Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Parma, Italy

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 86 m
Descend 95 m

Experience Parma in Italy in a whole new way with our 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: Chiesa di Ognissanti

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The church of Ognissanti is found on Bixio street in Parma, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Wikipedia: Ognissanti, Parma (EN)

288 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Chiesa di Santa Caterina

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Santa Caterina d'Alessandria is a Roman Catholic church located in the borgo Santa Caterina of the city of Parma, Italy

Wikipedia: Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Parma (EN)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa di San Giuseppe

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San Giuseppe is a Baroque church in Parma.

Wikipedia: San Giuseppe, Parma (EN)

565 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Quartiere

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Chiesa di Santa Maria del Quartiere

Santa Maria del Quartiere is a Baroque-style church in the quarter of the Oltretorrente of the city of Parma, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria del Quartiere, Parma (EN)

589 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: 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 is located 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 6: 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)

308 meters / 4 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 for voluntary deposit, temporary custody, donation or purchase any other archive or documentary collection of historical importance.

Wikipedia: Archivio di Stato di Parma (IT)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: 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, on 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 9: 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 10: 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)

515 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: 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 12: 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 13: 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)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Monumento al Partigiano

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The Monument to the Partisan, dedicated to the partisan struggle, is located in Parma in Piazzale della Pace. It is the work of the sculptor Marino Mazzacurati and the architect Guglielmo Lusignoli.

Wikipedia: Monumento al partigiano (IT)

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Camera della Badessa

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Camera della Badessa

The Camera di San Paolo or Camera della Badessa is a room in the former Monastery of San Paolo, in Parma, northern Italy. It is painted with frescoes by Correggio in the vault (697x645 cm) and over the fireplace.

Wikipedia: Camera di San Paolo (EN)

45 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Castello dei Burattini - Museo Giordano Ferrari

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The Puppet Castle is a museum in Parma where puppets, marionettes, and other props are exhibited.

Wikipedia: Castello dei burattini (IT)

239 meters / 3 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)

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Casa del Suono

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The Casa del Suono is a museum in Parma, Italy, dedicated to the history and evolution of instruments for reproducing and transmitting sounds.

Wikipedia: Casa del Suono (IT)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

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Parma Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Parma, Emilia-Romagna (Italy), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Parma. It is an important Italian Romanesque cathedral: the dome, in particular, is decorated by a highly influential illusionistic fresco by Renaissance painter Antonio da Correggio.

Wikipedia: Parma Cathedral (EN)

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Museo Diocesano

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The Diocesan Museum of Parma was inaugurated in March 2003, at the end of a long restoration that involved the Bishop's Palace, in whose basement there is now space for the exhibition itinerary. The archaeological finds and works of art from the Cathedral, the Baptistery and the diocesan territory were thus arranged.

Wikipedia: Museo diocesano (Parma) (IT)

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 22: Battistero di Parma

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Battistero di Parma

The Baptistery of Parma is a religious edifice in Parma, northern Italy. Architecturally, the baptistery of Parma Cathedral marks a transition between the Romanesque and Gothic styles, and it is considered to be among the most important Medieval monuments in Europe.

Wikipedia: Parma Baptistery (EN)

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: Chiesa di Santa Lucia

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Santa Lucia is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church located on Strada Cavour in central Parma, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Lucia, Parma (EN)

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 24: Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata

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The Shrine of Santa Maria della Steccata is a Greek-cross design Renaissance church in central Parma, Italy. The name derives from the fence in the church. A Nursing Madonna is enshrined within, crowned on 27 May 1601 by a Marian devotee, Fray Giacomo di Forli of the Capuchin order. Pope Benedict XVI raised the Marian sanctuary to the status of Basilica minor on 9 February 2008.

Wikipedia: Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata (EN)

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Sight 25: Museo Costantiniano della Steccata

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The Museum of the Constantinian Order of St. George, better known as the Constantinian Museum of the Steccata, is located in Via Dante Alighieri 8/a in Parma, inside the basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata.

Wikipedia: Museo costantiniano della Steccata (IT)

528 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 26: Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista

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San Giovanni Evangelista is a Mannerist-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazzale San Giovanni, located just behind the apse of the Parma Cathedral, in the historic center of Parma, northern Italy. The buildings surrounding the piazza were also part of a former Benedictine convent. The church is notable for its Correggio frescoes.

Wikipedia: San Giovanni Evangelista, Parma (EN)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 27: Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni

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Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni

The Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni is a former historic pharmacy, now used as a museum, which is located in Borgo Pipa 1/a in Parma, inside the abbey of San Giovanni Evangelista.

Wikipedia: Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni (IT)

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 28: Oratorio Immacolata Concezione

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The Oratory of the Immaculate Conception is a place of Catholic worship located in Strada Pietro Del Prato 4 in Parma, in the province and diocese of Parma; the building stands at the back of the church of San Francesco del Prato.

Wikipedia: Oratorio dell'Immacolata Concezione (Parma) (IT)

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Sight 29: Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato

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San Francesco del Prato is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church, located on Piazzale San Francesco #4 in central Parma, Italy. In front stands the 15th-century Palazzo Cusani.

Wikipedia: San Francesco del Prato, Parma (EN)

266 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 30: Chiesa di San Benedetto

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Santa Benedetto is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazzale San Benedetto Da Norcia in Parma, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The church and monastery are part of a high school, the Istituto Salesiano, run by the Salesian order.

Wikipedia: San Benedetto, Parma (EN)

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