On the Stirone Cycle Track

The Stirone and Piacenziano Park is unique and fully deserves to be called the “Open-Air Museum”. The canyons carved out by flooding along the banks of the river testify to the history of the ancient sea, which was the undisputed centre of our region’s history, prior to the formation of the Po plains. A short detour to Millepioppi Farm is an opportunity to visit the MuMAB – Ancient Sea and Biodiversity Museum which houses the most important geopaleontological collection in the Po basin. Its exhibits include the fossils of three 10-million-year-old whales. A natural history section also explains about the park’s modern environment. Returning to the main path and continuing along the banks of the river as far as the characteristic riverbank woods at La Bocca, the route continues on a pleasant single-track path as far as the Stirone river ford at San Genesio and passes in front of its church. A few kilometres further is the Case Oliva viewpoint. From here the route continues downhill to Fornio before continuing on roads to Fidenza and passing through the village of Rimale.