Parma

Parma is a city with a famous name, but unknown content. Not many people outside the Italy will be able to tell something about the city.

City is famous for a football club, Parma ham and Pazmezan cheese. Although club went bankrupt in 2015 and ib a large supermarket we did not find ham or cheese made in Parma, everything was either from Bologna or from other regions.

The city has a small old center, which can be visited in few hours. The most interesting place is ​​Piazza Duomo with the cathedral and the city's symbol - the Baptistry (1196-1260). In the cathedral you can see the dome painting, made by Correggio, the most famous native of the city.




Another interesting place is the Piazza della Marconi with Pilotta palace (1523-1622). The building is very strange and does not look like a palace.






Due to the fact that the old town is small and there are a lot of people here on weekend, we decided to take a walk on a Sunday morning, when the streets were empty.










The town has a promenade, but there is no river, it somewhere lost. Elit houses that stood on the promenade before, now look funny.




Graffiti on the promenade.


Crossing the bridge, you will find yourself in a huge park Parco Ducale. Here is a palace, which looks more like a palace.




There is also a cozy café, alleys, sculptures and a large lake with turtles.






Near the white building with columns is a colony of wild cats, if anyone is interested.




The same map in PDF format can be found on the official website.

Getting there: Parma is located in the center of Italy, has a railway and a bus station. Parma also located on the main highway of Italy A1. The nearest large airport is in Bologna.