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Detail of the fort |
The village with its tower |
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Built on some
alluvial deposits (this is the origin of the name) used as a
residential basis since the oldest times because of their healhty
characteristics, in opposition to the marshes and the woods,
Montecchio still bear the traces of an ancient history, starting
from the ruins of its XV century walls. The castle, built on
the western part of the walls, facing the river Enza, is a public
propriety and could profit, in the last years, of a sort of
local renaissance and restauration works. Consequently a carolingian
itinerary was prepared with a special stop in an old cemetery.
Just out of the village a visit can be paid to the imposing
sanctuary of the 'Beata Vergine dell'Olmo' and, in the village
of Aiola, to the ethnographic museum. In this same village,
on the 1° of Mai, people are used to prepare the real Parmesan
cheese on the fire of faggots.
Municipality of Montecchio Emilia
Piazza della Repubblica, 1 - 42027 Montecchio Emilia (Re)
Tel. +39 0522 866347 - fax +39 0522 861811
Information
e-mail: info@comune.montecchio-emilia.re.it
sindaco@comune.montecchio-emilia.re.it
r.napoleone@comune.montecchio-emilia.re.it
web: www.comune.montecchio-emilia.re.it
Tourist information
biblioteca@comune.montecchio-emilia.re.it
Tel. +39 0522 861859
IAT Canossa - Loc. Ciano d'Enza, via Val d'Enza Nord 167
Tel. +39 0522 872225 - fax +39 0522 872225
e-mail: iat.terrematildiche@libero.it
web: www.matildedicanossa.it
- www.
castellireggiani.it
Opening times: every weekday from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm
to 6 pm. Sundays and holidays from 9.30 am to 1 pm and from
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