Things to see in Bardi

Bardi is a town in the province of Parma in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northeast Italy. It is famous for its castle, a formidable fortress that dominates the valley and the town, and is one of the most important stops in a hypothetical route among the castles of the Parma hills that includes Pellegrino Parmense, Compiano, Scipione, Varano de 'Melegari, Torrechiara, and Corniglio.

River Ceno

Memorial Chapel of the Arondora Star

Rocca di Bardi (Castle of Bardi). Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Other periods by reservation. The formidable fortress was built on a spur of red jasper, in a dominant position on the confluence of the Noveglia stream with the Ceno. Its origin is to be placed between the ninth and tenth centuries, when the bishop Everardo of Piacenza bought half of the rocky outcrop on which a first fortification stands. The place was to serve as a shelter against the raids of the Hungarians. The Lombards had already built military garrisons there during the struggles against the Byzantines for the control of the Apennine passes. The primitive construction expanded with the passage of time, until in the 16th century the Landi, a family of Piacenza origins, deprived of their residence in Piacenza, transformed it into a noble residence of the Landi State, all of their possessions, which resisted the supremacy of the Duke of Parma. With the extinction of the Landi dynasty, the fortress and the territory were purchased by the Farnese dukes of Parma.