Experts' Choice Award Palazzo della Pilotta
What the experts agree on
Parma's massive Renaissance palace dominates Piazza della Pace, housing two museums, a library, and the stunning Farnese Theatre—a must-see testament to the Farnese family's cultural legacy.
“Today it contains two museums, the archaeological museum and the national Gallery, the Palatine library and the Farnese theatre.”
– Michelin Guide
Lonely Planet "Looming over the manicured lawns and modern fountains of Piazza della Pace, this monumental palace is hard to miss." Full review
Frommer's "Like many Italian cities, Parma became a great center of the Renaissance under the stewardship of one family, the Farneses, whose members included popes, cardinals, and the dukes of Parma." Full review
New York Times "Like a local Louvre, the Palazzo della Pilotta complex is a former palace that today houses museums devoted to art and archaeology. You enter through the soaring, cathedral-like Teatro..."
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