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San Martino in Rio
San Martino in Rio is located in the plain northwest of Reggio Emilia.
Car Museum
Private museum that collects, in a big shed, more than forty vintage cars and models of historical interest, among which Queen Margaret's car. During the year it organizes various events dedicated to the history of motorization.
Agriculture and Rural World Museum
It offers a selection of the most significant relics of rural and handicraft culture of the mid-plain in the Reggio Emilia area, with sections dedicated to field work, viticulture, spinning, weaving, mill, pork-butchering, milk and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.
Parish and Collegiate Church of San Martino Vescovo
The Parish Church is located in the heart of the city centre overlooking a large square together with the Rocca Estense (Estense Castle) and the old “Casa Pretoria” Municipal Hall.
Church of San Carlo Borromeo
The Church of San Carlo, built at the same time as the Monastery of the Capuchin Monks by the wishes of the Marquis Carlo Filiberto of the House of Este San Martino, was opened to worship in 1618 with a solemn consecration ceremony.
Este Fortress
The Castle, after being destroyed by Federico Barbarossa in 1167, was rebuilt with mighty towers and was passed to the Roberto family of Reggio Emilia.
The treasures of San Martino in Rio
Guided tour of the Estense Fortress and the Museum of Agriculture and the Rural World
Henghel Gualdi
Henghel Gualdi was born in San Martino in Rio July 4, 1924, and died in Bologna June 16, 2005. He was a composer and clarinet player well-known abroad, and is considered one of the greatest performers of this instrument.

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