San Pietro In Cerro: Art, Castle and Park

San Pietro In Cerro combines contemporary art with historic architecture, church paintings and landscaped park paths. If you are looking for a hotel for your stay, these highlights can help you decide which themes you want to shape your visit: MiM spans several art forms through to the present day, while the Castello, Chiesa di San Pietro and the park grounds each offer their own historical associations. This lets you choose where to stay according to your interests without treating the different attractions as equivalent.

Art at MiM

MiM – Museum in Motion comprises more than 1,600 works by contemporary artists; the collection may continue to grow. Painting, sculpture, graphic art and photography are shown in rotation. The exhibition thus brings together different media with a chronological overview of major art movements from the post-war period to the present day. This offers two ways to choose what interests you: you can focus on an art form or on a period; MiM is not limited to a single mode of expression or time period.

Castle architecture and historic collections

Castello di San Pietro is a testament to a 15th-century noble residence. Its square ground plan is topped by a keep and two round towers, which stand on the north side. These features make the relationship between the basic layout and the rising structures easy to understand.

The Sala delle Armi collection is notable for the great chronological and typological variety of its weapons and related items associated with the art of warfare. It is intended to make the development of weaponry over the centuries easy to follow.

The exhibition I Guerrieri di Xian displays more than 40 terracotta statues in the dimly lit underground rooms of Castello di San Pietro in Cerro. The warriors are arranged in battle formation, like the army that guarded the monumental tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, in the 3rd century BC. Exhibition details may change, so check them before your visit.

Church and park grounds

Chiesa di San Pietro in San Pietro In Cerro dates back to 1522. It preserves paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. This gives the church’s art its own historical context alongside the history of the noble residence.

Castello di San Pietro is surrounded by a large, tree-filled park. In Parco Storico Pubblico Barattieri, three tree-lined avenues radiate from the building’s inner courtyard. A path connects the ends of the avenues, forming the park’s romantic walking route. Picnic facilities and toilets are available for a break.

Planning your trip

San Pietro In Cerro is a few kilometres from the Fiorenzuola d’Arda motorway exit, on the road to Cremona.

Discover more destinations: Ziano Piacentino, Forno, Vigoleno, Gropparello, Morfasso, Carpaneto Piacentino, Rodi, Borgonovo Valtidone.

For the main travel overview: Piacenza.