impressive works dating from the 11th to the 13th centuries that see the active presence of Benedetto Antelami, author of the Baptistery. Looking up at the dome of the Cathedral, the gaze is lost among the thousand figures painted by Correggio, protagonist of our Renaissance, together with Francesco Mazzola known as Parmigianino.
Visit the oldest streets of Parma
Visit the exterior of the building.
Visit of the outside (internal visitable only in the afternoon)
The rich cultural pattern of the sixteenth century is witnessed by the Minor Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata.
Glance on this fascinating square.
This tour is an excellent way to learn about the history and culture of Parma. Our guide was knowledgeable and gave us clear explanation both in Italian and English. I recommend.
A fabulous tour of a beautiful city, the guide was masterful in the way she delivered commentary in both English and Italian .
It’s very difficult that the tour was a lot of people and the guide was speaking English and Italian.
Having done walking tours all over the world, this is the only one I have left before it ended. Calling this a “walking tour” is bring generous. We gave it an hour before we left and in that hour we walked half a block. Because this tour is in two languages, each location spends 10-15 minutes in the other language before switching over. I’m giving it 2 stars instead of 1 because it IS stated in the fine print that this tour is done in two languages so that is my bad. Find an English speaking only tour! Maybe you’ll get to see some sites. They absolutely should split this tour into two groups for each language. There were enough people to do that, just needed another guide.
Pro: perfect location, less than 50 meters to the train station. Small but functional kitchen. Washer in the restroom. Grocery store, hospital and restaurants are all within 10 minutes walk. Good communication with the owner. Con: the bed is way too soft. I have traveled a lot, not picky on mattress. That is first time I have issues with mattress. It would depend on the unit, some apartments might be too small for two people. It is pricy for the condition of room in a small city like Parma.
We had an evening tour with Elisabetta. Her knowledge of the history and art of the city was extremely detailed and fascinating; we appreciated the time she took and level of knowledge. She was happy to answer our questions and get input from us about things we were interested in seeing or focusing on. She also gave us feedback and advice about restaurants / etc for that evening. Thank you!
Our Guide was engaging and knowledgeable. But half the time she wasn’t speaking into her microphone, despite reminders at least twice. Disappointing!
The tour said it was 3 hrs but only ended up to be 2 tours. The guide wasn’t very passionate about the tour which was disappointing
Barbara the guide has a good knowledge of history and told us many interesting facts about the city of Parma. The tour’s final with the cheese tasting was a must! Pretty much recommended!
Tour was supposed to be in English but it was both English and Italian. The guide spoke the majority of the time in Italian because there were more Italian speaking people than English speaking. This more than doubled the time at each site so the number of sites visited was diminished. Was very disappointing tour.
The guide was extremely knowledgeable and went above and beyond to explain everything to us. She actually spent more than the allotted time so really appreciated that.
Excellent guide with lots of interesting information. Not sure whether bilingual approach worked as it meant either the Italian or English speakers were hanging round for 5-10 minutes while she spoke in the other language. Overall very informative with lots of suggestions for further things to do. Parmesan tasting a bonus at the end.
We enjoyed the tour in Italian and English. As we are students of Italian it was good to hear the two languages. We understood most of the explanations in Italian and filled in the gaps with the English explanations. We visited many significant venues and after the tour took or time going into some of the places.
Although it rained, it was a very detailed description of Parma's most important sights and a lot of history background. We even had a little cheese tasting at the end of the tour. Thanks again!
Excellent tour guide (sorry to say I forgot her name - young, blonde woman, excellent English). She gave us an excellent tour of Parma history and sites in the Centro storico. We ended with a Parmesano-Reggiano tasting!
This is a great way to learn the places to visit. Gulia was very knowledgeable and did a nice job explaining us the history of the locations. You need to plan additional time to visit sites since this does not include going inside many of the sites we visited.
The Tour was not in english like it’s written and actually i want my money back for that, from Tripadvisor. The tour for sure is great.
Do not book this tour! We booked the tour for 10:30 and received 2 confirmations saying so. We arrived at the meeting place and were told the tour left at 10 and we were out of luck. Unprofessional to say the least.
Beatrice was an excellent and engaging guide who gave us so much information about Parma, its history and culture but especially its unique culinary traditions. We fad so much good food to taste, we didn’t need dinner that night.
Inside the churches , beautiful , they don’t make them like that anymore. Also the tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the town.
Laura was our excellent guide in Parma! She was so knowledgeable and passionate about the history of this beautiful city. She explained the relationship between Parma and Rome and the rest of Italy. I would highly recommend this tour as the FIRST tour for a wonderful overview.
We went to Parma to enjoy the cheese and hams but our guide, Christiana, gave us a great tour of the town as well. She was extremely knowledgeable about the history and the architecture and we thoroughly enjoyed our tour!
We had a great time with Giulia, she was very professional, knowledgeable of the city, you can tell she loves what she does and her city which makes the tour amazing, I truly believe this is a must if you are in Parma.
If I could give our tour guide, Elisabetta 10 stars I would! We were the only ones on the tour and she was very accommodating. It started to rain and she was kind enough to run and get umbrellas from her car. Due to rain we ended up in the museum so as to stay out of the weather. She was very knowledgeable about the paintings and shared all kinds of information regarding the artwork we would have never known!
A highly professional and knowledgeable guide. Tour focused on art, history, music, architecture, etc. Very enjoyable experience for those who want more depth and nuance.
Elisabetta is an excellent guide. Her extensive knowledge of Parma’s rich history greatly enriched our experience. Explanations were thorough and communicated with fascinating detail. Several locations she pointed out will be revisited by us to investigate further. I highly recommend this tour, especially with Elisabetta.
The experience consisted of a tour of about 1.5 hours in the historic center of the city. The walk was pleasant and allowed us to orient ourselves and see the main historical and artistic monuments of Parma. Unfortunately, however, the guide was not always clear in the exhibition and sometimes not even too precise. (It would also have been nice to have more group involvement). For the cost of the guided tour (22 € per person) we would have expected more expertise and more care.
Laura was great. Great historical knowledge, very inquisitive and friendly. Explained everything very clearly and securely
The guide gave us a lot of information about the essential monuments of Parma. She was very knowledgeable and spoke well in French and English.
French bilingual guide in the afternoon of 19 April 2025 very good and engaging. Very interesting visit not to be missed
Esperienza da fare per conoscere e apprezzare la città, la guida da’ molte informazioni interessanti e non sempre scritte nelle locandine . Non c’è perdita di tempo, la guida conosce molto bene i passaggi da fare e cosa vale la pena visitare.
Esperienza molto piacevole, Guanluca, la nostra guida, estremamente preparato e disponibile, consigliatissimo.
Ottima degustazione di parmigiano anche se nessuno ci aveva detto che era compresa. La guida era simpatica e competente. Sarebbe stato bello fosse compresa anche una spiegazione all'interno dei monumenti.
Het is altijd fijn om een stad te ontdekken met een gids. Ook deze keer in Parma. Fijn om achtergrond informatie te krijgen over de gebouwen, de bewoners en de geschiedenis. Jammer dat de tour tweetalig was: de Italiaanse versie vd verhalen en informatie was beduidend langer dan de Engelse. Dat betekende dat we steeds lang moesten wachten om de kortere info in het Engels te krijgen.
Mudaram o ponto de encontro indicado no site e não fomos avisados. Achamos o novo ponto de encontro por sorte.
La nostra guida era molto preparata e professionale. È stata bravissima a condurre una visita bilingue (italiano-inglese) senza farci mancare nulla.
La nostra guida Elena è stata strepitosa, molto chiara e dettagliata oltre alla simpatia e disponibilità, il tour interessante ma in estate sarebbe opportuno spostarlo in un orario meno caldo 😊
Sehr netter Tourguide, sie hatte sehr viel historisches Hintergrundwissen und konnte es gut vermitteln. Auch eigenen Fragen stand sie offen und wissensreich gegenüber. Leider zu kurz aber für einen Überblick über Parma s Geschichte empfehlenswert.
La guida sig. Giorgia è stata eccezionale simpatica empatica e carismatica. Ha raccontato diversi aneddoti sia in relazione all'arte che alla storia. Conosce molti bene la sua materia e la sua città. La consiglio a tutti
Ottimo visita guidata, la guida spiegava molto bene, ci siamo trovati molto bene,nonostante il tempo non fosse dei migliori, la consiglio a tutti.
Bellissimo.giro per.io centro di Parma. Guida brava, simpatica e preparata. Un'esperienza da consigliare assolutamente
I loved the tour, the guide was very friendly and understood perfectly (it was in Italian but everything was understood) we toured the most important things in the center and it was a good experience
Very interesting visit to the center of Parma The guide was able to pleasantly tell the history of this lovely city with historical notes and essential descriptions
We who arrive quietly from the province, are always amazed by the city and with the singer-songwriter G.Gaber we can not get used to it.
Our guide Stefano Esposito made us love all the cities we visited thanks to his culture and kindness
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