Berceto

Berceto lies high in the Apennines, in the Taro valley on the road between Parma and the Ligurian coast. Its church of San Moderanno was founded in the ninth century and contains sculpture from the Lombard era. The remains of the castle recall the fortified settlements of the surrounding mountains. Berceto was also the birthplace of Pier Maria II de' Rossi, a commander and lord whose family held extensive lands in the Parmese region.