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G. Cortesi Geological Museum in Castell'Arquato

Via Sforza Caolzio, 57
29014 Castell'Arquato (PC) | View on Map
Municipality: Castell'Arquato  Region: Emilia-Romagna

Tel. 0523/803215 (prenotazioni) 0523/805303 (uffici)
E-mail: info@museogeologico.it
Web: www.museogeologico.it

Among the buildings one finds by going to the square of the medieval village called Castell'Arquato, it stands out the Ospitale Santo Spirito from the 16th century housing the Geological Museum.

Opening times: November - December - January - Febraury
Saturdays and holidays: from 10,00 am to noon and from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Working days: visits on demand with departure from the tourist office.

March - April - May - September - October
From Tuesday to Friday: from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm. Afternoon: visits on demand with departure from the tourist office.
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: from 10,00 am to noon and from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm

June - July - August
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: from 10,00 am to noon and from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Working days: visits on demand with departure from the tourist office.




The room of the museum dedicated to the remains of the large cetaceans which inhabited the pliocene gulf
The room of the museum dedicated to the remains of the large cetaceans which inhabited the pliocene gulf
(photo by www.museogeologico.it)
 
Fossil skull of a bison
Fossil skull of a bison
(photo by www.museogeologico.it)
 
Showcase of the vertebrates from the from the Quaternary period found the Arda stream in the former Riserva del Piacenziano
Showcase of the vertebrates from the from the Quaternary period found the Arda stream in the former Riserva del Piacenziano
(photo by Museo Geologico)