Palazzo Farnese

Piacenza


On the northern edge of the centro storico (historic centre), this vast palace was started in 1558 but never fully completed. It now houses Piacenza's civic museums, including the Pinacoteca (art gallery), along with minor museums of archaeology, carriages, Italian unification and ceramics.


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8. Loggia dei Militi

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