| Tornolo | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Emilia Romagna | |
| Territory | Parma | |
| Altitude | 620 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 69 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 1.010 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Tornolesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0525 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 43059 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Tornolo is a center ofEmilia Romagna.
To know
Geographical notes
Tornolo is located on the Parma Apennines on the border with Liguria. It is 90 km away. from Parma, 53 from Sestri Levante, 53 from Chiavari.
Background
The history of this mountain village on the slopes of Mount Zuccone has little evidence. It was dominated by the Malaspina, the Fieschis, the Landi and finally starting from 1682 by the Farnese.
How to orient yourself
Tornolo: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its territory includes a myriad of inhabited centers. The four main localities: Casale Valtaro, Santa Maria del Taro, Tarsogno and Tornolo, are in turn divided into hamlets. The hamlets of Tornolo are: Barca, Marzuola and Santa Lucia; those of Tarsogno are: Boresasco and Ravezza; those of Casale Valtaro are: Isorelli, Pontestrambo, Vannini, Truffelli, Mantegari, Brigati, Berni, Carmeli and Overara; those of Santa Maria del Taro are: Campsites, Case Belloni, Case Fazzi, Case Lasine, Casello, Casoni, Cerosa, Codorso, Giungareggio, Grondana (Case Massi, Case Meschi, Case Torri, Pianazzo), Menta, Morgallo, Pianlavagnolo, Sbarbori , Squeri and Vallombraria.
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
Tollbooth of Borgo Val di Taro on the highway of the CisaParma - Spice
then state road 523 for Bedonia
Tollbooth of 
then state road 523 for On the train
Station a Fornovo or a Borgotaro on the Parma - La Spezia line, served with stops for trains departing from Milan, Bologna, Genoa, Spice, Livorno is Florence.
Station a By bus
Bus line from Parma - TEP lines (timetables)
Bus line from Parma - TEP lines (How to get around
What see
- Church of San Bernardino. It dates back to the 18th century and has a fine stucco decoration inside.
Santa Maria del Taro
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Location of the territory of Tornolo, it is an advanced point of the Valtaro towards the Liguria, whose border from Santa Maria is 6 kilometers away, at the Passo del Bocco; thirty minutes by car lead to Chiavari.
The town was an ancient settlement of the monastery of Bobbio on the Via Francigena. Its ancient parish church, built around 1120, was demolished and replaced by the new church at the beginning of the nineteenth century; the latter preserves a sixteenth-century marble statue depicting the Madonna and Child.
The Roman bridge of the Priori, in the center of the town, is actually a medieval monument. Santa Maria currently lives from tourism, but also from the ancient activity of building chairs, called chiavarine, Parisianor bells, known all over the world and with unmistakable characteristics; they were born from the ingenuity of a Chiavari carpenter named Campanino, from whom they took their name.
Events and parties
What to do
- 10 km. there is theWWF Oasis of Ghirardi reachable from Bertorella on the road to Borgo Val di Taro.
- At the foot of Tornolo flows the Taro river where in the summer months, in the locality Groppo bathing is still possible.
Shopping
Tornolo is one of the members of the gastronomic tourism promotion association Boletus mushroom road together with Albareto,Bedonia, Berceto, Borgo Val di Taro is Compiano. 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. "Mushroom of Borgotaro" to guarantee and promote the porcino.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
Pharmacy
- Chiappari, Via Provinciale Sud, 21 (in the locality of Tarsogno), ☎ 39 0525 89120.
- Municipal, Piazza Lusuardi, 21 (in Santa Maria del Taro), ☎ 39 0525 80114.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- Italian post, via Roma 3, ☎ 39 0525 826622, fax: 39 0525 826622.
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 around the world in 1965.
- Pass of Hundred Crosses
- Varese Ligure
Itineraries
- 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.
