Experts' Choice Award Battistero di Parma
What the experts agree on
Parma's striking octagonal pink-marble baptistery rivals the cathedral itself. This masterpiece of Romanesque architecture features a simple exterior but soaring Gothic interior, and uniquely still hosts active baptisms most months.
“Overshadowing even the cathedral, the octagonal pink-marble baptistery on the south side of the piazza is one of the most important such structures in Italy.”
– Lonely Planet
Frommer's "Among the greatest Romanesque buildings in northern Italy, the baptistery was primarily the work of Benedetto Antelami." Full review
Fodor's "Baptisms still happen (one Saturday and one Sunday during that month) in this baptistery, which has a simple pink-stone Romanesque exterior and an uplifting Gothic interior."
