If fantasy could reinvent history, we could say that Louis Le Vau, one of the architects of the palace of Versailles, also worked in Colorno.
Looking at the ducal palace, he could have exclaimed: "I am going to Versailles to make your sister: yes, it will be bigger than you, but not more beautiful".

In the palace guided tours will take you to visit the main floor, the apartment of Duke Ferdinand Bourbon, the ducal chapel of San Liborio and the Astronomical Observatory.
Free admission to the historic garden.

In the second part we will provide some historical info.

A note:
The palace is the seat of the prestigious "ALMA International School of Italian Cuisine", the most authoritative training center for Italian cuisine at an international level, with the most up-to-date teaching equipment for cooking, pastry and sommeliers.
The school trains chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers, dining and restaurant managers and its students, coming from all over the world, become real professionals thanks to the high-level programs and to the most renowned teachers.

For more info:
reggia di Colorno (en)
castelli del ducato:reggia di Colorno
wikipedia: Palazzo Ducale (Colorno)
ALMA
Il palazzo ducale di Maria Luigia - 2/2