| Novellara | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Emilia Romagna | |
| Altitude | 24 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 58.11 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 13.821 (2014 estimate) | |
| Name inhabitants | novellaresi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0522 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 42017 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Novellara is a city ofEmilia Romagna.
To know
Geographical notes
Novellara rises in the Po Valley, 19 km north of Reggio Emilia. The municipal area is made up of the hamlets of Bettolino, Carrobbio, Colombaia, La Bernolda, Minghella, Mulino di Sotto, San Bernardino, San Giovanni della Fossa, Santa Maria della Fossa, Vezzola for a total of 58 km². Novellara borders to the north Guastalla is Hold it up, to the east with Campagnola Emilia is Correggio, south with Bagnolo in Piano and to the west with Cadelbosco di Sopra.
Background
It was the oldest capital of the Gonzaga states. It was founded by Feltrino Gonzaga, son of Luigi Gonzaga, founder of the family, who started the branch of the "Gonzaga di Novellara and Bagnolo" and was the first exponent of the County of Novellara.
How to orient yourself
Novellara: full screen map.How to get
By plane
By car
- A22 Brennero motorway: exit at Reggiolo-Rolo, continue for Guastalla, then Hold it up and Novellara.
- A1 del Sole motorway: exit a Reggio Emilia, continue towards Mantova-Guastalla; to Bagnolo in Piano continue for Novellara.
On the train
- Railway station of Reggio Emilia: take the Reggio Emilia-Guastalla FER line to Novellara station.
By bus
Service managed by ACT[link not working] (Transport Consortium Company).
How to get around
What see
- 1 The fortress.
- 2 Church of Santo Stefano.
- 3 Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine della Fossetta.
- 4 Casino di Sotto.
Events and parties
- Festival of San Cassiano (May 3).
- Nomads Encounter (February 18). Party-meeting for the Nomads complex
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- Mamma Mia Pizzeria, Via Colombo 38.
- Osteria Bar La Rocca, Piazza Unita d'Italia 23.
- Il Corallo Restaurant and Pizzeria, Via Virgilio 17.
High prices
- Imperfect restaurant, Strada Cartoccio 29.
Where stay
Average prices
- Hotel Villa Petra, Via della Constitution 44.
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- San Benedetto Po - The Abbey of Polirone perpetuates the memory of Matilde di Canossa, the Grand Countess which linked the name of the town to its fame. The majesty and beauty of the church and the convent structures, combined with the wide breadth of the square, make it a destination of great interest.
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.
- In the lands of Matilda - The itinerary runs through a large part of the territory that was, at the turn of the twelfth century, governed and lived by the great countess Matilde di Canossa.
- Via Carolingia - European itinerary that crosses the places traveled by the court of Charlemagne between the 8th and 9th centuries to travel from Aachen to Rome, where Pope Leo III crowned the Carolingian sovereign emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on Christmas night in the 19th century.
