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Best known for its incredibly edible contributions to world gastronomy (especially parmigiano cheese and Parma ham), Parma has also been revered by opera lovers (who flock to its Teatro Regio) since the days of Verdi, who was born in nearby Roncole. Parma’s many historic sights include the 11th-century cathedral and its baptistry. Begun in the 12th century, it's considered one of medieval Europe’s most important buildings for its straddling of the Romanesque and Gothic architecture periods.
Restaurants in Parma
1. Food Valley Travel & Leisure
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5.0 based on 192 reviews
Discover the real Italian flavors of the Italian Food Valley! Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Prosciutto di Parma ham, Culatello di Zibello, Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena and many more... All our tours are personalized and made exclusively by authorized professional guides who know deeply the territory. All the locations we offer are the best and selected after years of tests.. Our goal is to offer the highest possible quality of service, sometimes is better to spend a little more in order to have a lot more.. Food Valley Travel: travel with taste with us since 2004!..
2. Parma Food n Wine Tours
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5.0 based on 242 reviews
The first choice of Parma's leading food tour hosts: FWT. Food n Wine Tours satisfy the needs of food loving tourists wanting to discover and taste the famous products of Parma, in the heart of the Italian culinary tradition. Tour professionals Angelo Fanzini and Nick Garrett share over 15 years of gourmet tour experience in the Emilia Romagna region and Parma food valley - a unique tour team offering the ultimate, personal quality 'Slow Food' gastronomic experiences. Our most popular 3 Kings tour has been built on trusted partnerships with our providers, securing for our clients the very best locations and tastes. Each tour is tailored to all of your needs including family groups, dietary requirements and special celebration events. We are a tour company you can trust for a beautifully planned Gourmet day and we have carefully crafted cascading price offers too. Enjoy our recommendations here on TA. Booking is simple: a Paypal deposit of 42.00 euros secures and confirms your tour.
3. Teatro Farnese
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5.0 based on 2,251 reviews
Splendida ricostruzione di teatro farnesiano nel palazzo della pilotta
Reviewed By whitefish8
Great to visit this amazing theatre with very few people (there were two others when we visited). The Fornastetti plates sitting in seats was a great idea. This theatre is early 17th C and you can see all the ancient beams as you walk behind. Really kool.
4. Discover with Laura - Food Tours in Parma
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5.0 based on 219 reviews
Laura Panella is an official tour guide with a license as tour guide, travel agent and tour leader. Laura's Food Tours in Parma is designed to meet the needs of those tourists that would like to know the food products and the life-style in Emilia-Romagna, the heart of the Italian food tradition and food industry. You will discover the details and the passion behind the fabulous quality of these products and thanks to a guided tasting you will be able to choose and appreciate them better. Most of all, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Parma Prosciutto and Balsamic Vinegar with a wonderful lunch will be visited, driving in our beautiful countryside.
5. ParmaLook - Tour Food Experience
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5.0 based on 127 reviews
"ParmaLook"promotes the region that is known for smells, tastes and culture that Parma can offer. The visitors will find great interest for Verdi's lands, the salumi factories which produce different types of ham such as Prosciutto di Parma ham, culatello di Zibello di Parma or salame di Felino. Cheese lovers will enjoy for authentic cheese dairies that produce world famous Parmigiano Reggiano and the opportunity to taste the traditional flavors of these of the region.
6. Exploraemilia
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5.0 based on 250 reviews
We are authorized tourist guides of Emilia Romagna! Discover with us the jewels of Emilia Romagna region...art, history, food and wine...Taste the quality with Exploraemilia! Not simple guided visits but real full immersions in local culture and tradition. We love our job and we do it with passion and smiles because our mission in life is to enjoy what we do! Authenticity and passion are our keys! What are you waiting for? We have more friends around the World than in our region thanks to this amazing job!! Let us customize your personal adventure in Emilia Romagna region!
7. Bike Food Stories
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5.0 based on 144 reviews
Bfs Organizes Special Tours Throughout Parma And Its Surroundings Combining Cycling Holidays And Local Wines And Food. In This Way We Can Discover And Experience Slowly The Territory Of Parma, The Capital Of The So-called “italian Food Valley” And The Unesco Creative City Of Gastronomy. Every Tour Includes The Visit Of Production Sites A Break In A Restaurant To Taste Dishes Of The Tradition
8. ARTEMILIA Guided Tours
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5.0 based on 245 reviews
We offer guided tours in Emilia Romagna in several languages: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. We can put at your disposal our best experts - who have been working on our territory for many years - in art history, music, languages, nature and sustainable tourism as well as food and wine tourism. Our services can be tailored to individuals, students, organized groups, senior groups and more. The founding members and collaborators of Artemilia possess a consolidated experience in various sectors and disciplinary fields, above all in the field of language teaching and history, museum education, historical and artistic research and the management of exhibition events, in addition to guide and tourist accompaniment.
9. Teatro Regio
10. Cattedrale di Parma
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4.5 based on 2,526 reviews
Reviewed By Mairwen1
The cathedral is a must-see and was one of the highlights of our day trip to Parma. It is right next door to the Baptistery, so you can see both together. An added bonus is that entry is free. The only drawback is that there is not a lot of information inside - there are some English and Italian signs but not much. We didn't do a tour and in hindsight, it would have been helpful to have at least read something about it beforehand. MAIN FEATURES • The walls of the entire nave are painted with colourful scenes from the Bible, telling the story of Jesus’ life and Old Testament stories. • The Cupola is painted with a 3D perspective by Correggio (1526). The 3D effect is quite incredible. Mary is ascending to Heaven in a whirlpool of clouds and angels. It amused us that the artist had discreetly painted Mary with her dress and robes tucked modestly in around her legs and her feet dangling - not very dignified way. I guess it was a bit of a problem to paint a realistic 3D image and not have Mary with her dress billowing out above the heads of the congregation below. • The Deposition by Benedetto Antelami – this one is easy to miss because it is tucked away on the right hand side of the church. It is a large stone plaque fixed to the side wall so it’s much plainer than the frescoed walls or cupola and doesn't grab your attention. It is dated from 1178 and was most likely part of an altar. Jesus is at the centre, his lifeless body being supported by John as he is taken down from the cross. On the right, Roman soldiers are gambling between themselves for Jesus’ clothes. We puzzled at first over a lot of small holes punched across the stonework. It turns out that each of the holes would have been studded with a precious jewel which made us realise that the sculpture would have looked quite different in its's day and definitely didn't always look this plain. • I particularly liked the 2 stylised stone lions flanking the outside doors – they made a great photo.
