PILOTTA is a monumental complex dating back to the period of regency of the Farnese family in the duchy of Parma and includes: TEATRO FARNESE. A perfect example of the seventeenth-century theatre architecture entirely made of wood material. Commissioned by the Farnese family in 1618, it...
TEATRO REGIO. A theatre in perfect neoclassical style realised from the will of the duchess of Parma Maria Luigia. Inaugurated in 1829, the theatre soon becomes the stage for different kinds of entertainment, above all dance and opus. Nowadays, in addition to the annual programme,...
PIAZZA DUOMO is where the spiritual life of the city concentrates. Indeed, here arise: CATTEDRALE. A wonderful Romanesque monument dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, sanctified in 1106 and subsequently completed with the bell tower and the lateral chapels. Inside the cathedral the bas-reliefs by Benedetto Antelami...
