Casa Nuova: regional cuisine, history and routes

Casa Nuova between regional cuisine and history

Fiorenzuola d'Arda combines regional production and cuisine with Gothic architectural history, theatre history, and road, rail and route connections.

Agriculture and flavour

Azienda Agricola Balduzzi is located at Via Caselle Casa Nuova 413 in Fiorenzuola d'Arda. Vegetables, fruit and pulses are grown there. The owner has been handling direct sales for more than 25 years. For travellers interested in regional cuisine, the connection with Casa Nuova therefore leads to a business that combines cultivation with personal direct sales.

Another culinary connection is provided by the Anolini della Val d'Arda, also known as “I anvein”. Their filling consists of cheese rather than meat. The Anolini therefore explicitly differ from a meat filling; cheese is an ingredient in the filling of this speciality. On a culinary journey to Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Casa Nuova can therefore be associated with the farm's cultivation and the cheese filling of the Anolini.

Gothic architecture and theatre history

The Chiesa Collegiata di San Fiorenzo was built from the 1270s onwards on a site with centuries-old Roman and Lombard architectural remains. The Chiesa Collegiata di San Fiorenzo has a three-aisled floor plan in the Gothic style. In Fiorenzuola d'Arda, older architectural remains and a Gothic church building are therefore part of a shared architectural context. Construction from the 1270s onwards marks the medieval building phase, while the Roman and Lombard traces date back further. This offers those interested in culture two specific perspectives: the Gothic form of the church and the older architectural remains of the site.

The Teatro Giuseppe Verdi houses a theatre museum. It opened in 2013; visiting it requires a reservation through the municipality's cultural office. The Teatro Giuseppe Verdi complements the church building with another historical theme, namely theatre history. For those interested in culture, Fiorenzuola d'Arda therefore offers two clearly separate points of interest: the Chiesa Collegiata di San Fiorenzo and the theatre museum.

Arrival and routes

Fiorenzuola d'Arda lies along the Piacenza section of the Via Francigena. The town is also crossed by the A1 Milan–Bologna motorway and the railway network, with a railway station. This means that different transport routes are available for arriving by car or by train. The A1 Milan–Bologna motorway and the railway network with its station represent two different transport connections; the Via Francigena adds an independent route connection. When travelling individually to Fiorenzuola d'Arda, the car and train can be considered separately from the Via Francigena.

On PERCORSO N.3, one section is designated “Az. Agr. Balduzzi – Podere Casa Nuova”.

Palazzo del Podestà is located in the vicinity of Casa Nuova and is classified as a castle. For those interested in culture, this provides another historic point of interest in the vicinity of Casa Nuova, alongside the church and theatre museum.

More travel ideas

For more travel ideas, you can also discover Morfasso, Bolgheri, Pianello Val Tidone, Forno, Borgonovo Valtidone, Piozzano, Castelvetro Piacentino and Bicchignano for further exploration.

For the higher-level travel overview: Piacenza.