Amazing, amazing, amazing…read more This walled village and hotel is is like going back 700 years. It is so amazingly restored and so authentic. Stay in a 500 year old house in a thousand year old village. There are two or three little businesses here. Get a snack or a glass of wine at the enoteca. Two ancient churches. Way up on a hill looking down on the valley of vineyards, the views are amazing. This place is OFF THE BEATEN PATH. The hills above have reverted back to wilderness. If you don't stay here for the night, come and have a look. If you want to see a real castle, this is it. Italia is full of them, but this one is top shelve. Fantastic. A living walled village. Come and have a glass of wine. Just loved it. If you want to get away from the crowds and see ancient Italia, this is the place with a view. Every bit worth the winding drive up the hill.

Pizzeria Ugolini Is our favorite place for pizza in Fidenza. On our most recent visit, Salvatore,…read moreour friendly waiter, recommended one of his personal favorite combinations: gorgonzola, a little smoked provola, and funghi porcini. It was sensational! We also had some wonderful eggplant caponata alongside, and the gentlemen sitting next to us raved about the pasta dishes they'd just eaten. This is a down-home sort of place, not fancy, but the food is almost always really good and the people are gentilissimo. Grazie mille!

We found this bed and breakfast through the Parma tourist office. We were looking for a clean,…read moreaffordable accommodation with parking for one night not too far from the piazza. The location was really nice. The small locked parking garage was about half a block or so away. Our room was clean and spacious. The shower was really tight and a step up, but by this time I learned that spaces were creatively used in Italy and these things become the stuff of identifiable memories. Our host was extremely accommodating. Highly recommend contacting the host if you find yourself in Parma.

We stayed here one night--the day we traveled from Venice to Modena to Parma. It was a nice enough…read moreplace and fit the bill for our group of four. Again on the second floor and again with wifi that was very strong even when you were in the lobby.