Best sights in Parma
A planning-minded collection of Parma's strongest architecture, culture, historic places, parks, markets, and waterfront anchors — selected from the city's existing Sortie inventory.
Start with the headline architecture, then add one museum, historic area, or outdoor block to give each day a different rhythm.
17 places worth building into a Parma itinerary · Architecture · Museums · Parks · Historic sights
Casa della Musica
Casa della Musica is a museums. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Castle of Panocchia
Castle of Panocchia is a landmarks. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Academy of Fine Arts of Parma
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Parma is an artistic institution in the city of Parma, Italy. It is presently located in a wing of the Palazzo della Pilotta in the center of the city.
Auditorium Niccolò Paganini
Auditorium Niccolò Paganini is Parma’s concert hall housed in the restored former Eridania sugar-refinery complex. The former factory retains its original architectural features while the converted building now provides a foyer, stage, bar, rehearsal rooms and a 780-seat sloping auditorium for concerts and events.
Bodoni Museum
The Bodoni Museum of Parma is a museum dedicated to Giambattista Bodoni (1740–1813), situated in the Palazzo della Pilotta building on the premises of the Palatina Library.
Botanical Garden of Parma
The Orto Botanico di Parma, also known as the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Parma, is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Parma. It is located on the Viale Martiri della Libertà, Parma, Italy, and open daily without charge.
Cariparma Foundation Museum
The Cariparma Foundation Museum at Palazzo Bossi Bocchi preserves Parma art from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries, including paintings, sculpture, ceramics, historical currency and local documentary material. Parma Welcome identifies the museum’s collection, address, opening pattern and exhibition-led public access.
Casa del Suono
Casa del Suono is a Parma music museum and research-oriented cultural venue managed within the city’s Casa della Musica system. The municipality describes that system as a public network of museums, exhibition spaces, archive and concert services, including Casa del Suono.
Diocesan Museum of Parma
Diocesan Museum of Parma is a museums. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Monument to Ercole and Anteo
Monument to Ercole and Anteo is a landmarks. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Monument to Ercole and Anteo
Monument to Ercole and Anteo is a landmarks. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Monument to Giuseppe Verdi (Parma)
Monument to Giuseppe Verdi (Parma) is a landmarks. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
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