La fontana, Fiorenzuola d'Arda

This is the western Po plain around the Arda valley, with flat cultivated land and small villages. The Arda river runs nearby, and the first Apennine hills begin farther south beyond the plain. Fiorenzuola d'Arda is the nearest town of size, with a full set of everyday services and a rail stop on the Milan–Bologna line. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for being on the historic Via Emilia corridor.