The Parma City Guides answer the questions every visitor brings: which trattoria still makes anolini the old way, where to see the Correggio domes without paying, how to reach the castles and the ham hills by bus and where the evening goes after aperitivo on Strada Farini. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Parma City Guides
- 161 places
- 6 guides
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Parma guides
Food guide
28 places
Trattorias for torta fritta and tortelli, salumerie that slice prosciutto to order, the city’s famous sandwich counter, wine bars and the pastry shops locals choose.
Things to do guide
25 places
The Correggio churches, the Pilotta palace and its wooden theatre, Verdi’s opera house and half-day trips to castles and the ham museum.
Family guide
28 places
Parks with space to run, a museum of sound, rainy-day ideas children enjoy, a castle with towers, a bamboo maze and restaurants that welcome kids early.
Nightlife guide
28 places
Aperitivo on Strada Farini, cocktail bars, the Oltretorrente pubs across the river, opera and live music and food after midnight.
Day trips guide
28 places
Castles of the old Duchy, dairies and ham cellars, Verdi’s villages along the Po and Modena, Bologna, Mantua and Cremona by train.
Budget guide
24 places
Free Correggio domes, museums for €5 or nothing, parks and walls to walk and the counters where a proper lunch costs under €10.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Da Pepèn
Vicolo Sant’Ambrogio, off Strada Farini
A tiny sandwich counter that has fed Parma since the 1950s. Order the Carciofa with its secret sauce or the horse-meat roll, watch it being made and join the office crowd at half past twelve. From the food guide.
Teatro Regio
Strada Garibaldi 16/a
Marie Louise’s gold and red-velvet opera house, where the gallery is known for booing singers who disappoint. A guided visit shows the royal box and the stage; in autumn the Verdi Festival fills it. From the things to do guide.
Labirinto della Masone
Fontanellato, 20 km north-west
The publisher Franco Maria Ricci planted the biggest bamboo maze on earth and filled its buildings with his art collection and books. Give it two to three hours, and it stays open through the winter. From the day trips guide.
Play the trail, then follow the guide
World City Trail’s Parma scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour lead you through the historic centre. The guides take over when the game ends: a plate of culatello at a salumeria, an aperitivo on Strada Farini, a bus to Torrechiara castle or a free church with a Correggio dome for a grey afternoon.
Questions about the Parma guides
What do the Parma City Guides include?
Six guides with 161 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides after buying?
The links show up on your order page as soon as the payment goes through and arrive in your order email too. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, without an app or an account.
Can I use the Parma guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while online and it keeps working offline, together with your ticks and notes. Only the map links need mobile data.
What languages are the guides available in?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish, depending on the guide. You can change the language inside the guide whenever you like.
Do I have to buy all six guides?
No. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99. With a World City Trail game, the food guide is €3.99 and all six are €14.99.
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