| Guastalla | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Emilia Romagna | |
| Territory | Guastallese | |
| Altitude | 25 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 52.56 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 14.786 (2011) | |
| Name inhabitants | guastallesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0522 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 42016 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | Saint Catherine of Alexandria | |
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Guastalla is a city ofEmilia Romagna.
To know
Geographical notes
Guastalla is a town in the lower Reggio area, on the right bank of the Po river.
Background
The city had a past of splendor with the Lordship of the Gonzaga; before them it was the capital of its own state with the Torelli family, and finally co-capital in the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla. It was already an important center in the Middle Ages, when it hosted the Council of Urban II in 1095 in the church of Pieve; a second Council, always in the same church, was held there in 1106 with Pope Paschal II.
How to orient yourself
Guastalla: full screen map.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 some trips for Genoa (3 hours).
- 3 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
- 4 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, fax: 39 045 8619074, @[email protected].
- 5 Parma airport (G. Verdi), Via Emilia - Golese locality, ☎ 39 0521 951511.
- 6 Bologna airport, Via Triumvirato 84, ☎ 39 051 6479615.
On the train
Guastalla has its own railway station affected by the lines:
- Parma - Suzzara
- Guastalla - Reggio Emilia
How to get around
What see
Monument to Ferrante I Gonzaga
Cathedral
Ducal Palace
- 1 St. Peter's Cathedral.
- Civic Tower (Campanon).
- 2 Garibaldi Square.
- 3 Bronze statue of Ferrante Gonzaga (Franton), Mazzini square.
- 4 Ducal Palace (Gonzaga Palace of Guastalla). It was built in the Renaissance style on the site of a palace of the Torelli family in the 15th century, and rebuilt in the following century by Francesco Capriani (Francesco da Volterra), commissioned by the Count of Guastalla, Cesare I Gonzaga. Neglected for years, it houses a city museum. It contains works of art from ancient Roman cemeteries, paintings from deconsecrated chapels and oratories, as well as an exhibition by modern painters, such as Mario Bolzoni's watercolors.
- 5 Mazzini square.
- Corso Garibaldi.
- Municipal Theater R. Ruggeri.
- 6 Oratory of the Beata Vergine dell'Olmo.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
- 1 Bowling Disco Pub, via Papa Giovanni XXIII 44, ☎ 39 0522 838624.
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Le Vie del Gusto restaurant, Via Zibordi, 20 / B, ☎ 39 0522 822039.
- 2 La Barriera pizzeria restaurant, Martyrs and Patriots Square, 3, ☎ 39 0522 825597.
- 3 L'Aragosta Pizzeria Restaurant, Largo A. Gramsci, 6, ☎ 39 0522 826458.
- 4 Orchidea pizza restaurant, Via Circonvallazione, 79, ☎ 39 0522 835009.
- 5 [link not working]La Quadra Brewery - Pizzeria Al Faro, Via Lido Po, 17, ☎ 39 0522 839223. Local with a rustic setting on the banks of the Po river.
- 6 Osteria La Lumira, Viale Po, ☎ 39 0522 828549.
- 7 La Mandragola Restaurant, via Sacco and Vanzetti 2/2, ☎ 39 0522 219810.
- 8 The New Boccio Pizzeria, Via S. Giuseppe, 18, ☎ 39 0522 824951.
- 9 Il Cantuccio Restaurant, Via Broccata, 2, ☎ 39 0522 826974.
- 10 MelaGusto pizzeria, Piazza Don Teobaldo Soragna, 9, ☎ 39 0522 826021.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Bed & Breakfast Ai Tigli, Via Mazzacurati, 25, ☎ 39 0522 830726.
- 2 Old River hotels, Viale Lido Po, 2-4, ☎ 39 0522 838401. 3 star hotel
- 3 B&B Locanda Argine della Cerchia, Corso G. Garibaldi, 25, ☎ 39 340 7465745.
- 4 B&B Porta Po, Via Bacchiavini, 11, ☎ 39 333 6075949.
- 5 Rossorubino Bed & Breakfast, Via Concordia, 13, ☎ 39 0522 824818.
Safety
Pharmacies
- 7 Cheesemakers, Piazza I Maggio, 14.
- 8 Battlements, Via Pieve, 51/1, ☎ 39 0522 824231.
- 9 Factory Girl, Via Gonzaga, 1 / D, ☎ 39 0522 824320.
- 10 St. James, Via F. Moscardini, 56 A, ☎ 39 0522 836889.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 11 Italian post, Via G. Passerini, 2, ☎ 39 0522 822111.
Around
- Mantua - Capital of the Gonzagas, it still exudes its subtle charm as a great city of art for which it appoints it a UNESCO World Heritage Site it was not so much a recognition as a necessary acknowledgment. Its ancient atmospheres are incomparable, the profiles of the palaces and domes that stand out in the Po Valley mist enveloped by the mirror of its lakes, its endless Gonzaga palace that incorporates numerous buildings in the city center.
- 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.
- Pomponesco - City of foundation, it owes its sixteenth-century urban structure to Giulio Cesare Gonzaga in which the scenic porticoed square stands out, which connects with a staircase to the Po embankment, on which the archpriest church and the civic palace overlook on two sides unfortunately only a few traces of the castle remain on the fourth side.
- Parma - One of the major cities of art inEmilia, it maintains with great evidence the aspect, 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).
- Colorno - Its Palace belonged to the Sanseverino family, then to the Farnese family, to Maria Luigia of Austria, to 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.
- Casalmaggiore - Capital of the Casalasco, protected by mighty embankments, the city develops parallel to the bed of the Po. The wide breadth 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.
- Viadana - capital of 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.
- Novellara - It was the county capital of a branch of the Gonzaga family. The fortress built by Guido Gonzaga and enlarged by Count Alessandro I Gonzaga and the Sanctuary of the Fossetta built by Barbara Gonzaga remain visible.
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
- 12 Touristic office, via Gonzaga, 16, ☎ 39 0522 839763, @[email protected].
Summer: Thu 9: 30-12: 30; Wed, Fri-Sun 9: 30-12.30 and 15: 30-18: 30. Winter: Wed, Sat-Sun 9: 30-12.30 and 15: 30-18: 30. Palazzo Ducale is the most representative monument of Guastalla. For a long time the seat of the noble court, today it houses various private and public services. The Palace tells a long and complex history of sovereignty. Built at the beginning of the 16th century as the "new" residence of the Torello counts, with the arrival of the Gonzagas in 1539 work began to transform it into a real court. Works entrusted to Francesco Capriani, known as Volterra, who defined the structure as a square arcaded courtyard, even if the Palazzo Ducale will reach a definitive structure only at the threshold of the seventeenth century. It is not easy to go back to the original appearance of the Palace, due to the alterations that took place in the nineteenth century, necessary to adapt the building to different uses. The Palace became the private residence of the Mossina family in 1908. Today, publicly owned, it has undergone important structural consolidation and restoration works. The north wing of the main floor houses the Maldotti picture gallery, a selection of about fifty paintings belonging to the collection of the historic Maldotti Library.
Summer: Thu 9: 30-12: 30; Wed, Fri-Sun 9: 30-12.30 and 15: 30-18: 30. Winter: Wed, Sat-Sun 9: 30-12.30 and 15: 30-18: 30. Palazzo Ducale is the most representative monument of Guastalla. For a long time the seat of the noble court, today it houses various private and public services. The Palace tells a long and complex history of sovereignty. Built at the beginning of the 16th century as the "new" residence of the Torello counts, with the arrival of the Gonzagas in 1539 work began to transform it into a real court. Works entrusted to Francesco Capriani, known as Volterra, who defined the structure as a square arcaded courtyard, even if the Palazzo Ducale will reach a definitive structure only at the threshold of the seventeenth century. It is not easy to go back to the original appearance of the Palace, due to the alterations that took place in the nineteenth century, necessary to adapt the building to different uses. The Palace became the private residence of the Mossina family in 1908. Today, publicly owned, it has undergone important structural consolidation and restoration works. The north wing of the main floor houses the Maldotti picture gallery, a selection of about fifty paintings belonging to the collection of the historic Maldotti Library.- The Palace and the Picture Gallery can be visited on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during the opening hours of the Tourist Information Office which will also act as a ticket office and entrance to the route. Guided tours for groups by appointment.
