Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Soragna (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Rocca Meli Lupi, Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova, and San Giacomo. Also, be sure to include Museo del Parmigiano-Reggiano in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Soragna (Emilia-Romagna).
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Rocca Meli Lupi
Event venue in Soragna, Italy. The Rocca Meli Lupi, also called Rocca di Soragna, is a castle-palace located in the town of Soragna, Province of Parma, region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It has a rough, unfinished exteriors and highly decorated interior rooms.[1]
Address: Piazza Bonifacio Meli Lupi 5, 43019 Soragna
Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova
Also known as: Oratorio di Sant'Antonio da Padova
The Oratorio di Sant'Antonio da Padova is a prayer hall located facing the main piazza in the town center of Soragna, Province of Parma, Italy.
The Oratory was designed in 1696 by Francesco Galli Bibiena, as part of the complex of the Church of the Suffragio. It interior is rectangular with a semicircular apse. The interior stucco decoration was made in 1698 by Giovanni Mercoli (1698). The lateral altars have depicting a Massacre of the Infants (1698) and Madonna and Saints by Giovanni Bolla. The musical organ by G. Diotti dates to 1701. The wooden main altar was sculpted by Giulio Seletti. The façade with its peculiar second-story colonnade has a terracotta statue (1806) by Giuseppe Carra.[2]
San Giacomo
San Giacomo is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic parish church in Soragna, province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.
The church was built between 1755 and 1769, and is located near the Rocca Meli Lupi, the palatial home of the aristocratic lords of Soragno. The architect was Ottavio Bettoli, while the bell-tower (1826) was designed by Giuseppe Rasori. In 1939, it was made into a sanctuary.
The chapel to the left of the main altar, has a Madonna of Loreto with Saints Fermo, Lorenzo, and Lucia (1620) by Fortunato Gatti. The altar to the left of the chapel has a wooden statue Madonna Addolorata by Lorenzo Aili, while the altar has a marble group depicting the Dead Christ (1708) by Alvise da Cà. The sacristy has tapestries (1749) by Giulio Seletti and a credenza (1741) by Giovanni Battista Galli-Bibiena and Vincenzo Biazzi. The Baldacchino at the main altar was completed by Francesco Galli in 1811.[3]
Address: Via Cavour, 53, 43019 Soragna
Museo del Parmigiano-Reggiano
The Museum of Parmigiano-Reggiano is an ethnographic museum dedicated to Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, located inside Corte Castellazzi on Via Alessandro Volta 5 in Soragna, in the province of Parma.
Address: Via Volta, 5, 43019 Soragna