Curiosity
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The story of the unhappy Aloisa, the friendly ghost that haunts the houses and castle of Grazzano Visconti.
A webcam was mounted in the historic Park of Grazzano Visconti to observe the animals by night.
A fresh aromatic white wine produced on the hills of the Val Nure and the Val Riglio.
One of the oldest and most traditional dishes of the peasant food of the mountains, prepared with the De.Co potatoes of Farini.
One of the best loved specialities of the peasant food from Piacenza, these gnocchi are prepared with potatoes grown in the area.
The bortellina or burtlena, a sort of fritter made from flour and water, is one of the bulwarks of traditional popular Piacenza food.
The queen of the antipasto, or starter, in Piacenza, it can be enjoyed alongside vegetables preserved at home in oil or vinegar.
Mushrooms, porcini in particular, are found in many of the recipes that are typical of the cuisine of Piacenza, especially as an ingredient of sauces and dressings.
The fig cake is a speciality found only at Albarola di Vigolzone: delicious pastry filled with the sweetest fruit of the fig.
An old peasant recipe created to use those potatoes that were spoilt during the harvest, it is one of the best-loved specialities of the upper Nure valley.
The De.Co. pasta of the municipality of Vigolzone is a very thin sheet of pasta wound round a soft filling of ricotta and greens and closed with the unmistakeable "tails".
Piacenza and its province at table: a rapid survey of the specialities that you can taste when you visit this area.
The parts of the Val Nure and Val Chero that lie in the plain are famous not only for the PDO cured meats but also for the tomato, the true red gold of Piacenza, and Podenzano is the "capital".
Delicious raw, eaten as part of a classical starter or antipasto of cured meats, pancetta enchants the palate also when it is used in the preparation of traditional dishes.
The salamander (speleomantes ambrosi) is a not very amphibious amphibian that may be found in damp rock debris, or in damp rocky ravines and caves.
A really beautiful bird, with a curious appearance, characterised by its round body, compact plumage, short tail and claws without webbing.
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