Il palazzo dei Beccaj and the ancient Locanda Sant’Ambrogio

“Palazzo dei Beccaj”, on one side of Piazza Grande, used to house the abattoir and different butcher’s shops.

Slaughter of kids in a miniature from Taccuinum Sanitatis, 14th century (Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense).

A butcher’s shop in a miniature from Taccuinum Sanitatis, 14th century (Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense).

Seal of the Butchers’ Guild of Parma (Parma, State Archives).

A butcher’s shop overlooking the street in an 18th-century print (Parma, Private collection).

ALESSANDRO SANSEVERINI, Facciata dell’antica osteria di Sant’Ambrogio (Parma, State Archives).

Borgo Sant’Ambrogio in 1981, showing the entrance of the ancient restaurant (Parma, Private collection).

The main room of Ristorante Sant’Ambrogio with its monumental fireplace in an image from the 1960s (Parma, Private collection).

The tables of Ristorante Sant’Ambrogio set out in the premises dating back to the Middle Ages in a photo from the 1960s (Parma, Private collection).