Religious Places

The 18th-century Sanctuary of San Rocco in Ardola di Zibello stands out in the Parma countryside with its soaring façade and its decidedly fascinating… Read the rest

The unfinished exterior features a beautiful Marble Portal. Inside are the remains of Jacopone da Todi. The plan of the church has three Gothic naves,… Read the rest

Its construction, begun in 1508, was not completed until a century later. Its architecture contrasts with that of Todi’s historic center, which… Read the rest

Its primitive Romanesque structures, similar to those of Aderenza and Venosa, were obliterated by a series of Baroque renovations by bishops Settimio… Read the rest

Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity and the Unfinished, one of the most powerful abbeys in the South, founded in the 5th century on a Roman temple, enlarge… 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 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

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