Private Half Day Tour to Parma the City of Perfume

By ARTEMILIA Guided Tours

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Overview

Parma the City of Perfume is an exclusive opportunity to immerse yourself in the history of the city and discover, through an olfactory journey, the tradition of perfume and the protagonists of its supply chain in Parma from 1816 till today.
The greenhouses of the Ducal Park introduce us to the discovery of the famous Violetta di Parma. Numerous traces of Maria Luigia of Austria’s predilection for the violet can be found inside the Glauco Lombardi Museum. The visit to Violetta di Parma 1930 shop allows us to retrace the life of Ludovico Borsari and the birth of the perfume that later became a symbol of the city and the Duchess. We will visit an Acqua di Parma store to get to know the brand from its origins to new variations and discover the history of the companies of the Parma perfume supply chain, which arose many years ago in small laboratories, to grow to the point to have become some of the major references worldwide for perfumery packaging, bottles, caps and labels.

Activity location

Color Viola
- Via Repubblica 2g
- 43121, Parma, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

Ponte Giuseppe Verdi
- Ponte Giuseppe Verdi
- Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Private Half Day Tour to Parma the City of Perfume

3h
English

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Languages available

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Price details

AU$286.62 x 2 AdultsAU$573.24

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What's included, what's not

Professional local guide
Entrance to an Acqua di Parma store
Entrance to one of the historic perfumeries in the city centre
Entrance to Glauco Lomabardi Museum or San Filippo Neri Antique Pharmacy and Oratory of San Tiburzio
Eventual purchase of products at the shops and perfumeries

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Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transport options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A moderate amount of walking is involved (2 km).
Your health is our top priority and we have put special measures in place to keep all guests safe both during and after your activity.
Stringent Cleaning - We’ve increased the frequency of disinfecting surfaces and high traffic areas between each tour and hand sanitiser will be available to all of our guests.
Social Distancing - Guests will keep at all time the minimum safety distance in accordance with the instructions given in each place visited. We also ensure that all staff members will be wearing the necessary PPE.
Guides and suppliers receive daily wellness checks to ensure they are healthy and symptom-free. If you or anyone in your group is experiencing symptoms, we will work directly with you to cancel or reschedule your tour.

Activity itinerary

Parco Ducale (Pass by)

The greenhouses of the Ducal Park introduce to the discovery of the botanical characteristics of the famous “Violetta di Parma”, already present within the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza in the second half of the Eighteenth Century.

Palazzo della Pilotta (Pass by)

We will visit the exterior of the Palazzo della Pilotta, built in the early Seventeenth Century by the Farnese as an imposing container for the court's services. We will retrace the dynastic passages that followed the extinction of the Farnese dynasty.

Museo Glauco Lombardi (Pass by)

We will visit the exterior of the Palazzo di Riserva, inside which the Glauco Lombardi Museum is located, to retrace the great success of the violet flower under the First and Second Empire and Maria Luigia of Austria’s predilection for the small flower, widely testified by the collections of the Glauco Lombardi Museum.

Teatro Regio (Pass by)

We will take a look at the exterior of the Teatro Regio, one of the most important Opera Houses in the world, where internationally renowned artists, such as Paganini, Verdi, Toscanini, Callas and Beniamino Gigli, have played, sung and worked.

Cattedrale di Parma (Pass by)

We will cross Piazza Duomo and we will admire the Cathedral from the outside.

Battistero di Parma (Pass by)

We will observe the magnificent Baptistery of Parma from the outside.

Color Viola

The visit to Violetta di Parma 1930 shop will allow us to retrace the life of Ludovico Borsari, to learn about the famous products made by the Borsari Company during the first half of the Twentieth Century and contemporary local glass industry represented by the Bormioli Company.

Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi (Pass by)

We will walk through Garibaldi Square, overlooked by beautiful buildings such as the Captain’s Palace, the Town Hall and the Governor’s Palace, and also shops, restaurants and cafes which have earned the town the title of “UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy”.

Parma

We will visit an Acqua di Parma store, to get to know the brand from its origins to new variations and the history of the companies of the Parma perfume supply chain, which arose many years ago, by intuition of the founders, in small laboratories, to grow to the point to have become some of the major references worldwide for perfumery packaging, bottles, caps and labels.

Parma

We will visit San Filippo Neri Antique Pharmacy and Oratory of San Tiburzio, a fascinating place hidden in the heart of the historic centre, guardian of the cosmetic and pharmaceutical heritage of the city. A galenic laboratory that has preserved untouched its structure dating back to 1789, the perfect place to discover, touch and smell the raw materials once used by apothecaries and perfumers and flip through the ancient recipe books based on natural ingredients, a legacy of ancient knowledge.

Location

Activity location

Color Viola
- Via Repubblica 2g
- 43121, Parma, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

Ponte Giuseppe Verdi
- Ponte Giuseppe Verdi
- Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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