Parma was named Italy's capital of culture in 2020 and will retain the title for another year following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parma, a university city in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region, is a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in the heart of the Italian Food Valley.
It is known for Parmesan cheese and Parma ham
The city also offers an array of museums, exhibitions and culture with Romanesque buildings including the frescoed Parma Cathedral and the pink marble Baptistery.
Classical concerts take place at the Teatro Regio, a 19th-century opera house.
The Galleria Nazionale, inside the imposing Palazzo della Pilotta, displays works by painters Correggio and Canaletto