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Things to do in Reggio Emilia Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Reggio Emilia Italy. If you’are planning to visit Reggio Emilia for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Reggio Emilia and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Reggio Emilia and its territory.  Share and suggest a place you've visited.

Reggio Emilia, a city of art

Emilia Romagna, Reggio Emilia, Piazza Duomo
Emilia Romagna, Reggio Emilia, Piazza Duomo
The city of Correggio (famous Italian painter of the 15th century), is crossed by the Crostolo stream, is located in the Po Valley of the homonymous province in Emilia Romagna. It is a place full of history, tradition, culture, enchanting landscapes but also of industries (especially in the mechanical, textile and ceramic sectors) and food and wine routes.

The history of this place is particularly fascinating and will envelop the guest in a timeless atmosphere between the beautiful streets of the historic center and its palaces, the city and its main street were founded by Marco Emilio Lepido, a Roman politician and military (later Consul) of the second century BC, between the years 187 to 185 of the same century, and was called 'Regium Lepidi' of the anchor great Roman Republic. Centuries later, in an already unified Italy, Reggio Emilia was decorated for military valor, for the precious help given by its people in the partisan struggle for the liberation of Italy during the Second War. World Cup.

Here we practice numerous cultural activities related to art in general, but the presence of important dance schools such as: ATERBALLETTO and Cosi-Stefanescu is noteworthy.
written by Lorna Cowie - Last update: 04/09/2021
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Museums

Museo Tesoro del Tempio della Beata Vergine della Ghiara

The Treasure Museum of the Temple of the Blessed Virgin of Ghiara was established in 1982 by the will of the Civic Museums and the factory of the Temple of Reggio Emilia. It was set up on the premises on the ground floor and houses liturgical objects and donations concerning the figure of Our Lady. In this way, the Treasure of the Temple of the Blessed Virgin was born, which welcomes works such as the “ducal candlesticks” donated by Duke Francesco I d'Este and also the wonderful fresco of Our Lady of Ghiara by the artist Giovanni Bianchi who dates back to 1573.

Theaters

Teatro Municipale Romolo Valli

The Romolo Valli Municipal Theatre was inaugurated in 1857, and in 1980 it took the name of the actor Romolo Valli, of Reggio origin. The theatre covers an area of about 3,890 square meters, inside it hosts various artistic activities such as concerts, dance, operettas and operettas. In addition, exhibitions, meetings with artists and conferences are held in the reduced area. The loggione is able to accommodate more than 1150 people who find the most famous pieces in the world every year on the artistic evenings of the theater.

Churches and places of worship

Chiostri di San Pietro e Prospero

The Cloisters of San Pietro and Prospero are located inside the convent of San Pietro built by Benedictine monks in 1524 in the place, where the church of San Pietro dated 1140 was first located. The smallest of cloisters dates back to the period of construction of the convent and has a Renaissance structure with its colonnade. Below in 1580 the Great Cloister was also built on the model of the Palazzo Te in Mantua, thus giving a new detail to the convent that definitively replaced the church of San Pietro.
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