San Secondo Parmense
-
Destination
Emilia -
Province
Parma -
Distance to the main town
19 km - Where it is
- Why visit it
- Don't miss
- On the table
- Significant appointments
- Castles in the territory
- Monuments in the territory
- For more information
Where it is
The village is in the lowland of Parma and it is about 11 km from the Po river.
Why visit it
Important agricultural centre of ancient origin along the Strada del Culatello, it was the domain and the official residence of the Rossi counts and marquis until 1817.
Don't miss
Places of interest include the Rossi Castle which dates back to the mid 15th C and was commissioned by Pier Maria Rossi II (Il Magnifico) in the first half of the 15th century, largely damaged at the end of the same century and rebuilt in the early 16th century, in Renaissance style.
Other museums and monuments: the Oil Museum Orsi Coppini, one of the regional food museums, of the Church dell’Annunciata, the Oratory of the Serraglio and the parish church of San Genasio, the oldest Romanesque building in the Parma lowlands.
On the table
San Secondo is famous also for gastronomy, in particular for the typical Spalla and the Fortana wine.
Significant appointments
The Fortanina and Spalla Cotta fair, a modern reinterpretation of the millenary August fair.
Arte e suggestioni in Rocca, guided art tour by night in the Castle.
Castles in the territory
Monuments in the territory
