Culture of Parma Emilia Romagna Italy - Travel guide & Information

This description page of Parma, in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna, will guide you in planning your trip to Italy and finding useful travel information about the culture of this Italian city.

Under the rule of Napoleon’s Empress, Marie Louise, Parma was influenced by Enlightenment French artists and philosophers. Today, Parma is known as the Italian city most influenced by French culture. Perhaps because of its illustrious past, the locals are well known for their elegance; it is not uncommon to see well-dressed locals in the central streets or boutiques at any day of the week.

Parma is also a byword for fine living that abounds in civic pride and splendid architecture. No town its size in Italy is more devoted to theater and music. Parma’s culture contributions to the world include artists Antonio Allegri (better known by art lovers as Correggio), Paolo Toschi, and the birthplace of Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino; film director Bernardo Bertolucci, and composers Giuseppe Verdi and Arturo Toscanini.

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