Parma 2 Hour Guided Group Walking Tour
Description
This new guided walking tour will allow you to learn about the main treasures of the city and the main gastronomic secrets that have made Parma a creative city for gastronomy and capital of Italian culture 2020. Parma is also the city of Giuseppe Verdi and our guide will tell you the anecdotes of the great musician. The ancient capital of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, the city of Parma has been a university since the 11th century. ATTENTION: the tour always takes place in two languages: Italian/English.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Discover the anecdotes about the city of food
Outdoor visit of the Cathedral and the Baptistery of Parma
Visit the most characteristic streets of the historic center of Parma
Discover the secrets of the musician Giuseppe Verdi as you stroll near the most prestigious theaters in Parma
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(17)
Sandra gave us a wonderful tour. The weather was a little bit rainy, but we saw all the important sites and she introduced us to museums and churches that we then went back to at our own pace. She took us to her former school in the Complesso San Paolo and inside a church that had formerly been used as a prison during Napoleon‘s time. She also gave us a great recommendation for lunch, which warmed us up beautifully. She was very well informed, opinionated, and interesting.It made Parma really special for us.
Thank you for sharing your experience! We're delighted you enjoyed your tour in Parma with our guide. We hope to welcome you again soon in one of our tours.
Advertised as an English tour we had Italians which meant she had to speak in 2 languages. Therefore spent a lot of time waiting and didn’t see that much.
I assume this tour would be good if you speak Italian, but it is terrible if you speak English. The tour guide had very poor english. Her pronounciation was so bad that I could not understand most of what was being said, and she would also mix up some of her english words so that the stories were not understandable. The guide would firstly speak in Italian for the Italians, and then in broken English. I finished the tour very confused about what it was all about.
Dear customer, we are very sorry to read this review, we will definitely clarify it, thank you for your feedback!
Our guide was very good, but she was in a difficult situation. We were a mixed group of English and Italian speakers. Each of us signed up with our language preference, but we were tossed together, forcing our guide to explain everything twice, meaning that the tour covered only half of the places. When it was Italian time, we English speakers wandered about. When it was English time, the Italian speakers wandered off. Really disappointing for everyone. The organizers should have asked one group to come back later, or hustle to find another guide, or something. As it was, we saw some churches.
Dear Nancy, as stated in the tour description, this group tour is conducted in both languages. For a tour in a single language, we offer a private tour option. The tour did not skip any stops and was conducted in full as planned. We hope you enjoyed this beautiful city!
The history of the conflicting factions including Rome that I never new. Architecture is totally different than I expected. Many places to get ticket to if you have more than a day.
Hello Kathleen, we are so glad you appreciated it so much!
Excellent tour although there were times when we could not hear our guide. She has a soft voice. The information we did hear, however, was very good. She answered all of our questions.
Hello Julie! We are glad that you enjoyed the tour and all the information your guide gave you!
Giorgia is a fantastic, engaging and very knowledgeable guide. She made the history of the city come alive and provided an excellent tour.
Thank you so much! We are so happy that you enjoyed the tour with Giorgia! See you soon!
Enjoyed the tour and learnt about of the city history. The tour was both in Italian and English at the same time, and because of that it took a bit more than 2 hours. But we appreciated that the guide took as much time for both audiences. Advice: you can buy directly at Tourist Office, if you have time go there and do a direct reservation. The listed price at the Tourist Office was 12€, but we paid 18€ in TripAdvisor. Not sure if this is a service fee - as this was not indicated anywhere -, but it's difficult to justify the difference.
Good morning! We're glad you enjoyed the tour! We are aware that purchasing the ticket online has a higher cost but unfortunately these are the portal fees. We would also like to specify that the convenience of purchasing tickets online is that you can secure a place, while by purchasing the ticket on site, the tour may already be fully booked. Hoping to have clarified any doubts, we wish you a good day!
Excellent guided tour of the centre of Parma, would highly recommend. Relaxed and not too much walking, so perfect for older visitors as well.
Thank you
