Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Parma, Italy

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 64 m
Descend 65 m

Experience Parma in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in ParmaIndividual Sights in Parma

Sight 1: Palazzetto Eucherio Sanvitale

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The Palazzetto Eucherio Sanvitale, also known as the Casino di Codiponte or Casino degli Umiliati, is located inside the Ducal Park of Parma.

Wikipedia: Palazzetto Eucherio Sanvitale (IT)

502 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Tempietto d'Arcadia

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Tempietto d'Arcadia

The Tempietto d'Arcadia is a small circular temple in the form of a ruin located in the Ducal Park in Parma.

Wikipedia: Tempietto d'Arcadia (IT)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Fontana del Trianon

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The Trianon Fountain is a monumental fountain with baroque shapes located on the islet in the center of the fish pond of the Ducal Park in Parma.

Wikipedia: Fontana del Trianon (Parma) (IT)

301 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Porta Santa Croce

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The Porta Santa Croce is a Renaissance city gate that survived the destroyed city walls of Parma; it stands next to the square of the same name, at the end of Massimo D'Azeglio street in the Oltretorrente district.

Wikipedia: Porta Santa Croce (Parma) (IT)

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Chiesa di Santa Croce

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Santa Croce is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church, located on the piazza of the same name, along via Emilia in the quartiere of Oltretorrente of Parma, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Croce, Parma (EN)

395 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Monumento a Padre Lino

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90 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Archivio di Stato

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The State Archives of Parma is the peripheral office of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities which, by law, preserves the historical documentation produced by the public bodies of the province of Parma and any other archive or documentary collection of historical importance for voluntary deposit, temporary custody, donation or purchase.

Wikipedia: Archivio di Stato di Parma (IT)

20 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Oratorio di Sant'Ilario

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The Oratorio di Sant'Ilrico is a Baroque style, former-Roman Catholic oratory, that can be also described as a small church or independent-standing chapel, located at strada Massimo d'Azeglio #43, in the Oltretorrente quarter of Parma, Italy. The oratory is dedicated to the 4th-century anti-Arian Saint Hilary of Poitiers, one of the patrons of the city. The oratory is located within the Ospedale Vecchio with the entrance sandwiched among the porticoes of facing the strada. This hospital was initially founded in the 13th century by Rodolfo Tanzi.

Wikipedia: Oratorio di Sant'Ilario, Parma (EN)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di San Giacomo

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The church of San Giacomo is a Catholic place of worship with Baroque and neo-Romanesque forms, located in Piazzale San Giacomo 7, at the corner with Strada Massimo D'Azeglio, in Parma, in the province and diocese of Parma.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giacomo (Parma) (IT)

226 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata

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Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata personnel / GFDL

The Santissima Annunziata, also called the Basilica del Paradiso, is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church and convent located on Via Massimo D'Azeglio in Parma, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santissima Annunziata, Parma (EN)

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie

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The Oratory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, sometimes called a church, is a Baroque religious edifice in central Parma.

Wikipedia: Oratory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Parma (EN)

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Resti del ponte romano

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The Pons Lapidis, also known as the Roman Bridge or Theodoric's Bridge, is a bridge from the Roman era, the remains of which are partially visible in the underpass of Strada Mazzini in Parma, next to Piazza Ghiaia.

Wikipedia: Pons Lapidis (IT)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Museo Archeologico Nazionale

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Museo Archeologico Nazionale G. Gabelli / CC BY-SA 3.0

The National Archaeological Museum of Parma is located in Piazza della Pilotta in Parma, in the south-western wing of the Palazzo della Pilotta; Founded in 1760, it is one of the first archaeological museums to be built in Italy.

Wikipedia: Museo archeologico nazionale di Parma (IT)

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Accademia di belle arti di Parma

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Accademia di belle arti di Parma G. Gabelli / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Academy of Fine Arts of Parma (EN)

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Galleria Nazionale

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The Galleria nazionale di Parma is an art gallery in Parma, northern Italy.

Wikipedia: Galleria nazionale di Parma (EN)

21 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 16: Teatro Farnese

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Teatro Farnese is a Renaissance theatre in the Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The idea of creating this grand theater came from the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Ranuccio I Farnese. It was part of the complex of the Ducal Palace of Parma. The theatre was almost destroyed by an Allied air raid during World War II (1944). It was rebuilt and reopened in 1962.

Wikipedia: Teatro Farnese (EN)

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Chiesa di Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù

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Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù, also known as the Chiesa della Trinità Nuova, is a Roman Catholic parish church located on Strada Garibaldi 28 in Parma, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. This building was once was the Oratory dei Trinità Rossi.

Wikipedia: Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù, Parma (EN)

309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità

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The church of the Holy Trinity, known as the Old Trinity to distinguish it from the homonymous oratory of the Rossi, is a Catholic place of worship with Baroque forms, located in Borgo della Trinità 5 in Parma, in the province and diocese of Parma.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità (Parma) (IT)

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