Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza. Modern forms of the name descend from Latin Placentia.
When visiting the Gardens, you can park in the lot and walk up the path towards the Gardens, pausing now and then to look through the trees, looking back, down the hill, wherever you look in the gardens, even walking toward the entrance, the vistas are beautiful. The Japanese Gardens are directly across from the Rose Test Gardens.