We end here the visit to the small Versailles of the Dukes of Parma.
With our obvious recommendation to visit it.

A bit of history:
It derives from the progressive transformation of the fortress built in 1337 to defend the Oltrepò.
With ups and downs from the early 1400s until about the mid 1400s it was under the dominion of the Terzi of Parma.
In the 16th century it was transformed into a palace, seat of a refined court, embellished with paintings by Titian, Correggio, Mantegna and Raphael.
From 1749 it remained under the Bourbons until in 1807 Napoleon declared it "Imperial Palace" starting new renovations.
The Congress of Vienna assigned it to Marie Louise of Austria, who made it one of her favorite residences, adding a large French garden.
At the unification of Italy, the Savoy ceded it to the Italian state property.
In 1870 it was purchased by the province of Parma.
Unfortunately both the Bourbons and Napoleon and even the Savoy despoiled the palace of all the decors and only today it begins to be re-furnished.

For more info:
the ducal palace of Marie Louise - 1^ part