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Spectacular Royal Palace, highly appreciated also for its use, which enhances the area.

departure from Colorno Palace

A really worth seeing place.

Finally fixed

Planning the tour of the Castles of the Duchy of Parme and Piacenza we reached the "Fortress of Fontanellato". Rocca Sanvitale is an imposing fortress built in the 14th century on a pre-existing 12th century building. Subjected to numerous restorations, over the centuries it was transformed from a defensive fortress into the residence of the noble Sanvitale Counts who then inhabited it for around six centuries. It has a square plan with crenellated walls and four corner towers and is still surrounded by a large moat once fed by water produced by a spring and rearranged at the beginning of the 17th century by the Parma architect Smeraldo Smeraldi; the entrance to the internal courtyard is via a drawbridge. In 1948 the last Count handed over the Fortress with its furnishings to the Municipality, which subsequently transformed it into a museum.

The bridge represents the last crossing over the Taro river before it flows into the Po river. It is safe for cyclists, as it has a lane specifically dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists.

Unfortunately the road has been in this condition for several months. It is possible to pass on the edge carefully, as the risk is to fall from the embankment side, or end up in the artificial lake.

Built in the early 16th century at the behest of the Lupi, lords of Soragna. Renovated in Baroque style between 1564 and 1590.