Città di Parma

The city is located in the Northern part of the region Emilia-Romagna, along the Via Emilia, between the Padana flat land, the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and the coast of the Liguria region behind the mountains, in a strategic position for reaching places of touristic, cultural and maritime relevance quickly.

Parma’s center is full of art masterpieces, wide green spaces, little and big treasures from different ages, welcoming visitors and citizens all in the refined atmosphere of a petite capital. The presence of music in the history of the city is varied and recognized worldwide; the spirit of initiative and everyone’s passion give the city a deserved relevant position among the capitals of music. The gastronomic tradition is also very remarkable, offering, besides cold cuts and cheese which are famous all over the world, first courses of homemade pasta cooked in different ways. Parma in 2015 has been designated a Creative City of Gastronomy Unesco.

Parma was the Italian Capital of Culture in 2020 + 21.

Parma can be visited in every period of the year.
The historical centre of Parma is divided into three big parts:

Piazza Garibaldi, that was in part the site of the Roman forum, and where the centre of the Municipality is located. There is also the Governor’s palace, with its Baroque tower, which houses the bell of the high civic tower that collapsed in 1606, the crowned Virgin in the niche of the bell tower and the two sun-dials dating back to 1829.

Piazza Duomo, where the highest artistic and religious expressions of the city stand, such as the Cathedral dedicated to the Assumption, which is among the main representative Romanesque buildings of the Padana region, started around the year 1059 and consecrated in 1106; the Baptistery, a symbol of the passage from the late Romanesque to Gothic era, made of pink marble from Verona, started in 1196 and finished in 1307 and the Bishop’s palace, dating back to the 11th - 12th century. Re-arranged many times, the present version dates back to the beginning of the 20th century.

Piazza della Pilotta is the symbol of ducal power with the Monumental Pilotta palace, an ancient palace of the court and state services belonging to the Farnese family. The rooms host the Archaeological Museum, Petitot gallery of Palatina Library, the National Gallery, Farnese Theatre and Bodoni Museum. 

Among the places to visit, not to be missed is the marvelous Camera di San Paolo with frescoes by Correggio.
One of the most important Italian collections of puppet theater is in the Castello dei Burattini, a delightful museum that will make young and old fall in love with it.

Many more are the events during the year, for every taste, from music to gastronomy, theatre and art.
A night at the Regio Theatre during the opera season or during the Festival Verdi is not to be missed, the festival takes place every year in October. 
At the Fairs of Parma, Mercanteinfiera and Cibus take place.

INFORMATION
Parma Welcome IAT R - Comune di Parma
Strada Garibaldi, 18 - Parma (PR)
turismo@comune.parma.it 
https://www.parmawelcome.it/it/ 
telefono: + 39 0521 218889