1.3–1.5 hours
Guided in English
Instant confirmation
Private tour

Highlights

Are you looking for a way to see Parma without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Cross the city’s piazzas and go down its alleys while learning about the Middle Ages, Italy’s unification, ancient Rome and how Parma isn’t just a culinary jewel in Europe’s crown • Hear from producer Mike Corradi, the author behind A History of Italy Podcast • Do it all in 75 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Inclusions

What's included

Lifetime access to this tour in English
The VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

What's not

Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food/Drink

Itinerary

Our tour starts outside the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, where I’ll tell you about some of the must-see artworks inside, with their decorative Italian finesse.
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I’ll lead you past the symbolic carvings that adorn all four of the bapstistry’s separate entrances, each of which was used by different participants back in the late 1100s.
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You’ll also see the beautiful Renaissance soul of the city’s Romanic cathedral, and some of its incredible artwork too.
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Stroll through Piazza Garibaldi while taking in the sites, smells and sounds of Parma.
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Find out about Giuseppe Garibaldi, a Sardinian mercenary who Italy was lucky enough to partially claim as its own.
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Walk by the Palazzo del Governatore and learn about it.
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Take in the beautiful Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata.
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See the Teatro Regio (Royal Theatre) which was built on ancient Roman ruins, and attracts thespians and spectators from around the world.
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Visit the Giuseppe Verdi Monument and learn about the world-renowned composer’s political importance during the unification of Italy.
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After a visit to Parma’s well-preserved medieval corner, stop to soak up views of the Parma River, where the city was once barricaded against oncoming Fascists in 1922.
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You’ll end up in tranquil park, Parco Ducale, where you can relax in gardens where lions and tigers once roamed, or admire the majesty of the Duke's palace.
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Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

5.0

Ratings come from 2 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

Meeting point: Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by: VoiceMap Audio Tours

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please note: You won't be guided through any museums or other attractions mentioned en route. If you choose to enter and visit such places, you'll need to pay for it independently of this tour.

How it compares in Parma

Its from-price is 93% below the median of the 143 experiences we list in Parma.
It is shorter than most of them.
By number of reviews it ranks 72 of 143.

About Parma

Parma, in Emilia-Romagna, is a refined food city of Romanesque and Renaissance buildings, famed for its ham and cheese and for opera.

Parma's cathedral and its pink-marble baptistery, begun by the sculptor Benedetto Antelami in the 1190s, stand side by side in the main piazza, and Correggio painted the swirling Assumption of the Virgin in the cathedral dome. The Palazzo della Pilotta, a vast Farnese palace, holds the National Gallery and the wooden Teatro Farnese. The Teatro Regio is one of Italy's respected opera houses, and Verdi and Toscanini both have strong ties to the city.

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