Getting there

How to get from Venice to Gualtieri

Gualtieri, Reggio nell'Emilia, Emilia-Romagna
By car
About 2 h 19 min from Venice
Railway station
In the comune; check the line from Venice
Airport we time
Bologna (BLQ), 1 h 17 min by car

A right-bank Po commune in the Reggiana lowlands, built around a hundred-meter-square arcaded piazza and the Bentivoglio palace that holds the Ligabue collection.

Gualtieri is in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, a town of 6,241 people. There is a railway station in the comune. We do not hold timetables, so check Trenitalia or the regional operator for the line from Venice and whether it needs a change.

First time driving in Italy? Read our complete manual: tolls, parking and the ZTL.

When to go

The best months for Gualtieri: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

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