Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 171,944 inhabitants and is the main comune (municipality) of the Province of Reggio Emilia. The inhabitants of Reggio the city are called Reggiani, while the inhabitants of Reggio di Calabria, in the southwest of the country, are called Reggini.

The old town has a hexagonal form, which derives from the ancient walls, and the main buildings are from the 16th–17th centuries.

Cimate in the area is temperate continental, with hot rather moist summers and fairly rigid winters with frequent frosts. Precipitations are evenly distributed all year long, but October, November and April are the most rainy months, while July and January are the most arid. In the city you rarely see snow, even though almost every year there is a period when it’s snowing. Due to the rather high temperatures, it does not settle, or if it does, the layer of snow is not very consistent.

During Autumn and Winter it is very common, especially in the areas outside the city, to encounter very thick fog. Other meteorological phenomena that one can expect in the area is the hard rain, freezing rain during winter, and hail during summer but rarely during spring. Wikipedia

Photo Gallery of  Walk 1 – Via Emilia San Pietro to  Piazza di S. Prospero
Approximately 1.76 km – 1.09 miles

The walk starts in Via Emilia San Pietro – Basilica di San Pietro, Via Emilia San Pietro – Via Campo Samarotto – Viale Monte S. Michele – Via Dante Alighieri – Via Roma – Parrocchia di San Giacomo, Via Roma – Via Roma – Piazza “Del Popol Giost” – Via Roma – Porta Santa Croce, Via Roma – Via Roma – Via Emilia San Pietro – Via Mario Calderini – Via Emilia San Pietro – Piazza di S. Prospero – Basilica of San Prospero, Piazza di S. Prospero – Piazza di S. Prospero

Photo Gallery of  Walk 2 – Piazza Camillo Prampolini to Via Emilia Santo Stefano
Approximately 1.93 km – 1.11 miles

The walk starts in Piazza Camillo Prampolini – Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Piazza Camillo Prampolini – Via Filippo Corridoni – Via Emilia San Pietro – Via Don Giuseppe Andreoli – Piazza Martiri del 7 Luglio – Piazza della Vittoria -Galleria Cavour – Via Naborre Campanini – Via Guido da Castello- Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi – Piazza Roversi – Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi – Piazza Vincenzo Gioberti – Via Emilia Santo Stefano