a short visit to the Ceno valley
(Pellegrino Parmense (PR) - Emilia Romagna)

This special is intended as a very short presentation of the northern part of the Ceno Valley.
Coming from Salsomaggiore we passed the Sant'Antonio pass, 650 m above sea level, (photo 1÷3) we paused in Varone admiring the church of San Giovanni Battista and the panorama (photo 29÷35).
We explored the village of Pellegrino (photo 4÷9) and passing by the manor house (photo 10÷14), which, like all self-respecting castles, has its ghost, we continued on to the sanctuary of the Beata Vergine Assunta (photo 10÷28).
We would like to point out that this is only a brief excursus and that the photographs were taken at different times and seasons.

The area deserves a careful visit

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[1] Sant'Antonio pass	[2] Sant'Antonio pass	[3] Sant'Antonio pass	[4] Pellegrino Parmense village
[5] Pellegrino Parmense village	[6] Pellegrino Parmense village	[7] Pellegrino Parmense village	[8] Pellegrino Parmense village
[9] Pellegrino Parmense village	[10] Pellegrino Parmense castle	[11] Pellegrino Parmense castle	[12] Pellegrino Parmense castle
[13] Pellegrino Parmense castle	[14] Pellegrino Parmense castle	[15] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[16] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin
[17] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[18] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[19] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[20] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin
[21] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[22] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[23] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[24] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin
[25] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[26] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[27] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin	[28] sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin
[29] the church of Varone	[30] the church of Varone	[31] the church of Varone	[32] the church of Varone
[33] the church of Varone	[34] the church of Varone	[35] the church of Varone

A bit of history:
Probably inhabited since the 4th millennium BC, the area was later settled by Ligurians and then Romans.
Some Lombard vestiges have been found near the Pellegrino castle.
In 981 the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Otto II of Saxony invested with the fiefdom Adalbert of Baden, who initiated the construction of the castle. His two sons Umbertino and Bertoldo were the progenitors of the important Pallavicino family.
Over the centuries, the castle was the scene of contests between Parma and Piacenza.
In 1449 it was conquered by the Sforza family.
Marquis Giovanni Fogliani Sforza d'Aragona, having no heirs, renounced his feuds in 1759 in favour of the Meli Lupi of Soragna.

In 1836 Pellegrino Parmense became an autonomous municipality.

For more info:
wikipedia: Pellegrino Parmense
wikipedia: Santuario della Beata Vergine Assunta
wikipedia:Castello di Pellegrino Parmense
caiparma.it: chiesa di Varone
wikipedia: valle del Ceno

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photo by: Gianni

Emilia 18 - release date: 2024-09-27

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a short visit to the Ceno valley(Pellegrino Parmense (PR) - Emilia Romagna)

a short visit to the Ceno valley
(Pellegrino Parmense (PR) - Emilia Romagna)