Parma is a city in the Italian region of [Emilia-Romagna](/search?q=emilia-romagna "Emilia-romagna") famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it.
Parmais acityin the northern Italian region ofEmilia-Romagnafamous for its prosciutto (ham), cheese, architecture, music and surrounding countryside. It is home to theUniversity of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by thestream of the same name. The district on the far side of the river isOltretorrente. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield calledParma.
TheItalianpoetAttilio Bertolucci(born in a hamlet in the countryside) wrote: "As a capital city it had to have a river. As a little capital it received a stream, which is often dry".