[Oct. 2025] We visited Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, to enjoy the autumn scenery before the days got too short.
It’s an old town about 66 kilometres southeast of Milan, just over an hour’s drive from our house.
It’s a small town with settlements on both sides of the Adda River, surrounded by city walls.
We parked our car near the flashy church, Chiesa di Pietro, and walked toward the river.
Even though we still had some time before our lunch reservation at the restaurant, I was already hungry, so we went to The Bridge enoteca along the river for a Prosecco.
It was a small but satisfying meal, with cheese and ham as snacks, and I was surprised at how cheap it was: just 7 euros for two people.
If only Dubrovnik could learn a thing or two from this enoteca…
Then we crossed the bridge and walked around town.
The church, dating back to the 12th century, and the tower where French kings were imprisoned were on this side of the bridge, so this must be the centre of town.
We strolled around briefly and then headed to our restaurant reservation, Trattoria del Guado.
When my husband had called to make a reservation the morning before, he was told, “It’s OK if you are only two people,” and we found that it was indeed full.
Some people were turned away.
The interior of Trattoria del Guado was very rustic.
Our table was quite far from the main area, but it felt quite relaxing.
There was an elderly lady at the entrance, and when a customer asked her a question, she replied, “Oh, you’ll have to ask my granddaughter,” proving that this is truly a family-run restaurant.
For starters, we shared a platter of ham and pickled vegetables, and I had stewed cinghiare (wild boar) for the main course.
It’d been a while since I’d had wild boar.
The meat had a mild flavour and no unpleasant odour.
It was simple and delicious.
I ordered zucchini instead of polenta as a side dish, and both came with the meal.
My husband had pasta with sausage and porcini mushrooms.
He said it was very satisfying.
The portions may have looked small, but they were quite rich and we were both full.
Including coffee and a half-litre of house red, the total came to €61.
I love these unpretentious country trattorias.
