Solve riddles from the Parco Ducale and the Pilotta palace to the Teatro Regio, the Baptistery and the cathedral, and hear the stories of Parma, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 5.0 · 1 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 5.0 (1)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories and legends of Parma’s dukes and composers.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour
For a relaxed stroll without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while you take in palaces, piazzas and church domes at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Parma scavenger hunt starts in the Parco Ducale and crosses the river to the Palazzo della Pilotta, the Verdi monument and Piazza della Pace. You continue past the Teatro Regio and the Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata to the Governor’s Palace on Piazza Garibaldi, then finish at the Baptistery and Parma Cathedral.
The 10 stops cover about 1.9 km, roughly 26 minutes of walking. You can start anywhere or change the order in the app. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Parma is a compact, elegant city shaped by the Farnese dukes, whose vast Pilotta palace still faces the river. Giuseppe Verdi was born in the province, and the Teatro Regio is one of Italy’s best-known opera houses. The octagonal Baptistery is clad in pink Verona marble, and inside the cathedral dome is Correggio’s fresco of the Assumption.
A game makes you look closely at carvings, statues and façades you would otherwise pass by, and the stories explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop for Parma ham and Parmigiano whenever you like.
The Parma scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 26 minutes (1.9 km) of actual walking; the rest is solving riddles and listening to stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts in the Parco Ducale, the ducal gardens across the river, and finishes at Parma Cathedral next to the Baptistery. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you receive a reference by email; download the World City Trail app, enter it and start whenever you like.
Yes, the Parma scavenger hunt works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an accompanying adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Parma scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Dutch. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Parma scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between ducal palaces, opera and pink marble, starting whenever you are ready.
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