of Emilia Romagna

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Parma
2. Teatro Regio, ridotto
3. Teatro Regio, interior
4. Congress Centre, exterior
Parma Incoming gathers excellent accommodation
facilities, important congress centres, such as
Palacassa and Auditorium Paganini (the latter being
designed by Renzo Piano), beauty centres, transport
companies, tourist guide associations, restaurants
and prestigious locations for gala dinners and exclusive
events. Destination Management Company and
Tour Operator deals with the organization of congresses,
conventions, meetings and incentives for 25
to 5000 people, and provides dedicated support for
the organization of events in Parma and its province.
Palacassa - Exhibition Centre
> 9.000 seats
Palacassa, that extends over a total surface area of
18.000 m² and gathers up to 9.000 seats (5.000 in
the plenary room), 12.000 standing rooms, 7 modular
conference rooms (140 to 900 seats), state-of-theart
equipment and modern audio-visual technology,
is one of the largest venues of its kind in Europe. This
prestigious location is complemented by box office,
welcome area, self-service restaurant and large car
park. This multi-purpose, elegant building is the ideal
place to arrange congresses, meetings, conventions,
sporting events, concerts, lyrical performances, gala
dinners, music shows, cultural representations and
plenty of further exclusive events that require excellent
audio-visual technologies.
Parma Congress Centre
> 1.600 seats
Culture and technology merge in pleasant harmony
at this prestigious conference venue. 2 out of its 4
rooms can accommodate up to 150 people, while
the remaining rooms are modular spaces that can
even accommodate 200/250 people. They gather
wide exhibition areas provided with state-of-the-art
equipment and audio-visual technology.
Sala ipogea
> 420 seats
In the autumn 2011, the complex was enlarged and
a new underground space was inaugurated, the
so-called Sala Ipogea. Connected with Auditorium
Paganini and the halls of the Congress Centre, it can
accommodate up to 420 people. This unusual conference
room, that is easily accessible through dedicated
lifts and staircases, can also be reached by
means of a splendid open-air staircase that overlooks
a beautiful secret garden. A large side window gives
people the possibility to enjoy breathtaking views
over the park that surrounds the whole complex.
Royal Theatre and ridotto
> 1.200 seats + 200 seats
Parma’s Royal Theatre, that is idyllically set just in
the heart of the city centre, is one of the most prestigious
lyric theatres in Italy, and it is often the venue
for important opera performances, concerts and ballets.
Its sumptuously decorated rooms and halls, that
were embellished by Paolo Toschi and Gian Battista
Borghesi, are often the venue for important congresses
and conventions, and also host prestigious gala
dinners and events. The main room can accommodate
up to 1200 people, while the smaller Sala del
Ridotto, that is traditionally used to arrange meetings,
concerts and special gala dinners, can accommodate
up to 200 people.
Auditorium Paganini
> 780 seats
Auditorium Paganini was built over the remains of
the former Eridania sugar refinery, that was built in
1899 and subsequently closed in 1968. Designed by
the acclaimed international architect Renzo Piano, it
was part of the most important urban requalification
project involving that part of the city. The building
is made up of a plenary room that can accommodate
780 people, a foyer, several dressing rooms, a bar,
some offices, a cloakroom and a control room, and it
is provided with sophisticated equipment and stateof-the-art
audiovisual technology. The two façades
of the former factory were demolished to create a
kind of a telescope: The large windows that surround
the foyer and the music room make the outer park
the natural setting of this glorious stage. The car park
can accommodate up to 200 cars.
The conference offer is complemented by the
Congress Centre of the Chamber of Commerce (up to
500 seats), the local Circolo di lettura (Reading Club)
(300 seats), Casa della Musica (House of Music) (up
to 250 seats), Castello di Felino (Felino Castle) (up
to 300 seats), Salsomaggiore Congress Centre (700
seats) and the 55 rooms of Parma’s hotels, that can
accommodate 15 to 600 people.
1. Auditorium by Renzo Piano, exterior
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