Comuni Virtuosi
Comuni Virtuosi in Emilia-Romagna
5 towns
Emilia-Romagna has 5 Comuni Virtuosi communes in our index. They cluster in the Parma and Modena provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Busseto, Parma, and Spilamberto. 2 more towns carry the mark alongside them.
Busseto
Province: Parma · 40 m
A 40-meter Bassa Parmense town where Giuseppe Verdi grew up, with a 300-seat opera house in the Rocca he refused to enter.
Parma
Province: Parma · 57 m
A 57-meter Po-plain capital on the Via Emilia, where Correggio painted the Duomo dome and Parmigiano ages in vaults across the province.
Spilamberto
Province: Modena · 69 m
A 69-meter Po-plain town on the Via Romea, headquarters of the Consorteria that codifies Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena since 1967.
Collecchio
Province: Parma · 112 m
The Parma-cintura town on the Via Francigena, home to the Pieve di San Prospero, Parmalat, and Parma F.C.'s training ground.
Montechiarugolo
Province: Parma · 130 m
A Parmigiano-country borgo on the Enza river, built around a fourteenth-century castle that has stayed in the Marchi family since 1864.
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