Province of Parma, Italy: Towns & Things to Do

Parma is the fourth province of Emilia-Romagna by population, and its territory runs on the diagonal: it begins on the bank of the Po, facing Cremona and Mantua, and ends on the passes that drop into Tuscan Lunigiana on one side and towards La Spezia and Genoa on the other. That span covers 44 municipalities and just over 427,000 residents, and the smallest of them counts fewer than 600 people.

The capital is a walking city, and its finest building is the Baptistery, octagonal and clad in pink marble, beside the cathedral. Outside town the province reads valley by valley: Langhirano is where Parma ham is cured, Salsomaggiore Terme grew up around its salt springs, Fidenza keeps a Romanesque cathedral on the old pilgrim road to Rome. Higher up there are woods and very small villages, up to the ridge that shuts off the sea.

Parma

Towns in the province of Parma

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44 towns

Albareto 2,165 Bardi 2,337 Bedonia 3,617 Berceto 2,144 Bore 799 Borgo Val di Taro 7,275 Busseto 7,043 Calestano 2,033 Collecchio 13,893 Colorno 8,920 Compiano 1,122 Corniglio 1,997 Felino 8,621 Fidenza 25,521 Fontanellato 6,963 Fontevivo 5,428 Fornovo di Taro 6,192 Langhirano 9,784 Lesignano de' Bagni 4,759 Medesano 10,663 Monchio delle Corti 985 Montechiarugolo 10,482 Neviano degli Arduini 3,691 Noceto 12,705 Palanzano 1,165 Parma Capital 175,895 Pellegrino Parmense 1,066 Polesine Zibello 3,348 Roccabianca 3,069 Sala Baganza 5,392 Salsomaggiore Terme 19,505 San Secondo Parmense 5,519 Sissa Trecasali 7,991 Solignano 1,809 Soragna 4,872 Sorbolo Mezzani 12,984 Terenzo 1,195 Tizzano Val Parma 2,113 Tornolo 1,102 Torrile 7,458 Traversetolo 9,275 Valmozzola 567 Varano de' Melegari 2,689 Varsi 1,281

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The best of Province of Parma

Vintage engraving of a historic city skyline with rooftops, domes, and towers

Parma 🍷 Prosciutto, Parmigiano and UNESCO creative city

The top 20 places in Parma

Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →

Fresco depicting the Enthroned Madonna and Child inside the Parma Baptistery

1 ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries Parma Baptistery 📍 Parma Benedetto Antelami’s pink marble masterpiece, a European landmark bridging Romanesque and Gothic design in Parma.

2 🖼️ Museums teatro Farnese 📍 Parma The Farnese wooden theatre in the Pilotta, inaugurated with a naval battle in the stalls.

3 🖼️ Museums teatro Regio 📍 Parma Marie Louise's theatre and Verdi's home, with the most demanding audience in Italy up in the gallery.

Parma and around, on the map

What's around

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🍝 At the table: Emilia-Romagna

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First course

Tagliatelle al Ragù egg tagliatelle with meat ragù, soffritto and tomato

Ribbons of egg pasta, meat ragù and soffritto: the real bolognese has had a recipe deposited at the Chamber of Commerce since 1982.

🌿 Cured meat DOP

Prosciutto di Parma pork leg and sea salt, aged at least twelve months

Only Italian pork and sea salt, aged for at least twelve months: Prosciutto di Parma has held Protected Designation of Origin status since 1996.

Bread and focaccia IGP

Coppia Ferrarese bread with a central knot and four horns, lard and sourdough

Flour, lard, oil and sourdough starter, a soft knot at the centre and four thin horns: coppia ferrarese has held Protected Geographical Indication status since 2001.

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🏛️ UNESCO heritage 5 🍷 Food & wine 4 🏖️ Seaside 2

Tours, tickets and experiences

Province of Parma

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Upcoming events in Parma

Patron saint festival In 8 days 📍 Berceto

Feast of Saint Moderannus

📅 Every year, on 22 October

On 22 October Berceto celebrates its patron Saint Moderannus; the town hosts the treasury museum of Berceto Cathedral.

Patron saint festival In 17 days 📍 Montechiarugolo

Saint Quentin, patron of the land of the Abbey of Santa Felicola

📅 Every year, on 31 October

Montechiarugolo celebrates Saint Quentin on 31 October.

Patron saint festival In 28 days 📍 Traversetolo

Saint Martin, patron with the Saint Martin's Fair and the Trovatutto

📅 Every year, on 11 November, with the Saint Martin's Fair on the closest Sunday

Traversetolo celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November; the Saint Martin's Fair is held on the closest Sunday. The last Sunday of May brings the Spring Fair, the second Sunday of September the September Fair, while every first Saturday of the month the Trovatutto enlivens Via Cantini and Piazza Garibaldi.