Reggio nell'Emilia is the main administrative center of the Emilia-Romagna region. It is called the city of the "Three Colors" because it was here that the Italian flag was presented for the first time in 1797.
The city has its origins in antiquity, but not many relics of that time have survived. Its center is mainly built up with buildings and churches from the 12th to 17th centuries. In 1797, the Italian flag was presented here for the first time, as recalled by the Tricolore Museum. In the same year, the Polish Legions of Jan Henryk Dąbrowski were stationed in Reggio. It was here that Józef Wybicki wrote the words of Mazurek Dąbrowski.
The most important monuments of Reggio nell'Emilia are the local churches, headed by the 13th-century St. Of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The baroque Basilica of the Virgin Mary of Ghiara hides a painting of the Mother of God, considered a miraculous one, and the Basilica of San Prospero is dedicated to the patron saint of the city.
Among the attractions of Reggio nell'Emilia are also local museums, such as the Museum Palace located in the former Franciscan monastery and with rich archaeological, ethnographic and historical collections, the Museum of the History of Psychiatry, the Museum of the Capuchin Brothers and the Diocesan Museum and Parmeggiani Gallery. The Magnani Palace Foundation, which presents temporary art exhibitions, operates in the town palace from the 15th century.
