Churches, baptisteries
Correggio
Basilica of Saints Quirino and Michele
The Basilica was built on the area of the old moat between 1516 and 1587. The devotion of the Correggio populace for the cult of San Quirino, Patron Saint of the town, dates very far back in time.
Church of Santa Chiara
Built in 1666 in the Borrominian style, the church faces onto piazzetta delle Suore and can be visited.
S. Maria della Misericordia Church
Next to the street running along the Borgovecchio district, the origin of the church is linked to the activity of a confraternity already present in Correggio in 1316.
Church of San Francesco
It is one of the oldest and most interesting monuments; it was built between 1467 and 1485.
Church of San Giuseppe
In 1567 the Dominicans began the construction of the church and the adjacent convent within the town walls.