Not everybody knows that Piacenza is a real food valley and that it produces the biggest amount of D.O.P and D.O.C cured meats, cheeses and wines in Italy. Food and wines to taste like coppaâ, salami and pancetta; pisarei e fasâ, anolini tortelli' and piccula ad cavallâ (second course). Everything must be accompanied by wines from Piacenza only, among which the red Gutturnio is the best known. So it is definitely worth trying at least one typical dish from Piacenza in the several restaurants and trattorie. Besides the rich Opera and Drama season at Piacenza's Municipal Theatre, Festival del Diritto (Law Festival) , held in September, has become a nationally important event. From Casarossa you may easily reach all the magnificent Castelli del Ducato di Parma e Piacenza (Castles of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza) open to the public, which characterise the territory of Piacenza, as well as the neo-gothic borough of Grazzano Visconti (about 1 Km away) which takes visitors back to the past. Among the Art boroughs to visit is the ancient Bobbio (25 Km). You can't leave Piacenza without visiting Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery and the many castles of the dukate