27 attractions

Attractions

Iconic places not to miss: museums, churches, historic palaces, parks and everything that makes the city unique.

Castle

Rocca Sanvitale of Fontanellato

Castle of 1124 with water moat, the Camera del Parmigianino and the Camera Ottica

Park

Labirinto della Masone

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth with 200,000 plants and 3 km of paths

Castle

Castle of Bardi

Imposing Apennine fortress on a spur of red jasper, since the 9th century home of the Landi and the Doria

Castle

Castle of Tabiano

Medieval jewel of the Pallavicino with frescoed halls and an ancient hamlet

Castle

Castle of Torrechiara

Fifteenth-century masterpiece of the de' Rossi with the celebrated Camera d'Oro by Bembo

Museum

Pilotta Monumental Complex

The majestic Farnese palace housing museums, libraries and the Teatro Farnese

Theatre

Teatro Regio

The jewel of Italian opera with extraordinary acoustics and a Verdian tradition

Castle

Castle of Compiano

Historic medieval fortress in the Parma Apennines with museums and art collections

Church

Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata

Renaissance masterpiece with frescoes by Parmigianino and pantheon of the Farnese and Bourbon-Parma dynasties

Church

Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista

Octagonal masterpiece by Benedetto Antelami in pink marble with sculptures, zooforus and extraordinary medieval frescoes

Church

Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (Duomo)

Po Valley Romanesque masterpiece with Correggio's dome and Antelami's Deposition

Palace

Royal Palace of Colorno

The Versailles of the Dukes of Parma with French-style gardens and Baroque halls

Castle

Castle of Roccabianca

Fifteenth-century stronghold of the de' Rossi with the celebrated cycle of Griselda

Theatre

Teatro Farnese

The Baroque masterpiece in wood inside the Palazzo della Pilotta

Church

Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

Thousand-year-old Benedictine abbey with frescoes by Correggio and the tallest bell tower in Parma

Castle

Pallavicino Castle of Varano de' Melegari

Medieval jewel on a sandstone outcrop dominating the Ceno valley

Monument

Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi

The bronze statue of the Hero of the Two Worlds in the heart of Parma

Monument

Piazzale della Pace

Parma's green heart with the Verdi Altar and the Palazzo della Pilotta

Locality

Fontanellato

The village with the Rocca Sanvitale, Parmigianino's Camera Picta and the Labirinto della Masone

Castle

Castle of Scipione of the Marquises Pallavicino

Ancient Pallavicino manor above Salsomaggiore Terme, among the oldest castles of the Duchy

Palace

Ducal Palace of the Garden

The magnificent Renaissance residence of the Farnese designed by Vignola

Locality

Fidenza

City of art on the Via Francigena with Antelami's Cathedral of San Donnino and the Fidenza Village

Monument

Monument to Giuseppe Verdi

The monumental altar in bronze and granite dedicated to the Maestro of Italian music

Park

Parco Ducale

Parma's historic green lung with 208,700 m² of Italian-style gardens

Locality

Colorno

The Versailles of the Dukes of Parma with the Reggia di Colorno, the French-style garden and the ALMA cooking school

Locality

Sorbolo Mezzani

A village set in nature with the Parma Morta Reserve and the Food Valley Bike between Parma and the Po

Locality

Salsomaggiore Terme

The Liberty spa town with the Berzieri Baths and the Salt Castles in the Parma hills