I read that the train station no longer offers luggage storage but the T.I. does. However, I just looked at their webpage and they don't mention it. Also, I have the misfortune of choosing to visit on a Sunday and see that they are open only 1/2 half day. Since there were no reasonably priced centrally located hotels, we decided not to stay in Parma but just do as a day trip enroute to Mantova. We sure can't do it with our backpacks on though! Anyone know about luggage storage in Parma?
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Sacramento, Ca, US
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In case anyone else encounters this problem I found the answer from a native of Parma. This is what he wrote: "The station is undergoing a complete reconstruction, so now we have a provisional station that lacks many services.
The tourist information office (IAT) is willing to help, by keeping visitors' luggage in their premises. They do not charge any fee, but they will ask you to leave an ID (passport or other) until you get back to retrieve your luggage.
The opening time of the IAT is 9 to 19 on Saturdays, but from Monday to Friday they close for lunch break from 13.00 to 15.00, and on Sundays it is open only in the mornings (9-13).
So if you travel on a Sunday you will not be able to make your visit as planned. On other days, instead, you can. When you get out of the station you need to take the bus No 1, get off at the 3rd stop, which is at a large green square (Piazza della Pace), across the street, slightly to the left, there is a shorts street named Via Melloni, the IAT office is there.
The bus tickets must be bought before boarding the bus, and stamped in the small yellow machines on the bus. They are sold in kiosks and shops that sell newspapers and by tobacconists. In the provisional station there are both, and you will have to pass by them while getting out. The tickets cost 90 cents.
If you have doubts, you can email the tourist information office: turismo@comune.parma.it