Parma – famous ham and cheese, Italy
Parma is a city famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. Parma is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by the little stream with the same name. Parma’s Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called Parma.
What to see in Parma
Churches
- The Romanesque Cathedral
- The Baptistery
- Church of San Giovanni Evangelista
- Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata
- The Benedictine Monastery of San Paolo
- The Gothic church of San Francesco del Prato
- Church of Santa Croce, dating to the early 12th century
- Church of San Sepolcro
- Church of Santa Maria del Quartiere
Palaces
- The Palazzo della Pilotta
- The Ducal Palace
- The Palazzo del Comune
- The Palazzo del Governatore
- The Bishop’s Palace
- Ospedale Vecchio
Other
- The Teatro Farnese
- The Cittadella
- The Pons Lapidis
- The Orto Botanico di Parma
- The Teatro Regio
- The Auditorium Niccolò Paganini
- Museum House of Arturo Toscanini
- Museo Lombardi
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