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One Day in Parma

The small northern Italian town is probably best known food related. It's home to famous "Parmigiano Reggiano", the hard granular cheese we eat on pasta and also "Prosciutto di Parma", the delicious ham. It's fair wnough to visit the city for its delicious dishes and products, but it has much more to offer.

Parma is not a large city, so you can simply walk around and explore the main attractions on foot. We started our tour of the city in the center, with beautiful Duomo di Parma. It's a landmark of the city, a Romanesque cathedral with impressive frescoes and a striking frescoed cupola.

Not far from the cathedral, there's National Gallery, home to some of Italy’s most famous artists’ works. Leonardo Da Vinci, Correggio or Botticelli have some of their best work displayed in National Gallery of Parma.

Farese Theater is a stunnig theater built entirely of wood. The building is reconstructed, but it still has an old air and fine timber smell.

We stopped to eat at Pepen. It's a small local business where we had delicious sandwiches. We had to wait in line a bit, but we enjoyed the experience sitting there with locals waiting patiently for our "panini".

After we ate, we crossed Parma River and took a walk in Parco Ducale, green space with tree lined avenues, and sculptures, dating back to the 16th century.

We continued our walk back in the city on Via Ferdinando Maestri. It's a beuatiful street with lamps hanging above the street. They light up in the evening.

We stopped for dinner at Trattoria Corrieri, a cosy restaurant that dates back to 1800. They serve delicious local food. It was a perfect place to end our experience in lovely Parma.