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Castles of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza

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Parma
Fortezza di Bardi	Reggia di Colorno	Castello di Compiano	Castello di Felino
Rocca Sanvitale di Fontanellato	Castello di Montechiarugolo	Castello di Roccabianca	Rocca di Sala Baganza
Rocca dei Rossi di San Secondo	Rocca Meli Lupi di Soragna	Castello di Torrechiara
Piacenza
Rocca e Castello di Agazzano	Rocca Viscontea di Castell'Arquato	Castello di Gropparello	Rocca d'Olgisio
Castello di Paderna	Castello di Rivalta	Castello di San Pietro in Cerro	Mastio e Borgo di Vigoleno

The territory of the Castles of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, which history has delivered to us enclosed within the ancient boundaries of the Dukedoms of the Farnese and the Bourbon families, can be defined as a "storeroom" of castles. Culture, art and environment, united with a great wine and gastronomic tradition, make up the essence of this land located between the Apennines and the Po river, just an hour's drive from Milan or half an hour's flight from Rome. Castles, forts, fortresses and royal palaces all await the visitor along the roads which link the two provinces, on the spurs of mountains, nestling amongst the hills which slope down into the plains and in the lands close to the great river Po. Historical, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque structures which are considered to be amongst the richest and best preserved in Italy all offer one the chance of understanding the evolution of the architecture as well as that of the politics and the society, not only in these lands, but also in the rest of Italy. The Dukedom was born in 1545, with the rise to the papal seat Cardinal Alessandro Farnese under the name of Paolo III, who created a State for his natural son Pier Luigi. Since then and up until the Unification of Italy, for about 300 years, the rule of the Dukedom was passed between representatives of the dynasties of the Farnese and Bourbon families; this, until the Congress of Vienna when it was consigned to Mary Louise of Hapsburg-Lorraine, daughter of Franz I of Austria and wife of Napoleon Bonapart. Those visiting the Castles of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza will also be able to read into the history of the latter: that of the powerful families who lived in them, of the great artists who worked in them, of the loves, the betrayals and the conflicts which have made them famous. At Castles of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, there is tourist accommodation available in hotels, farm holiday, farmhouse, residence self-catering accommodation, b&b, rooms for rent, holiday homes, camp sites and tourist villages.