| A walking tour
through the city centre that allows to visit the most important monuments.
The itinerary includes the “jewels” of the city heritage and visitors can
enjoy the development of the town from Middle Ages until the birth of the
Dukedom and on.
In the ducal park there's the Ducal Palace preserving
marvellous XVI century - frescoes; the severe Pilotta Palace that houses the
unique Farnese Theatre, the Bodoni's Museum (Print Museum) and the Museum of
Antiquity.
The Museum dedicated to the duchess Marie Louise is
in the Pilotta area on the opposite side of the Regio theatre. On the same
Garibaldi street you can't miss the S.ta Maria della Steccata church that
houses the last Parmigianino's frescoes and the crypt with the Parma dukes'
tombs.
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