Welcome to Parma
Parma is an elegant city where reigns a refined atmosphere that can
only be breathed in a 'petite capitale', with its centre rich of art,
parks and treasures from different ages, it is a very welcoming place,
able to hold tourists and citizens with its manners.
Yet Parma is not only the city itself, the monuments or the tradition
in music and culture: Parma also includes the province, a territory
of infinite funds, a varied landscape that stretches from the Po river
to the Appenines' crest, with small villages rich of history and liveliness,
castles, medieval parish churches and theatres spread in the countryside.
The Bassa area is a vast territory on the shore of the Po river,
which inspired artists like Bernardo Bertolucci and Giovannino Guareschi
with its fogs and the quarrelsome character of its inhabitants.
The Culatello roads runs through these villages, also renowned for
the production of the Spalla cotta, the Fortana wine and, last but
not least, the Parmigiano Cheese.
Many activities are also possible in the countryside, itineraries
on mountain bike, horseback riding, hiking, discovering ancient monuments
and small villages or just relaxing in the beautiful frame of the
Appennines mountains, from the south of the Via Emilia to the highlands
at the border with Liguria and Toscana.
The beauties of the landscape, an uncontaminated nature and the cultural
heritage are the right ingredients to make a visit in the territory
of Parma a lovely experience.
Parma Tourist
Office
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