The best cycling routes around Montechiarugolo

Beautiful church, worth a visit.

It is located on the road from Montechiarugolo to Monticelli Terme

The fountain is located in the small square next to the SP and is in perfect working order.

The Church of Santo Stefano, also known as the Parish Church of Basilicagoiano, is a Catholic place of worship with Renaissance and Neo-Renaissance architecture, located at Via Parma 93 in Basilicagoiano, a hamlet of Montechiarugolo, in the province and diocese of Parma. It is the seat of a parish in the Pedemontana pastoral area. HISTORY The original Romanesque parish church was built in the Middle Ages at the behest, according to tradition, of the Bishop of Piacenza; the church was consecrated on July 4, 1169. The episcopal authority of Piacenza over the Plebs quae vocatur Basilica Giuliani, as the village of Basilicagoiano was then known, was confirmed in 1199 with a papal bull issued by Pope Innocent. The church was also mentioned as a dependency of the bishop of Piacenza in the Capitulum seu Rotulus Decimarum of the diocese of Parma in 1230;[2] at the time, the chapels of San Quintino in Montechiarugolo, San Donnino in Monticelli, and Santa Felicola in the abbey of the same name were subject to the parish church. The oldest evidence of the church's dependence on the diocese of Parma dates back only to 1560;[2] during the 16th century, the place of worship was also completely rebuilt in Renaissance style and in 1564 it was equipped with a choir. In 1717, the four Baroque side chapels were built. Between 1936 and 1937, the place of worship was restored and modified with the addition of the new neo-Renaissance façade. SOURCE AND OTHER NEWS https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_Santo_Stefano_(Montechiarugolo)

The Church of San Quintino is a Catholic place of worship with Romanesque and Neo-Romanesque architecture, located in Piazzale San Quintino in Montechiarugolo, in the province and diocese of Parma. It is the seat of a parish in the pastoral area of the Pedemontana. HISTORY The original Romanesque place of worship was built in the Middle Ages; the earliest evidence of its existence dates back to 1230, when the Ecclesie S. Quintini de Monte clerevulo was mentioned in the Capitulum seu Rotulus Decimarum of the Diocese of Parma among the dependencies of the parish of Santo Stefano di Basilicagoiano. Documents from 1494 testify that at the time the church was managed by the Hermit friars, but it was later annexed to the nearby monastery of Santa Monica. In 1602, the place of worship became the seat of a vicariate, while in 1694 it was assigned as patronage to the confraternities of the Blessed Sacrament and the Rosary. At the end of the 17th century, the sacristy was built adjacent to the bell tower. In 1901, based on a design by architect Camillo Uccelli, renovation work began in the neo-Romanesque style on the medieval church, which had deteriorated significantly. The temple was raised and the facades were rebuilt, preserving only the apse and the bell tower of the original building. The interior was decorated in the following decades. On December 23, 2008, a violent earthquake caused some damage to the place of worship, which was restored and structurally consolidated in 2014. SOURCE AND OTHER NEWS: https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_San_Quintino_(Montechiarugolo)

11th-12th century Founded between 1097 and 1106 by the reformed Benedictine congregation of Vallombrosa, the abbey was governed by this monastic family until 1485.

Absolutely worth visiting Felino Castle!

The medieval castle of Montechiarugolo is part of the municipality of Montechiarugolo on the border between Parma and Reggio Emilia and dominates the banks of the Enza river. From its base there are paths heading north and south, which can be traveled on foot or by bicycle.