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Castello di Torrechiara Castello di Torrechiara Facade detail. Torrechiara Castle (Italian: Castello di Torrechiara) is a 15th-century castle near Langhirano, in the province of Parma, northern Italy. It sits atop a terraced hill south of the city of Parma, in a strategic position overlooking the Parma River in the valley below.
Castello Estense, Ferrara Rocca Malatestiana, Cesena Castello dei Pio, Carpi The Castello di Montecuccolo, Pavullo nel Frignano Vignola Castle, Vignola Torrechiara Castle, Langhirano Brisighella Castle, Brisighella Castello di Montefiore Conca, Montefiore Conca Fortress of San Leo, San Leo Province of Bologna. Castello di Galeazza, Crevalcore [2]
Churches in the province of Parma (2 C, 19 P) P. Buildings and structures in Parma (8 C, 21 P) ... Torrechiara Castle; V. Villa Paveri-Fontana, Collecchio
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.
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.
A square Rocca (castle) was built on the site by Azzo da Correggio as a defence along the Po River.It belonged to the Correggio and Terzi families, and in the 16th-17th centuries it was restored by countess Barbara Sanseverino, who desired a true palace for her court, and to house her prestigious collection of works by painters such as Raphael, Titian, Mantegna and Correggio.
Quintavalle's parents Armando Ottaviano Quintavalle (1894-1967) and Augusta Ghidiglia (1904-1988) were both art historians. During the World War II, his father saved about 9,000 artifacts, sculptures and paintings that formed the collection of the Galleria d'arte di Parma by hiding them in the Castle of Torrechiara.
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