Hannibal's passage and the Second Punic War. An ancient legend tells of Hannibal who, after crossing the Apennines and defeating the Romans in the Rivergaro area, stopped in the countryside around Piacenza, where he entrusted an elephant wounded in battle to the farmers of Gossolengo. The inhabitants got used to the presence of the elephant, using it for work in the fields or as a means of transport, but no one ever came back to claim it. Eventually, the elephant became part of the local memory, and is represented in the municipal coat of arms.

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1. Statto Castle – Rivalta Castle loop from Rivergaro

26.5km

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2. Montecucco Park – Trebbia loop from Piacenza

32.1km

01:53

80m

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3. Along the Rio Comune – Trebbia loop from Gossolengo

34.4km

02:37

90m

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Location: Gazzola, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Hannibal's Elephant Monument

1. Statto Castle – Rivalta Castle loop from Rivergaro

2. Montecucco Park – Trebbia loop from Piacenza

3. Along the Rio Comune – Trebbia loop from Gossolengo

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