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The offical delegation from Piacenza (Italy) visited Togliatti

10 December 2014

December 3-7, 2014, the official delegation from Piacenza (Italy) visited Togliatti to contribute to the establishment of contacts and partnership links between two cities. Previously, the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between Piacenza and Togliatti was signed within the visit of the Russian delegation in October 2014.

Among the Italian delegates were: Thomas Pagani Lambri, the member of the City Council of the Province of Piacenza; Michele Maffini, the President of the Association of Agrotorism in the region of Emilia-Romagna; Giovanni Derba, the director of the winery Cantina Valtidone, international level sommelier; Georgio Picchioni, photographer and journalist; Andrea Mazzini, co-owner of the hotel complex.

The program of the visit included the meeting with the mayor of the city of Togliatti. The sides discussed the prospects for cooperation and attractions for tourists of the city of Piacenza were presented. At the end of this meeting Sergey Andreev submitted the official note with proposals for cooperation between two cities in 2015 which was prepared for the mayor of Piacenza. The delegates also met with representatives of Duma of the city of Togliatti.

The Italian guests took part in the III International Forum The City of the Future. Togliatti2014. They discussed the issues and prospects of development of agricultural tourism in Samara region and shared the experience, presenting the agrotourism complex of the Emilia-Romagna region. The delegation tasted the eco-food products of the local producers.

The representatives of the city of Piacenza attended a number of events in the city and have got acquainted with the most interesting and famous tourist attractions and sites in Togliatti. The Italian guests have expressed the interest in the development of the cooperation and contacts.