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Everything you need before you climb the Pilotta's staircase: tickets and hours, the story of the flooded 1628 opening and the 1944 bombing, what to look for inside, the Teatro Regio and musical Parma, the Farnese dukes and a day in Verdi's Busseto.

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Popular tours and visits

Booked on GetYourGuide or Viator; check each listing's language and cancellation terms. Museum tickets are sold only by the Pilotta.

Musical and Theatrical Parma Tour Theatre and music New1h 30mno reviews yetGetYourGuideFree cancellation

Musical and Theatrical Parma Tour
In ItalianToscaniniTicket extra

A licensed guide takes you inside the Teatro Farnese and Toscanini's birthplace, past the Teatro Regio and Verdi's monument. The tour is in Italian.

What's included
  • Guided visit in Italian with a licensed local guide
  • Teatro Farnese and Toscanini's birthplace (inside), Teatro Regio (outside), Verdi's monument
  • Meet at the main staircase of the Pilotta, Piazza della Pilotta 5
  • Pilotta ticket not listed as included; barrier-free route
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
From$23per person Reserve
Private Teatro Farnese and Pilotta Tour Private, per group New2 hoursno reviews yetViatorFree cancellation

Private Teatro Farnese and Pilotta Tour
PrivateUp to 15Tickets extra

Your own guide for the Pilotta palace and a full hour in the Teatro Farnese. One price covers up to 15 people; you buy the museum tickets yourself.

What's included
  • Private licensed guide for your group only, up to 15 people
  • About 1 hour 30 minutes in the Pilotta, then 1 hour in the Teatro Farnese
  • Meet at Piazza della Pilotta 5 and end back there
  • Museum tickets not included: EUR 18 each, EUR 2 for ages 18 to 25, free under 18
  • New listing, no reviews yet; free cancellation up to 24 hours before
From$174per group Reserve
Private Parma Art Day with the Teatro Farnese Tickets included ★ 5.05 hours8 reviewsViatorFree cancellation

Private Parma Art Day with the Teatro Farnese
PrivateIn EnglishTickets in

A private art morning with Correggio's domes, the Galleria Nazionale and 30 minutes in the Teatro Farnese, with every entrance ticket included.

What's included
  • Private guide for your group, 9:00 start at the Pilotta entrance
  • Entrance tickets included: Galleria Nazionale, Teatro Farnese, Cathedral, Camera di San Paolo
  • About 1 hour in the gallery and 30 minutes in the Teatro Farnese
  • Also the Baptistery (outside) and Santa Maria della Steccata
  • Lunch and transport not included; free cancellation up to 24 hours before
From$278per person Reserve

Plan your date before you go

Your own guide for the Pilotta and a full hour in the Teatro Farnese, one price for up to 15 people (museum tickets extra).

Check dates for the private theatre and Pilotta tour