What Parma costs
Parma is cheap to look at: the cathedral and the park are free, and the biggest item stays the bed.
- Hostel
- €25–34
- Pilotta
- €18
- City transport
- €2 per ride
A day in Parma can be done cheaply, since the cathedral, San Giovanni and the Parco Ducale are free. What costs money is the Pilotta, €18, and the baptistery with the Diocesan Museum, €12 (combined ticket, Baptistry and Diocesan Museum; the Cathedral itself is free). The biggest item is the bed, and a hostel is €25–34.
Prices line by line
Everything per person, in euros. The day is the same basket across the site: a bed, two meals, city transport and admissions.
The bill grows mostly on the bed, since a hostel is €25–34 and the price of a three-star hotel depends on the date and goes above that. The rest of the day is small. The biggest tickets are the Pilotta and the baptistery, and food runs from €6.50 (al cestino, with a choice of cured meat) for torta fritta to €11–19 for a main course.
Where to cut the bill
On food: a set lunch is €10–15, and street food is €6.50 (torta fritta al cestino). On transport: a single city bus ride is €2, and the daily fare of €6.30 switches on by itself from the third validated ride of the day, so no pass is bought in advance. The centre is walked anyway.
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Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
What is free in Parma?
The cathedral, the church of San Giovanni Evangelista and the Parco Ducale.
What is the biggest item in a day?
The bed, a hostel at €25–34; among tickets, the Pilotta at €18.
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