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• Introduction to Parma by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 Parma, straddling Via Emilia, was the home of Correggio, Il Parmigianino, Bodoni (of typeface fame), and Toscanini, and has also given us prosciutto and parmigiano cheese. Parma rose in influence and power in the 16th century as the seat of the Farnese duchy, and is still one of the most prosperous cities in Italy. Upon the extinction of the male Farnese line, Parma came under the control of the French Bourbons. Its most beloved ruler, Marie-Louise, widow of Napoleon and niece of Marie Antoinette, arrived in 1815 after the Congress of Vienna awarded her this duchy. Marie-Louise became a great patron of the arts, and much of the collection she acquired is on display at the Galleria Nazionale. Rising unrest in 1859 forced her abdication, and, in 1860, following a plebiscite, Parma was incorporated into the kingdom of Italy. (read article)
• Parma's Peerless Ham and Cheese by MAUREEN B. FANT; August 23, 1992 (read article)
• In Parma, Violets Are in the Air by ELIN SCHOEN BROCKMAN February 20, 2000 (read article)
• Singing and Their Suppers by EDWARD SCHNEIDER July 29, 2001 (read article)
• Parma's Peerless Ham and Cheese (read article)
• In Parma, Violets Are in the Air (read article)
• Singing and Their Suppers (read article)