Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy: Towns & Things to Do

The Italian flag was invented here. In 1797 delegates from Reggio, Modena, Bologna and Ferrara met in the Sala del Tricolore, proclaimed the Cispadane Republic and chose a green, white and red banner for it; in 1848 the same design became the national flag. The province is the third most populous in Emilia-Romagna, with 42 municipalities spread between the Po plain in the north and the Tuscan border in the south; Parma lies to the west across the Enza torrent, Modena to the east.

The other name to know is Canossa, the castle of Countess Matilda in the hills south of the city, where Emperor Henry IV came to make his peace with the pope. Reggio Emilia itself, a city of more than 160,000, fills a comfortable day; Scandiano and Casalgrande sit where the plain starts to rise, Correggio out in the flat country to the north.

Reggio Emilia

Towns in the province of Reggio Emilia

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42 towns

Albinea 8,755 Bagnolo in Piano 9,386 Baiso 3,403 Bibbiano 9,965 Boretto 5,263 Brescello 5,546 Cadelbosco di Sopra 10,409 Campagnola Emilia 5,493 Campegine 5,114 Canossa 3,785 Carpineti 4,178 Casalgrande 18,635 Casina 4,534 Castellarano 14,838 Castelnovo di Sotto 8,594 Castelnovo ne' Monti 10,481 Cavriago 9,698 Correggio 24,825 Fabbrico 6,696 Gattatico 5,899 Gualtieri 6,639 Guastalla 14,786 Luzzara 9,169 Montecchio Emilia 10,201 Novellara 13,455 Poviglio 7,045 Quattro Castella 12,909 Reggio nell'Emilia 162,082 Reggiolo 9,217 Rio Saliceto 6,092 Rolo 4,038 Rubiera 14,421 San Martino in Rio 7,773 San Polo d'Enza 5,949 Sant'Ilario d'Enza 10,939 Scandiano 24,792 Toano 4,458 Ventasso 4,407 Vetto 1,956 Vezzano sul Crostolo 4,214 Viano 3,377 Villa Minozzo 3,900

Reggio Emilia and around, on the map

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🍝 At the table: Emilia-Romagna

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First course

Tagliatelle al Ragù egg tagliatelle with meat ragù, soffritto and tomato

Ribbons of egg pasta, meat ragù and soffritto: the real bolognese has had a recipe deposited at the Chamber of Commerce since 1982.

🌿 Cured meat DOP

Prosciutto di Parma pork leg and sea salt, aged at least twelve months

Only Italian pork and sea salt, aged for at least twelve months: Prosciutto di Parma has held Protected Designation of Origin status since 1996.

Bread and focaccia IGP

Coppia Ferrarese bread with a central knot and four horns, lard and sourdough

Flour, lard, oil and sourdough starter, a soft knot at the centre and four thin horns: coppia ferrarese has held Protected Geographical Indication status since 2001.