Ducal Palace, Parma – Garibaldi Square loop from Parma

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Emilia-Romagna

Parma

Ducal Palace, Parma – Garibaldi Square loop from Parma

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Ducal Palace, Parma – Garibaldi Square loop from Parma

01:27

14.0km

50m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

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80 m

Parco Bizzozzero

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city park equipped with a running path and fit-cross equipment.

opening hours:
April 1 - October 31 06.00/23.00
November 1 - March 31 07.00/20.00

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La Cittadella is a military fort in the shape of a pentagon with ramparts and moat. It was built towards the end of the sixteenth century by Alessandro Farnese, a great captain, governor of Flanders (1578-1592), third duke of Parma (1586). Today the area is used as a public park.

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Cittadella of Parma

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La Cittadella is a military fortress in the shape of a pentagon with ramparts and a moat. It was built towards the end of the sixteenth century by Alessandro Farnese, a great captain, governor of Flanders (1578-1592), third duke of Parma (1586). Duke Alessandro again took over the idea of his grandfather Pier Luigi, the first Duke of Parma (1545-47), who in 1546 had already taken the area on which stood the Gothic church and convent of the Santissima Annunziata of Porta Nuova of the Friars Minor Franciscans, to build a military factory there. It took shape only a few decades later.

Personally designed by Alessandro Farnese, the Citadel was inspired down to the smallest details by those designed in Antwerp by Francesco Paciotto. It was built by the ducal engineers Giovanni Antonio Stirpio de'Brunelli and Genesio Bresciano, with the collaboration of Smeraldo Smeraldi.

Today the area is used as a public park, and the pentagonal shape, the bastions and the entrance door to the city (1596), the work of Simone Moschino, are the only ancient structures to survive.

See more at visit-parma.com/en/history-cittadella

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Ducal Palace, Parma

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Palazzo Ducale was built in 1561 at the behest of Ottavio Farnese and the project was overseen by Vignola (known architect of the time associated with the Farnese family). Today the Palazzo is closed as it is the headquarters of the carabinieri, but the beautiful park that surrounds it can be visited.

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Palazzo Ducale and Parco Ducale

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Palazzo Ducale was built in 1561 at the behest of Ottavio Farnese and the project was overseen by Vignola (known architect of the time associated with the Farnese family).
The park surrounding the Palace is home to rich vegetation and around the pond there are also some turtles.

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10.0 km

Ducal Palace

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11.9 km

Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata

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sixteenth-century Greek cross building; inside, among other things, frescoes by Parmigianino on the main altar

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12.1 km

Garibaldi Square

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The Plazza Garibaldi with its monument is also commonly called Piazza Grande. Today's Piazza Garibaldi was already the forum of Parma in ancient Roman times. Many of the houses that line the square today date from between the 13th and 16th centuries. The Palazzo del Governatore was built in the 13th century as the palace of the Capitano del Popolo, the people's governor.

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