I was staying in Parma for three nights, so I booked myself a small apartment on Booking.com.  The name of the place was Luigi in Palazzo Bianchi.  I chose it because I liked the way that it looked on the website, it had wi-fi, and was very centrally located, being only steps away from Piazza…

I woke on the morning of 25 April to the sounds of the city setting up the stage and festivities for the celebration of Liberation Day.  This is a national holiday in Italy, commemorating two things — the end of the Italian Civil War, and also the end of the Nazi Occupation during World War…

Having given myself three whole days in Fidenza, I felt as if I could take my time exploring the city.  Not having a car, I wasn’t going to take any long day trips, so I leisurely made my way around the town on foot.  The Church of Sant’Antonio Abate was built by Antonian monks in…

The train ride from Piacenza to Fidenza takes approximately twenty minutes, depending on the train that one takes.  I arrived in Fidenza before noon, and so, had plenty of time to unpack and begin to explore this city.  Since I was staying at the Hotel Due Spade, right off of Piazza Garibaldi, I thought that…