Discover Collecchio

Collecchio brings together several distinct cultural themes and opportunities for outdoor excursions. At the Centro Culturale Villa Soragna, the focus is on sculpture, painting and photography; the Corte di Giarola is home to the Museo della Pasta, in a medieval centre for processing agricultural and food products. Other highlights include the Museo Ettore Guatelli, with its perspective on everyday rural culture, and nature-related themes at Parco Nevicati. This lets you organise your stay around the topics that interest you most. For planning your days, the opening days of the Museo del Pomodoro and the approximate duration of guided visits at the Museo Ettore Guatelli offer practical pointers.

Art, Museums and Regional History

The exhibition rooms on the first floor of the Centro Culturale Villa Soragna host solo and group exhibitions of sculpture, painting and photography. These are three distinct art forms that are explicitly part of the exhibition programme. If you are planning a culture-focused stay, you can include this emphasis alongside the museums.

The Museo Ettore Guatelli offers a different perspective on history. It is devoted to everyday objects that tell the story of rural culture and local knowledge. The focus is therefore on objects from daily life and the knowledge associated with them—a different emphasis from the art forms displayed in the rooms of Villa Soragna.

Pasta and the Corte di Giarola

The Museo della Pasta is located in the Corte di Giarola, a medieval centre for processing agricultural and food products. The monumental complex is protected to preserve its structure and is intended for public use. Ten sections at the museum present historical, technological and cultural knowledge about pasta.

The third section is devoted to the preparation of fresh pasta at home. Its themes include small household appliances, the art of the rolling pin and an especially varied collection of Italian “speronelle”, or pasta wheels. If you are particularly interested in making pasta at home, this section offers a specific focus within the ten-part exhibition.

Opening Hours and Visit Duration

The Museo del Pomodoro is open from 1 March to 8 December, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 to 18:00. Check these opening hours again before your trip. For planning a visit to the Museo Ettore Guatelli, it is helpful to know the duration of the guided tours: they are led by volunteers from the Associazione Amici di Ettore Guatelli and last about an hour and a half. If you plan to join one, allow for the approximate duration and check the visit arrangements before you travel.

Parks and Outdoor Excursions

At the entrance to Collecchio, a monumental gateway marks the access to the park of Villa Paveri Fontana. The villa was built at the end of the 17th century. Parco Nevicati has educational signs about its plant life and the animals found there. The two places thus have different points of emphasis: the gateway and villa point to a building from the late 17th century, while the signs in the park draw attention to plants and animals.

Near the Corte di Giarola, Parco Fluviale Regionale del Taro offers opportunities for walking and cycling excursions. These are two explicitly mentioned ways to get around on an excursion. You can plan according to whether you would prefer to travel on foot or by bike, and consider this alongside the museums and exhibitions.

Discover more destinations: Sorbolo, Tabiano Castello, Felino, Fidenza, Varano De' Melegari, Pagazzano, Valmozzola, Sala Baganza.

For the overview of the wider area: Parma.