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The castle was built as a defensive fortification and as a noble residence for de Rossi's mistress, Bianca Pellegrini d'Arluno. [1] Bianca died in Torrechiara around the year 1480. Pier Maria retired to Torrechiara in 1482, where he died later that year. They were both buried in the castle, in the Oratory of San Nicomede in the north-east tower ...
The Abbey of St Mary of the Snows (Badia di Santa Maria della Neve) is a Benedictine Monastery and church, located in a rural spot on Via Badia #28 in the frazione of Torrechiara and its castle, in the town limits of Langhirano, Province of Parma, Italy. The monastery is affiliated with the monastery of San Giovanni Evangelista, Parma.
Poppi Castle, Poppi Castello di Romena, Pratovecchio Castello di Bibbione, San Casciano in Val di Pesa Castle of Sammezzano, Reggello Castello di Punta Ala, Punta Ala Castello di Triana, Roccalbegna Forte Stella, Porto Ercole Rocca Silvana, Castell'Azzara Old Fortress of Livorno, Livorno Gherardesca's Castle, Bolgheri Castello Malaspina ...
Langhirano borders the following municipalities: Calestano, Corniglio, Felino, Lesignano de' Bagni, Neviano degli Arduini, Parma, Tizzano Val Parma. Its most striking feature are the castle of Torrechiara and the Abbey of Santa Maria della Neve. The town is also known as a major production centre for the Prosciutto di Parma.
Remains of the Castle of Berceto. Pier Maria Rossi or Pier Maria II de' Rossi (25 March 1413 – 1 September 1482) was an Italian condottiere and count of a region around present San Secondo Parmense. His properties included the castle of Rocca dei Rossi. He was known as "the Magnificent".
The Rocca Sanvitale, or Sanvitale Castle, is a fortress residence in the centre of the town of Fontanellato, near Parma, northern Italy. Construction of the moated block, accessible through a drawbridge, was begun in the 13th century, mostly completed by the 15th century, with embellishments continuing through to the 18th century.
Inside, the castle preserves numerous rooms that can be visited on the noble floor and on the ground floor, rich in frescoes in part from the sixteenth century and adorned with fine furnishings and paintings dating back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; among all the most important is the room of Diana and Atteone, painted by ...
Aerial view of Parma Cathedral with its bell tower Illusionistic cupola fresco of the Assumption by Antonio da Correggio. Parma Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Parma; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Parma, Emilia-Romagna (), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.