Fiorenzuola d’Ardais a small town and a community in Italy in the province of Piacenza, part of the Emilia-Romagna region, equally distant from Piacenza and Parma. Its name derives from Florentia (prosperous). The denomination “d’Arda” refers to the River Arda which flows from the Apennines into the valley where Fiorenzuola is located. Fiorenzuola’s origins are old, dating from the first prehistoric human settlements in Italy. Fiorenzuola d’Arda was one of the main centers of the area during the Middle Age. Under the Dukes of Parma and Piacenza it was a small county independent from both parties. You can easily reach Fiorenzuola from the A1 freeway (Autostrada Milano-Bologna), Exit Fiorenzuola.

An image of the interior of the “Giuseppe Verdi” Theatre in Fiorenzuola d’Arda.