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Hotels in Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia is a town of North Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region.

The old town has an hexagonal form, which derives from the ancient walls, and the main buildings are from XVI - XVIII centuries. The commune's territory is totally on a plain, crossed by the Crostolo stream.

The town is built around two central squares, Piazza Prampolini and Piazza San Prospero, and the Palazzo del Municipio with its fishtail battlements. Like other towns in the area, the centre is closed to traffic, and bicycles clank across the cobbles from all directions. Piazza San Prospero comes alive on market days, its stalls and shops selling a staggering array of fruit, vegetables, salami and cheese, including the local parmigiano-reggiano. Around the square, the buildings squeeze up so close to the church of San Prospero that they seem to have pushed it off balance so that it now lurches to one side. Built in the sixteenth century, its facade is decorated with columns and statues in niches, guarded by six lions in rose-coloured Verona marble – a marked contrast to the unclad octagonal campanile next to it. Via Broletto leads through into Piazza Prampolini, skirting the side of the Duomo, which displays an awkward amalgamation of styles.

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