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Nemorino Says: After coming off the bridge you soon come to these signs pointing to the hiking, strolling and cycling route along the right bank of the Po River. There is no sign pointing to Busseto, but since the direction was right I took it, and it turned out to be an excellent and...
Nemorino Says: Cremona is located on the left bank of the Po River, which is the longest river in Italy. It starts in the Alps and flows in a generally West-to-East direction across all of northern Italy, before emptying into the Adriatic Sea near Venice.Since I live in Germany I suppose I...
Nemorino Says: More of a park than a square, the Piazza Roma is the location of this statue of the Italian patriot, philosopher and politician Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872).Mazzini's goal was to end foreign rule in Italy, and to achieve Italian independence and unity under a democratic...
Nemorino Says: This palace from the second half of the sixteenth century now houses the public library, the Civic Museum and Art Gallery, the Archeological Collection and the Stradivari Museum.Unfortunately I wasn't able to visit any of these museums during my two short visits to Cremona,...
Nemorino Says: Cremona's main theater is named after the opera composer Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886).Ponchielli was born near Cremona at a place which is now called Paderno Ponchielli in his honor. After his studies at the Milan Conservatory he worked for a while as an organist in...
Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737)
Nemorino Says: Cremona is famous for its long tradition of violin making. It was started in the 16th century by a man named Andrea Amati, who is considered the inventor of the violin. Amati's sons and grandson continued the tradition, and the grandson Nicolò Amati was (probably) the...
Claudio Monteverdi (1576-1643)
Nemorino Says: Opera was an invention of the Renaissance, starting around the year 1600. Perhaps the world's first full-scale opera, or one of the first, was L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, composed in 1607. I have seen L'Orfeo several times in Frankfurt am Main and once, in a very...
Piazza del Comune (Town Square)
Nemorino Says: The Piazza del Comune is at the highest point of the town. The 11th century cathedral is here, along with other historic buildings called the Baptistery, the Loggia dei Militi and the Municipal Chambers.When I arrived on a Saturday afternoon they were just cleaning up after...
draguza Says: Piazza S. Agata, overlooked by the church of S. Agata, of ancient foundation (1077), but completely renovated in its layout in the 16th century with a fine neoclassical façade (by L. Voghera, 1845), represents in an urbanistic sense, together with the Cittanova palazzo, the...
draguza Says: From the second half of XVII century the most famous of the violin-makers, Antonio Stradivari, began to work in Cremona. Rich in his predecessors’ experience, he developed the research in the art of making stringed instruments in order to obtain instruments which could meet...
Vecchio Casello Hotel Castelleone
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Most shops/restaurants/museums are closed on Monday, so we had to walk a bit to find anything open. I had read some good reviews about this place called Pizzeria Vesuvio.
Despite not being smokers, we decided sitting outside since it was still sunny and hot. Sorry, but the only good thing about this place was the service (friendly waiter who could speak some French), other than that, the pizza was deceiving. It was too crusty for our taste and it was hard to cut it with a knife. It was a lot easier eating with my hands. Also finding an insect in my pizza (found on the dough, but it could have come with the arugula) and the annoying fly who wouldn't leave my pizza alone...
I think the Caprese pizza was around 6 or 7 Euros.
Written Jul 17, 2008
Address: 10 Piazza Della Libertá - 26100 - Cremona, Italy
Phone: +39 0372 434858
Nemorino Says: You can take your bicycle with you on most Suburban, Regional, Direct and Inter-regional trains in Italy. Look for the bicycle symbol in the timetable.Sometimes they have special offers allowing you to take your bicycle for free on certain lines and certain dates (look for...
Nemorino Says: There are seven direct trains per day from Milano Centrale (Milan Central Station) to Cremona, and three from the station Milano Porta Garibaldi. My train took an hour and ten minutes from Milano Centrale to Cremona, stopping at several stations along the way including one...
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This is the most famous candy store of Cremona - since 1836 - where the "torrone" (nougat) and "mostarda" (sweet, sour and pickled fruit) are produced with the trademark of Enea Sperlari. Owner of the first commercial license of the region, Sperlari was the supplier to the prince of Piedmont and the Queen Mother. It is the favourite stop for anybody with a "sweet tooth" such as the nineteenth century painter Carlo Vittori. Nothing has changed inside the store. Worth visiting for its many delicacies
What to buy: Torrone - that's a must. It's a hard or soft sweet bar made of almonds, honey and white of egg. Then the Mostarda, sweet and sour pickled fruit. These local specialties are bought and eaten especially during the Xmas period and particularly in the northern Italy.
What to pay: You can spend about 5 Euros for a Torrone and something more for a good Mostarda jar.
Updated Sep 5, 2004
Address: Via Solferino, 25
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Cremona is historically linked with music. Apart from great composers like Ponchielli and Monteverdi, Cremona saw the invention of the violin in 1530 by Andrea Amati. It was Antonio Stradivari, almost two centuries later, that brought the art of playing violin to the top. Nowadays, Cremona still holds the international school of Violin and some ancient shops where the maestros keep creating these wonderful instruments.
Written Sep 6, 2004
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On my way back from Busseto to Cremona by bicycle I tried a slightly different route, which I won't recommend because it turned out to be something of a detour, but it did have the advantage of getting me into the picturesque village of Soarza, which belongs to the municipality of Villanova sull'Arda in the Province of Piacenza (which is in the region Emilia-Romagna).
In 1998 three "late middle-aged" Canadian couples took a bicycle tour through this part of Italy, and their diary entry for Day 12 includes this mention of Soarza:
"Day 12 (77 km): We headed east on a sunny Sunday, taking back roads wherever we could. In the village of Soarza we were entertained by the beautiful sounds of the church bells. We stopped for a glass of wine at a cafe where all the local men were sitting in very vocal conversation. They were quite interested in our bikes (and our wives!)"
Second photo: When I came through at the end of March the fruit trees were just starting to blossom.
Third photo: Sign at the entrance to Soarza.
45° 2'36.31" North; 10° 0'40.07" East
Written Apr 12, 2008
Website: http://www.mikebikes.org/98trip/
Don't climb the Torrazzo when it's like this...
vidlothian Says: In the pianura padana, winter brings lots of fog. While the bell tower may still be open (it's closed only when the wind is strong), chances are the view from above won't be very impressive...
draguza Says: Adjacent to the Cittanova palazzo, along via Trecchi, there rises the majestic 17-century Palazzo Trecchi, althought visibly remodelled according to the neogothic style in the 1800s
draguza Says: . Luca's, founded by the Romans, has on the left side, close by its face the Tempietto di Cristo Risorto, built in 1503, as thanks for the ending of the plague, on the architect B. de Lera 's design, who interpreted Bramante's language in Cremona. The construction, with...
draguza Says: Worth to see is the Palazzo Raimondi, a dignified building made distinctive by its frescoed cornice. Conceived by the humanist Raimondi, it now houses the prestigious International School of Violin Making and its associated Museo Organologico.
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