The best dog-friendly hikes and walks in Parma

Beautiful place. Worth a stop.

Beautiful view of Torrechira

It's a structure I've never seen up close, but I've always seen it from the path that passes nearby. It seems like a very interesting place, rich in history.

fully functional

The Sambòt is a pump fountain used many years ago, when water didn't reach homes. (The pump is in perfect working order.)

We went swimming in the small lake today. It was wonderfully refreshing.

Tiorre Castle was a medieval manor house located in Tiorre, a small hamlet of Langhirano, in the province of Parma. HISTORY The castle was likely built in the first half of the 11th century by the Attone de Comitatu Parmensi family, members of a family of counts or wealthy military men from Parma or its immediate vicinity. In 1049, their niece Gisla, daughter of Arduino and widow of Rolando, signed the deed of donation of the lands of Palasone and Viarolo to the Chapter of the Cathedral of Parma. In 1091, the building was inhabited by Aslasia, daughter of Alberto, Parma's tax collector, who donated some of her property to the Church of San Pietro and the cathedral. The fortification later came under the direct control of the Municipality of Parma, as evidenced by a 1258 statute ordering the planting of olive trees in the area surrounding the castle. At the beginning of the 14th century, the Scorza family took possession of the manor; in 1316, Cabrietto Scorza hosted Giberto III da Correggio there following his expulsion from Parma, but the following year, Parma troops besieged the fort, forcing the owner to surrender. The manor, returned to the Municipality of Parma, was set on fire; the walls and the small village were completely destroyed, while only the keep tower survived. During the clashes between the Terzi and the Rossi families in the early 15th century, the latter took possession of the fiefdom and built a fortress there;[1] in 1405 Giacomo Terzi, after conquering the manors of Mamiano, Pariano, and Lesignano, also besieged and captured the Rossi fortification of Tiorre. The situation changed four years later, following the killing of Ottobuono de' Terzi; his wife and brother Giacomo took refuge in the castle of Guardasone and, fearing the loss of the fortress of Tiorre, sent a handful of sappers to raze it to the ground; the following day the Rossi family took advantage of the partial destruction to regain possession and fortify it. In 1415, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg officially invested Pier Maria I de' Rossi with the fiefdom, which was confirmed in 1425 by the Duke of Milan Filippo Maria Visconti. In 1465, Pier Maria II de' Rossi left Tiorre in his will to his illegitimate son Ottaviano, who, however, predeceased his father. Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza confirmed his feudal investiture in 1470. During the Rossi War, the castle, which had long been in ruins, fell into the hands of the Milanese, and in 1482, Ludovico il Moro returned it to the Municipality of Parma, which claimed ownership. In the following decades, the castle further deteriorated and was completely abandoned; San Michele Tiorre became the seat of feudal jurisdiction, encompassing Tiorre as well as the villages of Barbiano, Paderno, and San Michele Gatti. The fiefdom was assigned towards the end of the 16th century by the Farnese family to Count Cosimo Masi, who died in 1600, leaving all his possessions, but also his huge debts, to his son Giovan Battista. In 1604, the latter was forced to sell his rights and assets to Gian Antonio and Lelio Sozzi. Subsequently, the last traces of the ancient manor, probably located on the hill near the old church of Tiorre, were lost. SOURCE: https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_di_Tiorre

Convenient drinking fountain along the road