In the greetings from Kiss Kiss section, Radio Kiss Kiss talked about Salsomaggiore Terme, guided by the words of Mayor Filippo Fritelli.

Small Italian town as well as one of the most important spas in Italy, renowned for its salso-bromo-iodine waters, already known to the ancient Romans and the Celts but whose curative properties were only discovered in 1839 by the doctor Lorenzo Berzieri . The salinity of the water (150 g/l), in fact, is equal to about four times the current sea water.

Places of activity and interest in Salsomaggiore Terme

• Parish Church of Contignaco . Shaped church Romanesque probably built in XII century , was transformed towards the end of 18th century with added Baroque decoration; entirely restored in its original Romanesque form starting from 1954 , it preserves inside traces of the ancient medieval and Renaissance frescoes, including a valuable Santa Lucia from 1517 .
• Parish Church of San Nicomede . Ancient church built in880 to guard the relics of St Nicomedes , was enlarged and modified in style Romanesque in XIII and in 14th century ; In the 1909 the facade was finally raised neo-gothic with prothyrum ; the crypt, originally from the 9th century , is supported by four columns, half of which are Roman and the other Longobard , and preserves the very ancient pre-existing marble well, whose waters were already considered thaumaturgical in remote times.
• Church of Sant’Antonio . Place of worship built in neo-Romanesque style between 1914 and 1922 , it was designed by the engineer Giulio Bussandri; inside it preserves some eighteenth century canvases.
• Castello di Scipione: owned by the Marquises Pallavicino, it is one of the oldest in the area. Immersed in the hills and surrounded by nature, today it has a totally modernized shape, with furnished interiors, refined fabrics and period furniture. It can welcome and host tourists.
• Castle of Tabiano . Ancient manor probably built by the family Pallavicino between the X and the11th century , on the remains of the settlement Roman of “Tablanus”, was rebuilt in 1153 and expanded several times in the following centuries; belonged to the noble lineage and its descendants almost continuously until 1882 , when it was bought by Giacomo and Rosa Corazza, who
• transformed into a stately home; from the early years of the 21st century the castle and the medieval village of Tabiano Castello have been used as a widespread hotel with an adjoining farm.
• Castle of Contignaco . Fortress built in the first half of theXI century by Adalberto Pallavicino, in 1315 it was conquered by the Aldighieri of Parma, who kept it until 1537; later belonged to the Sforza Pallavicino, to the Third parties of Sissa, to the Ponticellis and various other families, it was rebuilt several times; transformed into a farm specialized in the production of wines, today it belongs to the Vicini and Romanini families.
• Terme Berzieri . Monumental spa building built between 1914 and 1923 to a design by the architects Ugo Giusti and Giulio Bernardini and the sculptor and painter Galileo Chini , it is a unique example of spa Art Deco , characterized by an extraordinary decorative richness of the exteriors and interiors, inspired simultaneously deco

• Typical dishes in Salsomaggiore Terme

  The first courses are the foundation of Salsa cuisine: tagliatelle , lasagne , anolini , tortelli . Among these, the most important are the anolini (from the Latin anulus = ring). Legend has it that the anolino was born from the imagination of an innkeeper who, peering through the keyhole of a room, saw the navel of a beautiful wayfarer and wanted to reproduce her graceful features in paste and filling. There is also a great variety of meat-based second courses: beef stew, mixed boiled meat and priest’s hat, the famous boneless veal tip, opened like a sack and stuffed with Parmesan, breadcrumbs, eggs, etc. and the “Rosa Di Parma“, obtained from fillet of beef stuffed with slices of raw ham and parmesan flakes. The side dishes, on the other hand, are based on mushrooms, especially porcini mushrooms. Other mushrooms used are the “San Giorgio” mushrooms, commonly called Dogfish.

  Relive Max & Max’s interview with Filippo Fritelli, Mayor of Salsomaggiore Terme here: https://content.jwplatform.com/previews/lPiw0md3