After crossing the river into the center, I made my way through the courtyard of the old palace towards the main cathedral. On the way, I stepped into another cathedral called Santa Maria della Staccata. I've seen a lot of beautiful churches all throughout Italy, but this one I found to be the most beautiful. While I was there, a few singers were rehearsing with the organist for an upcoming musical service. The acoustics of the room and the sound of the organ made the architecture and art all the more beautiful. It was the highlight of my day.
Then I wandered some more, finally ending up at what I guess is the Duomo, the main cathedral. The interior had one of the most ornaitly decorated thatched roof cielings I've seen. Ironically the exterior was bland as anything and looked in major disrepair. The other feature of the piazza is the baptisery, but I did not have a chance to go in before lunch time, for which they closed for a few hours.
As I made my way back around, out towards the outskirts of the historic center and then back towards my side of town, I found a big cheese shop and bought myself a mezza kilogramma of Parmigniano Reggiano. So good! Aged 30 months, it is the tastiest I've ever eaten. Maybe I'll bring some back home.
After lunch I went back out and wandered some more, furhter north, further south. I did a lot of walking today. I also must have done a lot of eating today because somehow, I'm not really hungry. I think I'll stick around my apartment tonight, snack on some food I have here, and get to be early. I hope to get out of town on my bike tomorrow to see what cycling in Emilia-Romagna has to offer.
Here are some photos of my day:
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