This is one of the many lovely towns in the flat part of the Po Delta.
It’s a medium-sized town very much characterised by its history. Napoleon’s wife Marie Louise, who returned to the town after his death, has left her mark on the town. She initiated the construction of streets and bridges, opened homes for orphans and established other social institutions. She was also the founder of the gallery which is today housed on Palazzo della Pilotta.
And of course, we couldn’t write about Parma without mentioning that there is a cheese and a ham of impressive renown named after the town.
