They think this name comes from Montechiana (id est hillock) and was related since XVI century to a Gonzaga's palace, which looked like a hill in comparison with the village houses.
This building and the Romanesque church and bell tower are Motteggiana jewels.
Its territory runs along Po southern riverbank for 15 km, with a really beautiful country landscape.
You can see big former aristocratic farms, such as corti Quaranta and Nogarola di Torricella or Tedolda di Villa Saviola, and former monastic ones, such as corte Gonfo; still, you can visit former bourgeois ones, such as corte Fabbrica, which is now a farm accommodation.
Motteggiana is growing fast these days, not only concerning economy and population, but also concerning culture and services.
Events:
Fiera Millenaria di S. Carlo - id est San Carlo millenary festival – (second July week)