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Guided tours of the worship buildings

Guided tours of the main religious buildings of Reggio Emilia.

Information and contacts

Associazione di Promozione Sociale Città di Reggio Emilia
Via Vittorio Veneto, 6 - 42121 Reggio nell'Emilia
Telefono -  Phone 0039 340 2821541
Email cittadireggio.aps@gmail.com
Sito web - Website cittadireggio.it

Tours

Online booking obligationSito web - Website cittadireggio.it
Free donation in favour of APS Città di Reggio.
Language: Italian

The tours do not take place in July-August.

PROGRAM

San Prospero Church

Day: Saturday
Start of the tour:
10.30 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour
Tour: San Prospero Church, sacristy, San Prospero Treasure
Meeting point: in the churchyard, 10 minutes before


Cathedral

Day: Saturday
Start of the tour
: 2.30 p.m
Duration: 1 hour
Tour: façade, Michelangelo-style funerary monuments, Fiordibelli Chapel with canvas by Guercino, story of the town saints with the gold and silver reliquary busts, relics of the Roman mosaic under the crypt, treasury chapel
Meeting point: in the churchyard, 10 minutes before

Diocesan Museum

Day: Saturday
Start of the tour:
5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour
Tour: three halls of the museum, main halls of the Archbishop's Palace
Meeting point: at the museum, 10 minutes before

Coccapani Chapel, Salami and Gerra Collection

Day: Saturday
Start of the tour:
4.00 p.m
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: at the museum, 10 minutes before

Saints Girolamo and Vitale Church

Day: second Saturday of each month
Start of the tour: 5.30 p.m.
Duration
: 1 hour
Meeting point: in the churchyard, 10 minutes before

 

 

torre di san prospero San Prospero Tower

Day: Sunday
Start of the tour: 10.00, 11.00 a.m., 12.00
Duration: about 45 minutes
Tour: The recently renovated Tower is one of the most symbolic places of the town. During the visit it will be possible to climb to the top and have access to a privileged view of the town centre
Meeting point: in front of the tower, 10 minutes earlier.

Basilica della Ghiara


Basilica della Ghiara

Day: fourth Saturday of each month.
Start of the tour: 4.30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour
Tour: A beauty rich in stories of faith and meanings that even today, after more than 400 years since the first stone was laid, can tell us a lot
Meeting: on the churchyard, 10 minutes earlier


Chiesa di Santo Stefano

Day: third Saturday of each month
Start of the tour: 3.30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour
Tour: Known since 1130, it became one of the possessions of the Knights Templar, who established a hospital here. Inside it is possible to discover the oldest Romanesque piece of the city
Meeting: on the churchyard, 10 minutes earlier