Art & CultureWhen you visit a new city or land, Art lovers like me have already experienced that for time and economic reasons, you often have to make some cuts, selecting only some places from your list.
This is why I decided to make a list of some combined tickets or entry tickets that are available #inEmiliaRomagna, in order to enjoy at best some of the most beautiful monuments and museums of our regions, SAVING MONEY.
Palazzo della Pilotta (Parma)
Price: 18€; 14€ for groups; 2€ for young people aged 18-25; free admission under 18 years of age and on the first Sunday of every month
Information: www.complessopilotta.it
You can visit the imposing Palazzo Della Pilotta located in the heart of the city centre of Parma and some other sites linked to the ducal authority of the Farnese family, such as the Farnese Theatre, the National Gallery of Parma, National Archaeological Museum of Parma, Palatina Library and the Bodoni Museum.
Alternatively, you can purchase an additional combined ticket, which not only allows you to visit the Complesso della Pilotta but also the Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni Evangelista (in Parma), the Castello di Torrechiara (in Langhirano) and the Veleia Archaeological Park and Antiquarium (in Lugagnano Val D’Arda, Piacenza).
The ticket costs €25 and entitles you to visit the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta on the day of purchase or booking, while visits to the other sites can be made within thirty days.
The Baptistery and Diocesan Museum in Parma
Price: 12€; concession 10€; concession for families 25€ (2 adults + children under 18); free for children under 12
Duration: 2 days from ticket issue
Information: www.piazzaduomoparma.com
The baptistery and the Diocesan Museum in the centre of Parma have been hubs of art, history and sacredness for more than 900 years.
This itinerary is perfect to know better Romanesque art and its developments during the following centuries. Not to be missed: the series of sculptures of the Months and Seasons by Benedetto Antelami inside the baptistery.
In the Footsteps of Giuseppe Verdi
A deep dive into the life and works of the great composer from Busseto, visiting the places where his passion for music was born.
The town that was the Maestro’s birthplace, located between Parma and Piacenza, offers different ways to visit Verdi’s places, including the Casa Natale Verdi (Verdi Birthplace), the theatre named after him, and the Casa Barezzi Museum.
In addition, visitors can stop by the Renata Tebaldi Museum dedicated to the great opera singer and Verdi performer.
- Casa Natale Verdi + Teatro G. Verdi + Museo di Casa Barezzi and Museo Renata Tebaldi
Price: 18€; concessions 15€/10€ - Casa Natale Verdi + Teatro G. Verdi and Museo di Casa Barezzi
Price: 12€; concessions 10,50€/8,50€ - Teatro G. Verdi and Museo di Casa Barezzi:
Price: 8,50€; concessions 7€/5,50€
Information: www.bussetolive.com
The Royal Palaces and Castles of Parma
The tickets combining the pleasure of a walk in the centre with a visit to two splendid residences outside the city are another great opportunity to discover Parma and its surroundings.
We are talking about the Reggia di Colorno, defined as the little Versailles of the Dukes of Parma, and the Rocca di Fontanellato, two jewels in the city’s historic-artistic crown.
By purchasing a combined ticket, you can take part in a guided tour of Parma’s city centre – with a final Parmesan cheese tasting – and access the two monuments. Below are the ticket prices:
- Parma City Tour + Reggia di Colorno
Price: 18€; concession 16€ (children aged 6-16)
Duration: the two sites must be visited on the same day - Parma City Tour + Rocca di Fontanellato
Price: 18€; concession 16€ (children aged 6-16)
Duration: the two sites must be visited on the same day
Information: www.parmawelcome.it
Comacchio Museum Pass
Price: €17; concession €14
Information: www.visitcomacchio.it
This itinerary finds its source/routes from the history of Comacchio: it ranges from the recently opened Ancient Delta Museum, where archaeology narrates the past of this place, to the Pickling Factory, linked to the cycle of eels and smelts processing.
Last but not least, it includes contemporary art with the Museum Of Contemporary Art “Remo Brindisi”.
It is a unique itinerary: a real boat trip through the Comacchio Valleys will show you closer the magic of this extraordinary natural ecosystem.
The Unesco Monuments in Ravenna
Ravenna is world famous for its early Christian and Byzantine buildings, UNESCO monuments since 1996. They house mosaics of rare beauty that testify to the splendour the city enjoyed between the 5th and 6th centuries AD.
Today, however, the buildings belong to different owners, resulting in separate combined tickets.
- Neonian Baptistery + Basilica Sant’Apollinare Nuovo + Basilica San Vitale + Mausoleum of Galla Placidia + St. Andrew’s Chapel (Unesco) + Archiepiscopal Museum
Price: 10,50€; concession 9,50€. 2€ surcharge for admission to the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and the Neonian Baptistery.
Duration: 7 days with only one admission per monument
Information: www.ravennamosaici.it - Mausoleum of Theodoric + Basilica Sant’Apollinare Nuovo (Unesco) + National Museum
Price: 10€ | Free admission on the first Sunday of every month
Duration: 3 days from issue date
Information: www.ravennantica.it
Author
Davide Marino
Davide Marino was born archaeologist but ended up doing other things. Rational – but not methodic, slow – but passionate. A young enthusiast with grey hair
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