Most of the year this town is full of people. It's one of the most beautifully restored towns in…read moreItalia. But come late fall it can be a ghost town. We walked around this ghost town in a gentle mist on a dark evening in the late fall and it was full of ghosts. It was eerie, empty and awesome. We were alone and nobody was there and nothing was open....that is until we saw the lights on at this taverna. We walked in, no ghosts, but a friendly woman instead. I'm glad we found this place. It was mushroom week, and many funghi specialities were available. We had mushrooms, mushroom pasta with truffle on top, and more mushrooms. One of our best meals in Italia! Nice local wine too. And as the night wore on, more and more people came in and ate dinner. This definitely became the hot spot in this ghost town. Wonderful place. We will definitely come back whenever in the area again. Castell Arquato is amazing. Definitely worth the drive from Milano.

This place is great - we were lucky as town was tourist free when we came. The food was great and…read moretortellini were excellent along with everything we had - do not miss this place!

One of the most beautiful medieval boroughs in Italy. Nice patio, pleasant owners with the cute…read moreaccent typical of this area. Piacenza's cuisine (overly rich but extremely tasty). Ordered cured meats with special bread "gnocco fritto", cappellacci (like raviolis, hand made to purposely look irregular in shape), with speck (smoked ham) and radicchio. Just divine. To boost my cholesterol levels, I could not miss baby pig's cheeks marinated in spices. To kill myself good 'n through on my bdy I went for sour cream cheesecake & Malvasia vin santo (a liquorous aged wine). Half a bottle of sparkling red Gutturnio didn't kill this babe who drove the troop back to Milan for 1 & 1/2 hour. However, today I'm writing you from my bed. Aspirin by my side.