Discover what to do in Piacenza d’Adige in Province of Padua: Piacenza in festa, the church of Sant’Antonio Abate, Carducci schools. Want to know more? First of all…
Where is Piacenza d’Adige located?
The municipality of Piacenza d’Adige borders north with Megliadino San Vitale and Borgo Veneto, to the northeast with Ponso, to the northwest with Casale di Scodosia, to the south with Badia Polesine, to the southeast with Lendinara, to the southwest with Badia Polesine, to the east with Vighizzolo d’Este and Sant’Urbano, and to the west with Casale di Scodosia, Merlara and Masi.
Piacenza in festa
This lively local celebration takes place every year in June next to the sports facilities in Via Rivalon, 344.
A recommended occasion for food lovers, the village festival offers a large outdoor dining area where you can choose from delicious homemade and gourmet dishes alike: from succulent ribs, pork chops and sizzling grilled sausages to tempting plates of bigoli alla piacentina, from tasty slices of musetto to baccalà-based specialties served with slices of steaming polenta on the griddle and cold pints of beer. For those with a sweet tooth, there will also be artisanal specialties made by local pastry shops.
If you are wondering what to do in Piacenza d’Adige and want to immerse yourself in a lovely rural village in the Lower Padua area, Piacenza in festa offers dance nights and mouth-watering traditional recipes.
For more information about the events organized by the municipality, you can consult the Facebook pages Associazione PRO LOCO DI Piacenza d’Adige and A.S.D. PIACENZA D’ADIGE.
The church of Sant’Antonio Abate
Nestled in the historic heart of the charming rural town in Piazza Caduti Per La Libertà, this medieval place of worship stands out for its simple gabled facade, horizontally marked by bands of exposed brick and white stone (or plastered surfaces).
The massive wooden door is topped by a white lunette decorated with a high-relief depiction of Sant’Antonio Abate, recognizable by his monastic robe and the “tau”-shaped staff to which two little bells are tied.
The entrance portal is set within a large round arch, slightly recessed into the front, which rises vertically at the center of the facade and is crowned by a rose window set in a moulded frame.
Crowning the structure is a plain triangular pediment in exposed brick, topped by a Latin cross.
To the side of the church rises the bell tower, also in exposed brick and ending in a metal octagonal spire. Along the side of the bell tower facing southeast, six round-arched single-light windows open up, interspersed with white bands. On the side facing southwest, a clock with Arabic numerals stands out, below the cornice of the bell chamber.
Inside, the place of worship is divided into three naves marked by cross vault arches and is enriched by refined altars in polychrome marble and valuable paintings.
If you are wondering what to do in Piacenza d’Adige, the church of Sant’Antonio Abate is a true gem of art and architecture waiting to be visited.
Carducci schools
Located in Via Galvan 227, the exposed-brick school building is one of the most fascinating and representative architectural works in the municipality of Piacenza d’Adige.
Dating back to the 1920s and 1930s, the school is harmoniously set in a lovely garden dotted with cedars, magnolias and ginkgo biloba. Above the large three-light opening that provides access to the building stands a four-light opening enhanced by an elegant balcony.
One of the structure’s most distinctive features is the imposing quadrangular tower rising at the center of the facade, in which there is an oculus flanked by two narrow slit-like openings.
Also noteworthy are the refined corbels that support the overhang of the roof and tower.
