Ducal Palace of Colorno
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Type of sights
Castle/palace
Name and address
Ducal Palace of Colorno
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IT-43052 Colorno
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Geodetic coordinates
44.93∎∎∎∎ 10.37∎∎∎∎
Elevation
31 m
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The Ducal Palace, also known as Reggia di Colorno, is an edifice in the territory of Colorno 
(province of Parma), Emilia Romagna, Italy. It was built by Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma in the early 18th century on the remains of a former castle.
History
A Rocca (castle) was built on the site byAzzo da Correggio as a defence of thePo River. It belonged to the Correggio and Terzi families, and in the 16th-17th centuries it was restored by countessBarbara 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.
After theunification of Italy, it became a state possession, and in 1870 it was acquired by the province of Parma, and is now home to ALMA, a world renowned Italian culinary school.
The park
The first park dates from that of 1480, commissioned by countRoberto Sanseverino. Under Francesco Farnese it was renovated with a mix of French- and Italian-style landscape garden, which was further modified by Duchess Marie Louise.
Damaged during World War II, it has been recently returned to its antique splendour by a restoration.
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Tour | 3,8 km |
Added on 22 Feb 2014,
last edited by biroto-Redaktion on 22 Feb 2014