Location: Municipality of Bardi, 60 km from Parma
DESCRIPTION
Bardi Fortress has been standing for more than a thousand years on a spur of red jasper, where streams Ceno and Noveglia cross and is a top example of military architecture in Emilia Romagna.
Where the ghost of the knight Moroello lingers. Sheltered for over 1000 years above a spur of red jasper, where the Ceno and Noveglia streams meet, the fortress is a classic example of military architecture in Emilia.
HISTORY
The fortress has been property of Princes Landi, from mid 1200 for over four centuries. At the end of 1500, it was partially transformed into a noble manor. The bastion was built by Magnifico Manfredo Landi in XV century and it has been closed to visits until now.
Home to the Museum of Val-ley Civilisation, the 5 ‘Cap. P. Cella’ Alpine Rooms and the new Museum of Fauna and Poaching.
