Parma, the city of the senses

22 April 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time:  7 minutes

Piazza Garibaldi © Carlo Ferrari

Piazza Garibaldi © Carlo Ferrari

Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This 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.   read more…

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