What to Do in Parma, Italy in 3 Hours
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- The plan was to take the train from Milan to Parma, spend three hours exploring Parma, and then catch another train to La Spezia. The plan worked PERFECTLY. Click "Show more" to see the 3-hour schedule below.
We booked two one-way regional train tickets (one from Milan to Parma and another from Parma to La Spezia), each at about 11 Euros per person. That allowed us to make our own schedule so we could explore Parma. We had to carry our luggage with us, but fortunately we travel light.
The highlight of the trip (besides Pepen's food, of course) was the Parma Cathedral. The paintings and decorations inside this cathedral are unparalleled. It is one of the most awe inspiring, completely impressive buildings I've ever been in (and I've been in St. Paul's in London, St. Peter's in the Vatican, and most of the other impressive cathedrals of the world).
Here's the schedule: (with video time stamps) And how long we spent there.
2pm - Arrive at Parma train station
2.15pm - Eat at Pepen (0:08) Thirty minutes, depending on how busy it is.
2.45pm - Check out Parma Cathedral (0:41) We spent an hour here.
3.45pm - Monastero San Giovanni (1:33) Fifteen minutes is fine.
4.05pm - Chiesa della Staccata (2:00) Ten minutes.
4.20pm - Teatro Farnese (2:19) Thirty minutes.
Then you have 30 minutes to eat gelato (2:53), explore (we went to a few parks that weren't very pretty in March so they didn't make the video), and get back to the train station.
If you're staying in La Spezia (hiking Cinque Terre), stay with Marco on Airbnb. His apartment was fantastic and he was a great host.
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I live in Parma and this video is amazing! Thank you for presenting our beautiful city to the rest of the world!
Yay! I'm so happy you like it. We loved Parma. Can't wait to go back! Thanks for watching. :) -Brian
Francesca Ferrari My wife and I are going to your beautiful city in two months for a business trip. We unfortunately do not speak the language.
Would you say your city is English friendly? Thank you for your time.
Hi Todd, I'm not sure if Francesca will see your comment, but I can help answer this question. My wife and I don't speak Italian either (outside of the basic buongiorno, grazie, and prego). We felt like the people we met in Parma spoke less English than in other more popular cities like Milan and Rome, but they all spoke enough English that we could communicate without much difficulty. You'll have a great time there. -Brian
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All i can say is that Cathedral left me speechless!
Unbelievable, right? I've been in a lot of churches and this one was one of the best for sure. -Brian
Visited Parma in 2019 (along with Bologna and Venice). Brings back memories 👍🏼🍷
Three amazing cities. Can't wait to go back!
I lived in Parma for fifteen years and this is an amazing video around the city, thanks for sharing :)
Oh, good! I'm glad you liked it. Means a lot coming from a local. We really loved exploring Parma. It's such a fun city! It must have been great to live there. -Brian
Hi there. We want to go to a town in your region. We don't have time for bologna modena and parma. Would you say there is plenty things to do in your town or is bologna best?
A video that is worth watching. Good luck and God bless always. Greetings from the Philippines. Grazie mille Italy...
Thank you very much!
Here in Parma for business. Awesome city!! Beautiful. Good food! Recommend strongly!
We totally agree! Glad you're liking it. -Brian
Parma is a true hidden gem. Your video really captures the essence. Try B&B Ducale. The hosts are amazing, we became friends on my first visit and I have been back 6 or 8 times. Thank you for posting this video.
Totally agree. We'd really love to return someday, so thank you very much for the recommendation! -Isa
Subscribe to the Channel missed Parma very much, lived there for 30 years.... Ciao ;Parma,Ti amok TRAVERSETOLO!!!!!A PRESTO.
Thanks Ernie! We loved Parma too! Lucky you got to live there for 30 years. Where did you move to?
In Ohio,U S A, year ago.
what a great video! i happened upon it while doing "virtual travelling"...like everyone else these days. la spezia is one of my favorite places in italy. we happened upon it quite by accident and i fell in love with it, hoping to return when travel is allowed. the story is actually quite amusing. we were on a cruise and booked a tour to cinque terre from livorno. we thought we were being dropped off at the station in la spezia to travel by train to the cinque terre. no. our driver took us there and this was when i discovered i actually suffer motion sickness when in the back of a van traversing hairpin turns. long story short, we saw una terre and took the train back to la spezia and made arrangements for the driver to pick us up later in the day when our fellow travellers had finished their touring. serendipity. anyway...new subscriber here!
Hi Sheri! Welcome to our little internet family! Glad you found us. Yeah, those roads are no joke if you get motion sickness. Isa gets a little woozy if she tries to look at her phone or read when we drive. Hopefully next time when you go back to La Spezia, you'll get the day pass so you can take the train between each village and explore it more. Such a unique part of the world to experience.
@@PerfectLittlePlanet great idea. we are actually now considering retiring to liguria. we had planned a trip to torino, milano and lago maggiore this past may. now, i have been reconsidering where i really want to explore. thanks again for all the great "stuff" you have here.
That would be amazing! We've never been to Lago Maggiore, but we've been to Lake Como a couple times and I can imagine they're pretty similar. If you're looking to explore some place new, I highly recommend Capri, off the coast of Sorrento, and then the towns along the Amalfi coast.
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Wow. Grazie! :)
Congratulations for the video ! Did you realise that it went on the local page of the main online newspaper, La Repubblica, which is quite popular ? Well done !
Ahh, thank you for telling me! I was wondering what La Repubblica is. I saw it as a source in the analytics, but I wasn't sure what it was. Grazie!!
Nice video man. Good to see videos on other less mainstream Italian cities as well.
Thanks! Yeah, Parma was really cool. We're glad we were able to visit, even for the short amount of time we had. We did a video on Bergamo that you might like too. -Brian
Bravo !!! Bellissimo video !! :-)
Thank you so much Giulia! Molte grazie!
excellent ..
Thanks!
Parma is so underrated as is Perugia.
Totally agree. We still haven't been to Perugia but we really want to get there. Maybe on our next trip. -Brian
Beautiful video! I lived there for 20 years and I've been living in Manhattan for the last 20 years. I've done half and half ; ) lol
Do you have a video of Rome? Rome's the most beautiful city in the world.
I'm so glad you liked it! You know, I've been to Rome twice but the first time was pre-UA-cam and I think I lost the footage from my second visit. I guess that just means it's time to go back! -Brian
Thank you for visiting our city! :)
It was our pleasure! We wish we had more time to explore it. We really enjoyed our time there. And we LOVED the food!!
I live In Parma👌
Such an amazing place to live! The food is so good!!! -Brian
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Are you getting married in Parma? We would LOVE to go back. :)
Where did you put your luggage while being in Parma?
We travel light - we each have a duffel bag with our clothes plus a smaller bag for electronics and stuff. We carried everything the whole time. You can see straps on both our shoulders at 0:05 and 0:52 (in the cathedral), and you can see both of Isa's bags at 2:50. We would rather have left our bags in a locker but the Parma train station does not have lockers. :(
It's kind of you to reply soon.
I will have a plan to go to Italy with my friend and we will take a quick side trip to Parma on the way to La Spetiza.
Your videos are very helpful for us.
OK. I will try to travel light, too!
Thanks again.
You're welcome, Masae. We've been to Italy several times, so if you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
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