Alta Val d'Arda
UNEXPECTED WEAVES OF NATURE AND HISTORY
The municipality of Vernasca is part of the Alta Val d’Arda: a rich area for those who like to travel far from mass tourism.
Weaves, because everything is intertwined.
So there is no medieval tower without vineyards in the background, no vineyard without fossils in the soil, no fossil in the soil without a trattoria a short distance away, in a continuum of nature, art, history and taste.
Unexpected weaves.
The Alta Val D’Arda is most definitely not an area known to the general public: and therein lies part of its beauty.
TIMELESS VILLAGES, TO BE EXPERIENCED SLOWLY
Castell’Arquato, Vigoleno, Veleia Romana, Vigolo Marchese and Vernasca are unspoilt places, where you can breathe in atmospheres charged with history, art and culture.
Surrounded by a gentle, welcoming nature, they are treasures to be discovered at a slow pace with your nose in the air.
OUTDOOR LIFE, IN EVERY SEASON
From the vineyard-covered hills of Val Chiavenna to the picturesque gullies in the Stirone and Piacenziano Regional Park, and the mountain paths on the Crinale di Morfasso: nature is master here and offers much to those who love walking and cycling.
DELICIOUS AUTHENTIC CUISINE
Trattorias are little temples of taste that are guarded with care – and a little fussiness! – recipes for typical Piacenza cuisine made of stuffed pasta and PDO cured meats, enriched by mountain products such as mushrooms, potatoes and chestnuts, and washed down with Colli Piacentini DOC wines.
A CARING, DISCREET WELCOME
Emilian joviality and the Piacentine reserved approach produce the thoughtful and discreet welcome of one who is used more to doing than talking.
Find out if this is true by attending one of the many summer festivals, where there is strictly eating and dancing, or events, such as the colourful Bascherdeis or theatre and music festivals.
