La Fornace Hike & Bike - Food & Drinks

PierLuigi Franchi

What to do/to see/to eat in Fornovo Taro

Links to places to see, where to eat and things to buy around here

Things to see

1) Fornovo - Pieve di S.Maria Assunta (Medioeval Church)

https://goo.gl/maps/UUUHwJuYpydsEwd5A

2) Fornovo - Mercato locale settimanale (Martedi) - Local Village Weekly Market (on Tuesday morning)

https://goo.gl/maps/VyH5uRxTFCZWAu2s9

3) Varano de Melegari - Dallara Academy (motor museum)

https://goo.gl/maps/eEMpbz3MRD5RPCfs6

4) Varano de Melegari - Autodromo Riccardo Paletti

https://goo.gl/maps/rRxnaADRRVW5kJxM6

5) Varano de Melegari - Castello Pallavicino

Worth a visit! Book and ask for a guide that speaks your language
https://www.castellodivarano.it/index.php/visite-guidate/orari-tariffe

6) Museo Guatelli
The Ettore Guatelli Museum is an ethnographic museum located on the Bellafoglia farm in Ozzano Taro, a hamlet of Collecchio in the province of Parma. The Museum is located in the former spaces of the Guatelli family home and their farm, and is the result of the long collection and exhibition to which Ettore Guatelli dedicated much of his life.

More than 60,000 everyday objects are arranged on the walls and ceilings of the museum itinerary, organized according to geometric motifs and contributing to an articulated visual whole
https://www.museoguatelli.it/
https://www.museoguatelli.it/visitaci/ (openings & events)

7) Corte di Giarola (Ristorante e camminate nel parco del Taro /Restaurant and walks in the Park of Taro river)

The Giarola court is a medieval rural courtyard with an internal church, located in the town of the same name near Pontescodogna, a hamlet of Collecchio, in the province of Parma.

It is home to the Western Emilia Parks and Biodiversity Management Agency, the Tomato Museum, the Pasta Museum, the Teatro alla Corte, the "Sotto il segno dell'acqua" visitor center, two conference rooms, and a restaurant. It is the starting point for simple walks in the Taro Park (approximately 5km loop)

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corte_di_Giarola
https://www.parchidelducato.it/parco.taro/centri-visita-dettaglio.php?id=307

8) Ozzano Taro - Monte delle Vigne (Vineyard)

https://goo.gl/maps/oNsr6CJG6mKbakRy7

9) View of the Taro Valley over Fornovo

https://goo.gl/maps/PbkQ2E3JEM2F1cpf8

Where to eat

1) Pizzeria Boschetto (family managed small pizzeria)

https://goo.gl/maps/c5ySeYvN16JEMyDc9

2) Ristorante Pizzeria Retrogusto (ottime pizze e piatti locali, specialità pesce - Very good pizzas but also local dishes and fish specialties)

https://goo.gl/maps/XZuPJTAv1ccDh8vC6

3) Restaurant A La Maison (local cuisine - specialità locali)

https://goo.gl/maps/ydkfm4zvoh1MYUM79

4) Kabeb Oriental Fast Food

https://goo.gl/maps/GBikPz2rYC9z5auY8

6) Grill Restaurant La curva dei baci

https://goo.gl/maps/5f6mW8Tgfm1iMR1r7

--- Gelaterie - Ice Cream Shops ---

Gelateria Tutto Gelato (Closest Ice Cream shop)

https://goo.gl/maps/ewFv7s4Fk3Vb8A5s8

Gelateria Chantilly (our fav Ice Cream but not close - 8 Km)

https://goo.gl/maps/wUaLJbn6P6vE89DYA

Gelateria Calypso (Ice Cream - 8 Km)

https://goo.gl/maps/MirMJVzjfxfygdqr7

Buy Food

Our valley (also known as "the Food Valley") is worldwide famous for its local products:

● Prosciutto di Parma (Parma ham)

https://www.prosciuttodiparma.com/en/home-page/

● Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmigiano Reggiano - Note: NOT Grana Padano)

https://www.parmigianoreggiano.com/

● Pasta Barilla (Several kinds of pasta)

https://www.barilla.com/

● Salse di Pomodoro Mutti / Rodolfi (Sauces and Ragü)

https://mutti-parma.com/ • https://www.rodolfi.com/

Here is a couple of local shops where you can find it

1) Formaggi e Salumi BOCCHI (Family managed shop with local cheese and ham/salami)
https://goo.gl/maps/jTyUDuxRzdUC9yUC6

2) Paladini Otello Supermarket (also local specialties and wines) - they have a very large parking lot on the other side of the road, also good for vans

https://goo.gl/maps/F4y86Egox29NABP18

Things to see in PARMA (34 Km distance)

1) Centro Cavagnari Free Parking (exchanger parking / stationnement échangeur)
You can park here and buy for few euros a bus ticket valid the whole day for every city line.
The bus will bring you to the center of the city

https://goo.gl/maps/rZ46KoRV7UxyPfcH9