Piacenza is a town of 103,737 inhabitants in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is the capital of its province.
The municipality covers 118.46 km², with a density of 876 inhabitants per km².
The nearest airport is Parma (PMF), about 54 km away as the crow flies. Read our guide to the airport.
Things to see in Piacenza
The first city of Emilia
Piacenza, on the Po river at the meeting point of Lombardy, Piedmont and Emilia, was founded by the Romans as the first stop on the Via Emilia. It is an elegant city of Farnese palaces and churches.
What to see
Piazza dei Cavalli is named after two magnificent baroque bronze horses, with the Farnese dukes in the saddle, in front of the Gothic Palazzo Gotico. The Romanesque cathedral has a dome frescoed by Guercino, which you can see up close. The massive Palazzo Farnese houses the civic museums, including the Etruscan "Liver of Piacenza". The Ricci Oddi gallery and the church of San Sisto, for which Raphael painted the Sistine Madonna, complete the visit.
Food
Three salumi with protected status (coppa, pancetta and salame piacentino), pisarei e fasö, anolini in broth, tortelli con la coda and the Gutturnio wine.
Around Piacenza
The hill villages of Castell'Arquato, Bobbio with its humpback bridge, Grazzano Visconti and Vigoleno, the Val Trebbia and the castles of the Duchy. Milan Linate and Bologna airports are around an hour away.
Piacenza on the map
Nearby towns
Where to stay in and around Piacenza
Tours and activities nearby
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