The Nure is a small river in northern Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 (province of Piacenza

Province of Piacenza

The Province of Piacenza is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Piacenza.The province has 273,689 inhabitants . Its total area is 2,589 km². There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Piacenza...

). It has its source on the northern slopes of Mt. Nero

Mount Nero

Mount Nero is a mountain surmounting the west wall of Daniels Range 3 nautical miles north of Forsythe Bluff, in the Usarp Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Leonard L...

 (1754 m. a.s.l.) and after a course of about 75 km — the second longest of the province — flows into the Po River

Po River

The Po |Ligurian]]: Bodincus or Bodencus) is a river that flows either or – considering the length of the Maira, a right bank tributary – eastward across northern Italy, from a spring seeping from a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the head of the Val Po under the northwest face...

 10 km east of Piacenza

Piacenza

Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...

, in the vicinity of Roncarolo, a frazione

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

of the commune of Caorso

Caorso

Caorso is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km northwest of Bologna and about 13 km east of Piacenza...

, on the border with the Lombard

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

 commune of Caselle Landi

Caselle Landi

Caselle Landi is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km southeast of Milan and about 35 km southeast of Lodi...

.

The upper valley is somewhat influenced by the sea air

Sea air

The air at or by the sea is traditionally thought to be healthy. This was variously attributed to iodine or ozone but its cleanliness or salt may be more significant....

, keeping it free of fog and strong winds, and therefore relatively pleasant even during the winter months.

In this valley there are 79 fortification

Fortification

Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs...

s (castles, fortified towers and dwellings, etc.)

The main villages along this river are: Ferriere

Ferriere

This article is about the Italian commune, for the Bordeaux Third growth see Château FerriereFerriere is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 150 km west of Bologna and about 45 km southwest of Piacenza, in the Val Nure of the Ligurian...

, Bosconure, Cantoniera, Farini d'Olmo, Bettola

Bettola

Bettola is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 140 km west of Bologna and about 30 km south of Piacenza.- Notable people:...

, Ponte dell'Olio

Ponte dell'Olio

Ponte dell'Olio is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 22 km south of Piacenza, about 85 k. south of Milan and about 160 km northwest of Bologna...

, Vigolzone

Vigolzone

Vigolzone is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 140 km northwest of Bologna and about 15 km south of Piacenza...

, Grazzano Visconti, Podenzano

Podenzano

Podenzano. Municipality in Province of Piacenza, Region: Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Co-ordinates: Latitude: 44° 57' 0' ' N, Longitude: 9° 41' 0' ', Altitude: 118 m. Surface: 44,58 km². Population: 8.269 . Density: 170 ab./km²....

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