, homemade desserts.
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Around
- Varzi - Most important center of Alta Staffora Valley is a holiday resort, renowned for the quality of its well known Varzi salami which has a designation of origin ..
- Zavattarello - Center colleague among the most beautiful villages in Italy, it preserves the wonderful Dal Verme castle.
- Sant'Alberto - Its abbey, dedicated to the homonymous saint, has remarkable ancient frescoes.
- Salice Terme - Well-known spa center.
- Rivanazzano - It has interesting traces of the past, a spa, an ancient hamlet perched on a hill with a castle with a towering tower: Nazzano.
Itineraries
- Fortunago is part of the Road of Wine and Flavors of Oltrepò Pavese, a path of food and wine tourism promotion, about 60 kilometers long and recognized by the Lombardy Region, which winds through province of Pavia on a territory of 78 municipalities, including: Broni, Canneto Pavese, Stradella, Zenevredo, Bosnasco, San Damiano al Colle, Flip it over, Santa Maria della Versa, Montecalvo Versiggia, Golferenzo, Canevino, Rocca de 'Giorgi, Montalto Pavese, Borgoratto Mormorolo, Voghera, Montesegale, Godiasco, Rivanazzano, Retorbid, Codevilla, Montebello of the Battle, Corvino San Quirico, Oliva Gessi, Mornico Losana, Calvignano, Torricella Verzate, Casteggio, Saint Juliet, Redavalle, Cicognola, Brunette is Montescano.
Useful information
- Pro Loco: tel. 39 0383 875213, 8.30-14
