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ums include works by Parma’s two greatest painters,
Correggio and his pupil, Parmigianino, and by Fra
Angelico, Bronzino, El Greco, and Carracci.
Among the oldest buildings are the 13th century
Governor’s Palace, and the Old Hospital, built in
1250, now home to the State Archives. Parma hosts
one of only three remaining Renaissance theaters,
the Teatro Farnese, constructed of wood in 1618.
The later Teatro Regio, once home to native son,
Toscanini, provides a highly critical operatic audi-
ence. In the environs are numerous rocca, or cas-
tles.
“ HAPPY HALLOWEEN”
Happy Halloween
From Currents
Parma’s cultural heritage is not familiar to all
Americans, but few have not enjoyed Parmesan
cheese, either Parmigiano-Reggiano or Grana. And
Parma ham, which produces the famous prosciutto
crudo, is from pigs fed the whey left over from
Parmesan cheese production. The hams, aged for
up to ten months, are cured in the nearby hills of
Langhirino. As in all of Italy, one dines (and drinks)
exceedingly well in Parma.
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