The Cathedral of Parma was built from 1074 to 1178 on a previous church destroyed by fire in the 9th century. Mainly Romanesque on the outside, the interior of the cathedral underwent several interventions in Renaissance style. The Gothic bell tower was rebuilt by the Obizzo Sanvitale between 1284 and 1291.
The Parma Baptistery, built between 1196 and 1270, is a building considered to be the junction between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The building houses magnificent frescoes from the 14th and 15th centuries.
The Abbey of San Giovanni Evangelista is a Benedictine complex built between 1510 and 1607. The marble facade of the abbey church was designed by Simone Moschino in late Mannerist style in 1604 and completed in 1607. The bell tower was added in 1613. With a height of 75 metres it is the highest in Parma.
The Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata was built between 1521 and 1539 and has been the seat of the Constantinian Order of St. George since 1718. On the site there used to be an oratory built as early as the 14th century. At that time, a painting of the Virgin was painted on the façade of the oratory, which soon became the object of devotion, leading to the construction of a larger building.
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