Parma Cathedral and Baptistery

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Parma, from the 11th century, is an important Romanesque building worth seeing from the outside with its magnificent facade with its facing of sandstone and marble.

The Baptistery in Parma, which is considered the greatest work of Italian sculpture from that period, was created between 1196 and 1216. In the 13th century that began with this, Parma adorned itself with a particularly large number of new magnificent buildings, including the cathedral, the city tower Torre Civica and the Palazzo del Podestá belong.

Parma Cathedral has been a place of art, history and sanctity for 900 years. Here are preserved the bas-reliefs of Benedetto Antelami, the Romanesque art heritage and the great frescoes of Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio. Entering this place means living the faith, opening yourself to art and discovering one of the city's most precious treasures.