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Phone

840 000 216 - Contact Center Seta (Monday-Saturday from 07:00 a.m. to 07:00 p.m.; Sunday from 09:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., closed on weekday holidays)
840 151 152 - Railway Call Center

Tickets can also be purchased in the tobacconist shops (tabaccheria).

Here are the maps of the 32 Municipalities of the local editorial staff of Reggio Emilia:

Altitude: 78 m.
Inhabitants: 9.884 (updated to December 31^st, 2022).
Post code: 42025.
Weekly market day: Wednesday.
Patron Saint: S. Giovanni (June 24).
Hamlets: Corte Tegge.

CONTACTS

0039 0522 373411 - Town Hall
Town Hall of Cavriago

How to get there

Cavriago

By car
Cavriago is 10 km south-sest of the Reggio Emilia Motorway exit. The Provincial Road running between Montecchio Emilia and Reggio Emilia (SP62) is easy to find and connects it with Cavriago as well.
It is possible to reach the town from Parma by using the National Road SS513, turning off for Montechiarugolo and then, arrived in the Province of Reggio Emilia, following road signs to Montecchio Emilia and Cavriago.

By train
TPER: Line route Reggio Emilia-Ciano d'Enza.

By bus
Bus No. 1 or Bus No. 94.

Location

Cavriago, a nearby appendix of Reggio Emilia (10 km), is a dynamic and modern productive centre which has undergone considerable economic and social development in recent years.

Reasons to visit

The charming Piazza Zanti, partly porticoed, to visit the Napoleonic Cemetery, the oldest of the four remaining in Italy, built in 1810. It has remained intact, a mysterious and fascinating place where it’s possible to rediscover the story of a number of important people of the Napoleonic era.

Entertainment

Today the centre of the town’s very intense cultural life is the “Multiplo” Cultural Centre, with theatre, film and opera, etc., and the Cremeria, a precious piece of industrial archaeology, now a centre for study, work and education.

Not to be missed

In Cavriago is a bust of Lenin, the only one in Italy, which is today a tourist attraction. The bronze statue of Lenin arrived in 1970 in Cavriago’s main square (which is still today referred to with the same pseudonym) as a present of the Soviet Socialist Republics Union made by the Russian embassy in Rome. It was made in 1922 by the Ukrainian workers of Lugansk and before reaching Val d’Enza it was spoils of war for the Fascist troops. Then came the Liberation and the bronze statue was recovered in Tuscany and given to the embassy. The bond with Cavriago was already special in 1919: it was at this time that Lenin read in the socialist daily newspaper “Avanti” the appreciation and support sent by the socialist movement of the town of Val d’Enza, and cited Cavriago in a speech to the Moscow Soviet. The bust of Lenin and its history inspired the song Piccola Pietroburgo by the group Offlaga Disco Pax.
It is now kept inside the Centro Culturale Multiplo.

Keeping fit

Between Reggio Emilia and Cavriago, between the landscape of the plain and the foothills, is the Bosco del rio Coviola. The wood, with excellent trees and a large community of small mammals and birds, offers walks and other leisure activities.

Appointments

Fat Ox Fair - Last Sunday of March
Food and wine exhibition, exhibition of ancient breed cattle from the Reggio Emilia province, exhibition of ancient traditional crafts, stands with craft and gastronomic products.

Ancient Bull Fair - Second Sunday of September
Market display of craft, food, organic and wellness products.

Historical notes

The name Cavriago comes from the Latin Curvus Ager, referring to the hilly nature of the area. Another suggestion is that the name comes from the Latin word Cuprum (copper), perhaps indicating the place where the red (or copper-coloured) earth begins.
Whatever the correct etymology may be, the first known reference to the town is in a map of December 1, 996, from the Parma Capitulary Archives where Countess Rolenda, the illegitimate daughter of Hugo, King of Italy, donated the castle and the chapel of “Corviaco” to a certain Paulone “a freeman and a faithful follower”.
This courtier thus became the first ruler of Cavriago and was probably the founder of the Bovini or Bruini family who dominated the town for more than four centuries. This was not without ferocious military and political struggles – due to the delicate strategic position of Cavriago Castle, located exactly between the lands of Parma and Reggio.
While wars and famine followed invasions of locusts and plagues, different nobles fought among themselves for Cavriago Castle which in the meantime, with the increasing population, was built with massive perimeter walls.
An old Parma chronicle refers to a battle fought outside Cavriago in 1215.
If they had to submit to a feudal lord, the inhabitants of Cavriago prefer to be under the yoke of the Este family which had promised to grant them various privileges. It was thus under the rule of Borso D’Este, in 1458, that the Ducal Canal was dug to “bring water and with this, fertility, to thousands of hectares of cultivated land”.
Still with particular regard for the town, in 1465 Borso D’Este offered the fiefdom of Cavriago to his favourite Teofilo Calcagnini. This latter was responsible for the production of the “Cavriago Charters”, the first complete collection of laws, drawn up on the basis of pre-existing local customs.
Calcagnini was not however, able to enjoy the generous gift for long. As soon as the internecine struggles between the various little Italian states flared up again, Cavriago was once more at the mercy of the various contenders. In 1482 on the one side there was Ercole I D’Este (the Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio) and on the other the Venetians, supported by Counts Rossi of Parma and Guido Torrello of Montechiarugolo. The latter was able to take advantage of a strategic error by Ercole D’Este who had left Reggio ungarrisoned, taking over and sacking Montecchio, then turning his attention to Cavriago and Reggio. At this point the inhabitants of Cavriago, tired of the depredations suffered at the hands of Reggio, offered the town spontaneously to Torrello. This incurred the wrath of the Council of Elders which, December 7, asked Ercole to reconquer Cavriago and solve the problem once and for all by razing the castle to the ground.

Useful links

• Museums in Cavriago
• Churches in Cavriago
• Where to stay in Cavriago
• Where to eat in Cavriago
• All files of Cavriago

Via Buozzi, 2 - Locality Corte Tegge, 42025 Cavriago
0039 0522 942738
+39 393 8338522
segreteria@fondazionefamigliasarzi.it
Fondazione Famiglia Sarzi

Opening times

The new location of the Museum "The House of Puppets by Otello Sarzi" was inaugurated at Corte Tegge June 21, 2019.

It is possible to visit the museum by appointment.

For info and reservations:

E-mail: segreteria@fondazionefamigliasarzi.it

Tel: + 39 0522 942738 – Cell. +39 3938338522

Prices

€ 3.00
Guided and educational tours upon reservation: from € 3.00 to € 5.00 per person, according to requests.

Historical notes

Otello Sarzi bequeathed to the Reggio community a very rich collection of puppets and marionettes, art objects and inventions, the result of his inexhaustible imagination. In addition to the experimental and traditional theater, the museum set-up also offers scenes from shows inspired by the fairy tales that characterized the production of Otello Sarzi and his family.

Otello Sarzi bequeathed to the local community a very rich collection of puppets and marionettes, art objects and inventions, the result of his inexhaustible imagination. In addition to the experimental and traditional theatre, the museum setting up also offers scenes from shows inspired by the fairy tales that characterized the production of Otello Sarzi and his family.

On display are about a hundred works from the sixties to 2000 and depicts a unique, strong artist, sometimes biting, generous teacher for many pupils.

In order to suggest different tours to the public, the exhibition might change its staging according to themes and on the occasion of special events.

Via della Repubblica, 5 - 42025 Cavriago
Phone 0039 0522 371754

How to get there

See the indication to reach Cavriago

Historical notes

In Pavia, November 17, 996, Countess Rolenda, daughter of Hugo of Provence, deceased King of Italy, signed an act with which she donated to Paulone a court, a castle, and a chapel dedicated to Saints Eusebio and Terenziano and to the Virgin Mary, in the locality of Cavriago.
This is the oldest mention of the house of worship.
No visible traces remain of the Ottonian chapel, though extensive remains of a subsequent Romanesque reconstruction are conserved, which is thought to refer to the chapel mentioned by Pope Innocence II in a document of 1411.
Excavations carried out in 1926 at less than two and a half metres brought to light the entire right-side nave complete with apse, with the connection to the central nave.
With these elements it is quite easy to determine the form and dimensions of the structure.
It had three east-facing naves with apses and measured twelve metres in length by seven metres thirty centimetres in width.
A part of the northern wall is still visible, comprising a structure in hewn stone and bricks in a herringbone pattern situated in alternating rows.
At around the middle of the 13th century, the chapel of San Terenziano did not have a baptismal font, cemetery, or even its own priest, as it was served by clergymen among whom a rector was elected.
In the following two centuries, it is difficult to find documents that mention the chapel.
In 1543, the main chapel of the church was bordering on collapse.
Fifty years later, the acts of the visit of Bishop Rangone list altars existing in addition to the main altar: those dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, to the Nativity, to the Madonna, and to Santa Lucia.
The construction of the present church dates to the early 17th century.
For this reason it is more correct to speak of a radical restructuring rather than the total refounding of the church.
Towards the middle of the 17th century, works began to create the decorations of the church interior.
Between 1666 and 1668, the men of Cavriago rebuilt the bell tower at their own expense.
The construction turned out to be massive and squared, still in the Renaissance style in terms of architectural conception.
On completion of the bell tower, the clock was installed in 1689 for service to the public.
The minor altars were added during the early years of the 18th century.
The primitive chancel had a quadrangular form but in 1750 the provost Antonio Boncompagni had it lengthened to a semi-circle, giving an apsidal form.
In 1818, the church and tower were seriously damaged by an earthquake. Following this event, consolidation works were undertaken, particularly on the tower, with the placement of steel cables, and since the work site was already in place, the façade was remodelled according to the neoclassical style.

Via Cavour - 42025 Cavriago
0039 0522 373474
Napoleonic Cemetery - Municipality of Cavriago

Opening times

The cemetery is open only during in the Catholic holy times (Christmas, Easter and the All Souls' day).
The visit is possibile in other periods, by previous phone arrangement.

How to get there

Cavriago

By car
Cavriago is 10 km South-West of the Reggio Emilia Motorway exit. The Provincial Road running between Montecchio Emilia and Reggio Emilia (S 62) is easy to find and connects it with Cavriago as well.
The town can be reached from Parma by using the National Road SS513, turning off for Montechiarugolo and then, once in the Province of Reggio, turning off again for Montecchio and Cavriago.

By train
TPER Line route Reggio Emilia - Ciano d'Enza

By bus
Bus n° 1

Historical notes

On reaching Via Cavour, you come to the Cimitero Vecchio (Old Cemetery), which dates back to Napoleonic times. Although it was built at the height of the Neoclassical period, it is inspired by the late Renaissance style, which is more in line with the rural tradition of the time.
The complex constitutes a remarkable collection of funerary artworks in marble, wrought iron, cast iron, and so on.
There are now plans to include this rare historical monument in a project of restoration and recovery of urban architecture and for it to become part of a public park.
The Municipal Administration of Cavriago has published a text entitled “Le pietre e la memoria” (Stones and Memory), on sale at the Cultural Centre, which includes contributions by Laura Gasparini, Massimo Storchi, and Francesco Tarasconi.
The artworks in the cemetery, in marble, and wrought and cast iron, provide an interesting record of the different artistic currents of the period.

+39 0522 372015

900@multisala900.it
Multisala Novecento

Sala Rossa and Sala Verde - Cinema - Theatre - Events

Opening period: summer season

Swimming pool features and facilities

Large pool, 500-square-metre surface with central islet
Small pool, 50-square-metre surface with ramp for children

Opening times

From Monday to Friday
09:30 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday and holidays
09:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.

Prices

From Monday to Friday
€ 9,00 - Full
€ 7,00 - Reduced (3-11 yo)

Saturday
€ 10,00 - Full
€ 8,00 - Reduced (3-11 yo)

Sunday and holidays
€ 12,00 - Full
€ 8,00 - Reduced (3-11 yo)

Afternoon from 3:00 PM (Monday to Friday)
€7,00 – Full price
€6,00 – Reduced (3–11 yo)

Monday to Saturday (12:00 PM – 3:00 PM / 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM)
€6,00 – Full price
€5,00 – Reduced (3–11 yo)

Sunday (5:00 PM – 7:00 PM)
€7,00 – Full price
€7,00 – Reduced (3–11 yo)

How to get there

Cavriago

By car
Cavriago is located 10 km south-west of the Reggio Emilia Motorway exit. The Provincial Road running between Montecchio Emilia and Reggio Emilia (S 62) is easy to find and also connects it with Cavriago.
The town can be reached from Parma by using the National Road SS513, turning off for Montechiarugolo and then, once in the Province of Reggio, turning off again for Montecchio and Cavriago.

By train
TPER Line route Reggio Emilia - Ciano d'Enza

By bus
Bus SETA no. 1