Things To Do in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Palazzo della Pilotta once housed the Farnese family in Parma's heyday as a duchy in the 16th century. Badly damaged by bombs in World War II, it has been restored and turned into a palace of museums. The National Gallery ... More on Frommers

Founded in Parma in 1760 by Don Filippo di Borbone, this museum of antiques was opened to keep the finds of the excavations that took place in Velleja, a small Roman city on the Piacentine Appennino. The most prestigious pieces from ... More on Yahoo! Travel

The old Benedictine convent of San Paolo is located behind the Chiesa di San Ludovico (today you can see its recently recuperated small oratory or Sacello which dates back to around the 10th Century) on Via Melloni. The entrance (which ... More on Yahoo! Travel

The Association of Tourist Guides for Parma and its Provinces brings together 26 experts to show groups of tourists around the city's monuments, churches, artistic jewels and the natural beauty of its surrounding area. The daily tarif ... More on Yahoo! Travel

In a University of Parma building this center collects and preserves all kinds of communication materials. Divided into five departments including art, media, planning, photography and performance, the Center for the Study and Archives ... More on Yahoo! Travel

Everything concerning tourism in Parma is here at the tourist information office in the heart of the old town, not far from Piazza Garibaldi , the Tetro Regio , the Duomo and the Palazzo della Pilota . The staff speak English, French, ... More on Yahoo! Travel

This is the house where the great conductor was born in 1867. Toscanini was the greatest orchestral conductor of the first half of the 20th century and one of the most astonishing musical interpre... More on Frommers

This house is visited by rivers of tourists every year, fascinated by the legendary orchestral director who was born here in 1877. The old building still conserves numerous objects and items which ... More on Yahoo! Travel

The range covers a distance of over 1200 kms from the two ends of Italy. The range is divided into three parts, north, central and southern and it is a primarily limestone constituent range. The beauty is unparalleled ... More on Yahoo! Travel

This building is in the heart of the historic center and is home to the Palatina library, the archeological museum, the national gallery, the Farnese theatre, the Institute of the History of Art of the University of Parma and the ... More on Yahoo! Travel

Its origins date back to a wish expressed in 1900 by the founder of the Saveriani missionaries, Monsignir Conforti when 'to promote the culture indidpensible to a missionary,' he promoted the building of an ethnographical museum which ... More on Yahoo! Travel