Religious Places

The present cathedral was built between the 11th and 13th centuries on the remains of an earlier early Christian church, which in turn was erected on… Read the rest

St. Donninus is the pivotal character on which the historical and symbolic story of both the city and its cathedral hinges.In the place where legend h… Read the rest

The facade is gabled and is traversed by three orders of loggias with blind arcades, the last of which, instead of being horizontal like the first two… Read the rest

Small nucleus, of very remote origin located just upstream of Varano dè Melegari (Parma), a stone’s throw from the Ceno stream and the Via Franc… Read the rest

The Romanesque Duomo, the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, begun around 1175 on the site of the earlier church destroyed in 1155 by Frederick… Read the rest

he church was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII in honor of the brother of Antono Barberini, who belonged to the Capuchin order and built on a design by… Read the rest

Initially dedicated to St. Paul and built for the Discalced Carmelites between 1608 and 1620, the church was renamed on the occasion of the Battle of… Read the rest

he stupendous Church of St. Stephen, built in the 14th century, represents an important symbol of the transition from Greek to Latin culture. Built… Read the rest

It rests on the slopes of Mount Consolin; the facades of the little church, which is more or less square in shape with the side about seven meters lon… Read the rest

The basilica was begun as early as 1353, but its patron, Gualtiero VI of Brienne died three years later; work resumed only in 1549 thanks to the archi… Read the rest