From: € 1.250,00
In the lands of one of the most beloved composers: our journey in the footsteps of Giuseppe Verdi will bring us to the wonderful Busseto and its real architectural jewel, Teatro Verdi. We will move on to Casa Barezzi and complete the morning tasting the local gastronomic delights of this land.
Anyway, there's no journey in the heart of Emilia without the right time dedicated to art and masterpieces: let's discover Correggio and Parmigianino in Parma, from the Cathedral to the Camera di San Paolo. This Tour was made to delight all of your senses!
Arrival in Parma by own means. Accomodation at
Hotel Sina Maria Luigia - 4* - https://www.sinahotels.com/it/h/sina-maria-luigia-parma/
The hotel is located in the heart of Parma and, with its pleasant atmosphere, offers a unique and unforgettable experience. The common areas and bedrooms are welcoming and have a classic décor. The hotel also has a bar, and a refined Maxim's restaurant, which offer guests a quality gastronomic experience. The rooms will be available from early afternoon.
4:00 pm: Meeting with the guide in hotel and walking tour through the city stopping to visit Duomo and Battistero.
The Cathedral is considered the finest example of Lombard Romanesque and due to the long history of its construction is a true encyclopedia of styles. The building begun around 1100, in 1526 Correggio created an extraordinary cycle of frescoes in the large dome, inspired by the theme of the Assumption of the Virgin. The other star of the square is the Baptistery, built by Benedetto Antelami at the end of 1100, erected in the place where a stream that served to feed the internal baptismal font was. The whole exterior is decorated with images on the life of Jesus and Mary, the Baptist, the death and resurrection, as well as the decorations of the internal dome tell us about a Jerusalem after the end of the world, with the apostles and evangelists. An unmissable masterpiece.
6.30 pm: Pre-opera aperitif al Gran Caffè del Teatro
8.00 pm: TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA Festival Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata - di G. Verdi - Conductor Francesco Lanzillotta / Direction Pier Luigi Pizzi / Arvino Giovanni Sala / Pagano Michele Pertusi / Viclinda Giulia Mazzola / Giselda Lidia Fridman / Pirro Luca Dall’Amico / Acciano William Corrò / Oronte Antonio Poli/ Orchestra del conservatorio “Arrivo Boito” di Parma / Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini / Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning: Second day dedicated to Verdi's places outside Parma. The first stop is Busseto to visit Teatro Verdi considered a real jewel. After that, a must is Casa Barezzi, seat of the Filarmonica Bussetana founded by Antonio Barezzi. Here the young Giuseppe Verdi had his first musical and emotional training. He met Margherita, his first wife and Barezzi's daughter. The Maestro frequented the house until 1867 and during a stay, as a guest of his father-in-law, he wrote some pages of "I due Foscari" in 1844.
1.00 pm: Tasting of typical products in Busseto. At the end return to the hotel in Parma and free time.
Free dinner.
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning: Meeting with the guide at the hotel. Moving by foot to the Glauco Lombardi Museum.
The Museum, born from the passion of collector Glauco Lombardi, collects historical and artistic evidence relating to the ducal period of Parma in the 18th and 19th centuries, with particular reference to the figure of Marie Louise of Hapsburg, both in her role as wife of Napoleon
Bonaparte and Empress of the French, and later as Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla.
He devoted all his physical, intellectual and economic efforts to the recovery, study and valorisation of what remained, on the antiques market or in private collections, of the artistic heritage of the Bourbon and Ludovician Parma.
3.30 pm: TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA Festival Verdi: Il Trovatore - di G. Verdi - Conductor Francesco Ivan Ciampa / Regia Davide Livermore / Il conte di Luna Markus Werba / Leonora Francesca Dotto / Azucena Clementine Margaine / Manrico Riccardo Massi / Ferrando Marco Spotti / Ines Carmela Lopez / Ruiz Didier Pieri/ Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
8.00 pm: Dinner in a selected restaurant, near the theatre
Breakfast in hotel and check-out.
Morning: Third day dedicated to Correggio and Parmigianino.
Visit of the Monastero di San Giovanni Evangelista, a complex formed by Church, Convent and the Ancient Apothecary of San Giovanni. The church was largely frescoed by Correggio who reached the apex in the decoration of the dome with an extraordinary perspective effect. The artist creates an imaginary open sky on whose clouds the apostles are laid with the figure of Christ in the center.
Following, visit of Camera di San Paolo (o Camera della Badessa), a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance frescoed by Correggio in 1519. The extraordinary nature of the fresco lies in the illusionary effect: the room has an almost cubic shape completely hidden by the decorations. The abbess to whom the name of the "room" refers is Giovanna da Piacenza, a rich woman, who invited artists and men of culture in Parma.
At the end return to the hotel, farewell and departure by own means.
In double room: 1250,00 euro
Supplement DUS room: 180,00 euro
The booking becomes effective upon receipt of:
1. completed and signed travel contract
2. deposit required by bank transfer
Upon booking, a Eur 400,00 per person deposit and any insurance premium for the "trip cancellation" policy is required.
Cancellation insurance can only be confirmed at the same time as registering for the trip.
30 days before departure (by August 30th, 2023)
In case of CANCELLATION by the customer, the following penalties will be applied, in addition to the fee insurance:
Medical-baggage insurance included in the package
It is possible to subscribe the "Travel cancellation" coverage simultaneously with the travel booking (regulation sent on request)
Amount per person € 20,00 euro (people till 74 year old) - € 40,00 euro (people from 75 year old)
Arrival in Parma by own means. Accomodation at
Hotel Sina Maria Luigia - 4* - https://www.sinahotels.com/it/h/sina-maria-luigia-parma/
The hotel is located in the heart of Parma and, with its pleasant atmosphere, offers a unique and unforgettable experience. The common areas and bedrooms are welcoming and have a classic décor. The hotel also has a bar, and a refined Maxim's restaurant, which offer guests a quality gastronomic experience. The rooms will be available from early afternoon.
4:00 pm: Meeting with the guide in hotel and walking tour through the city stopping to visit Duomo and Battistero.
The Cathedral is considered the finest example of Lombard Romanesque and due to the long history of its construction is a true encyclopedia of styles. The building begun around 1100, in 1526 Correggio created an extraordinary cycle of frescoes in the large dome, inspired by the theme of the Assumption of the Virgin. The other star of the square is the Baptistery, built by Benedetto Antelami at the end of 1100, erected in the place where a stream that served to feed the internal baptismal font was. The whole exterior is decorated with images on the life of Jesus and Mary, the Baptist, the death and resurrection, as well as the decorations of the internal dome tell us about a Jerusalem after the end of the world, with the apostles and evangelists. An unmissable masterpiece.
6.30 pm: Pre-opera aperitif al Gran Caffè del Teatro
8.00 pm: TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA Festival Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata - di G. Verdi - Conductor Francesco Lanzillotta / Direction Pier Luigi Pizzi / Arvino Giovanni Sala / Pagano Michele Pertusi / Viclinda Giulia Mazzola / Giselda Lidia Fridman / Pirro Luca Dall’Amico / Acciano William Corrò / Oronte Antonio Poli/ Orchestra del conservatorio “Arrivo Boito” di Parma / Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini / Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning: Second day dedicated to Verdi's places outside Parma. The first stop is Busseto to visit Teatro Verdi considered a real jewel. After that, a must is Casa Barezzi, seat of the Filarmonica Bussetana founded by Antonio Barezzi. Here the young Giuseppe Verdi had his first musical and emotional training. He met Margherita, his first wife and Barezzi's daughter. The Maestro frequented the house until 1867 and during a stay, as a guest of his father-in-law, he wrote some pages of "I due Foscari" in 1844.
1.00 pm: Tasting of typical products in Busseto. At the end return to the hotel in Parma and free time.
Free dinner.
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning: Meeting with the guide at the hotel. Moving by foot to the Glauco Lombardi Museum.
The Museum, born from the passion of collector Glauco Lombardi, collects historical and artistic evidence relating to the ducal period of Parma in the 18th and 19th centuries, with particular reference to the figure of Marie Louise of Hapsburg, both in her role as wife of Napoleon
Bonaparte and Empress of the French, and later as Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla.
He devoted all his physical, intellectual and economic efforts to the recovery, study and valorisation of what remained, on the antiques market or in private collections, of the artistic heritage of the Bourbon and Ludovician Parma.
3.30 pm: TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA Festival Verdi: Il Trovatore - di G. Verdi - Conductor Francesco Ivan Ciampa / Regia Davide Livermore / Il conte di Luna Markus Werba / Leonora Francesca Dotto / Azucena Clementine Margaine / Manrico Riccardo Massi / Ferrando Marco Spotti / Ines Carmela Lopez / Ruiz Didier Pieri/ Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
8.00 pm: Dinner in a selected restaurant, near the theatre
Breakfast in hotel and check-out.
Morning: Third day dedicated to Correggio and Parmigianino.
Visit of the Monastero di San Giovanni Evangelista, a complex formed by Church, Convent and the Ancient Apothecary of San Giovanni. The church was largely frescoed by Correggio who reached the apex in the decoration of the dome with an extraordinary perspective effect. The artist creates an imaginary open sky on whose clouds the apostles are laid with the figure of Christ in the center.
Following, visit of Camera di San Paolo (o Camera della Badessa), a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance frescoed by Correggio in 1519. The extraordinary nature of the fresco lies in the illusionary effect: the room has an almost cubic shape completely hidden by the decorations. The abbess to whom the name of the "room" refers is Giovanna da Piacenza, a rich woman, who invited artists and men of culture in Parma.
At the end return to the hotel, farewell and departure by own means.
In double room: 1250,00 euro
Supplement DUS room: 180,00 euro
The booking becomes effective upon receipt of:
1. completed and signed travel contract
2. deposit required by bank transfer
Upon booking, a Eur 400,00 per person deposit and any insurance premium for the "trip cancellation" policy is required.
Cancellation insurance can only be confirmed at the same time as registering for the trip.
30 days before departure (by August 30th, 2023)
In case of CANCELLATION by the customer, the following penalties will be applied, in addition to the fee insurance:
Medical-baggage insurance included in the package
It is possible to subscribe the "Travel cancellation" coverage simultaneously with the travel booking (regulation sent on request)
Amount per person € 20,00 euro (people till 74 year old) - € 40,00 euro (people from 75 year old)