Palazzo della Provincia

Palazzo della Provincia is a government office in Parma, Parma, Emilia-Romagna which is located on Piazza della Pace. Palazzo della Provincia is situated nearby to the tourism office Informazione Accoglienza Turistica, as well as near the theater building Teatro Regio.

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Type: Government office
Description: building in Parma, Italy
Also known as: “Arapae”
Address: Piazza della Pace 1

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teatro Regio and Biblioteca Palatina.

Teatro Regio

Theater building

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Teatro Regio di Parma, originally constructed as the Nuovo Teatro Ducale, is an opera house and opera company in Parma, Italy. Replacing an obsolete house, the new Ducale achieved prominence in the years after 1829, and especially so after the composer Giuseppe Verdi, who was born near Busseto, some thirty kilometres away, had achieved fame.

Biblioteca Palatina

Library

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The Biblioteca Palatina, or Palatina Library, was established in 1761 in the city of Parma by Philip Bourbon, Duke of Parma. It is one of the cultural institutions housed within the Palazzo della Pilotta complex in the center of Parma.

Teatro Farnese

Theater building

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Teatro Farnese is a Renaissance theatre in the Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The idea of creating this grand theater came from the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Ranuccio I Farnese. Teatro Farnese is situated 160 metres northwest of Palazzo della Provincia.