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TREBBIA RIVER SCENE OF MANY BATTLES

In 218 B.C., the same year of the Piacenza city foundation, an important battle was fought on Trebbia river, it was a decisive one during…Discover more
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AN ELEPHANT IN GOSSOLENGO

According to an old legend Annibale, who at the time of the second punic war stopped in the countryside around Piacenza. He left in custody…Discover more
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MARCO BELLOCCHIO

MARCO BELLOCCHIO is a movie director, screenwriter, film producer. He was born in Bobbio, in Piacenza region, he studied between Rome and London. He made…Discover more
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PIER LUIGI FARNESE

Pierluigi Farnese was born in 1503. He was the first duke of Castro and of Parma from  the Farnese family. He was the son of…Discover more
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ISABELLA FERRARI

Isabella Fogliazza, her stage name Isabella Ferrari, was born on the 31st March 1964 in Ponte dell’Olio. She is a movie’s and theater’s Italian actress….Discover more
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GIUSEPPE VERDI

Giuseppe Verdi moved in 1851 to Sant’Agata in Villanova sull’Arda, in Piacenza’s land, with his wife, the soprano Giuseppina Strepponi. In his village Verdi spent…Discover more

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