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Parma in Emilia Romagna has clinched the prestigious title of European Youth Capital 2027, thanks to its compelling initiative titled “Parma: A Great Piazza for Europe.” This achievement comes after a collaborative effort led by the City of Parma, Junior Enterprise Parma, the Parma Youth Commission, the National Youth Council, and various local, re...

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The Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) continued its mission of growing the game globally and strengthening ties to Italy with a highly successful baseball development trip across the country recently.Over four days, IABF hosted a series of clinics and events at the Francisco Cervelli-IABF Academy, as well as in Parma and Bologna. It drew...

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Have you ever stopped to think where the Parmigiano Reggiano you grate on your pasta comes from? If it is indeed authentic Parmigiano Reggiano—a product with a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)—it was made in or around Parma, a charming Italian city about an hour from Bologna. And according to International Living, Parma is a perfect alternativ...

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There’s a different feel in Parma, that town in Emilia-Romagna noted for such culinary masterpieces as Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma. Traveling northern Italy’s 2,000-year-old Via Emilia, Parma sits as a distinguished jewel midway between Milan and Bologna. These days, the Via’s original Roman name has been traded for a more utilitari...

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A wheel of parmigiano reggiano has been celebrated as “an authentic jewel of nature” after setting a longevity record for parmesan cheese. The still-edible 36kg wheel was one of the last made in 1998 by Romano and Silvia Camorani at their dairy in Poviglio, a small town near Parma in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region. The parmesan, estimated t...

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The Consortia safeguarding Grana Padano and Prosciutto di Parma, two of Italy’s most iconic PDO products, will exhibit at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago from May 18 to 20. Their presence forms part of the EU-backed campaign “Distinctly, Deliciously, European,” highlighting the quality, heritage, and distinctive flavours of Euro...

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Barilla has opened a school just outside Parma. This is not a university lecture hall named after the company thanks to a donation, or a conference room in a corporate HQ, but a real academy devoted to the study of one subject: basil. It’s easy to laugh at, until you hear the numbers: +17%. That’s how much pesto sales grew between 2023 and 2024. Pe...

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Home to such global favourites as Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and prosciutto, Parma is a food lover’s paradise, the heart of Italy’s “Food Valley” and officially recognised by Unesco as a city of gastronomy. And there’s plenty to entice beyond the dinner table – this cultured city of art and music has an innate elegance and authentic atmosphere. Cur...

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Maria Luisa, daughter of the King of Austria, married Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 and became the Duchessa di Parma. Among other delightful qualities attributed to her, was her good nature and her joy in feasting and socializing, a tradition that still prevails in this pretty, dignified town. Parmagianni revere her memory, and so it was no surprise t...

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The Accademia Verdiana del Teatro Regio di Parma is set to hold a course in New York from Jan. 13 to 17, 2025. The course is supported by International Friends of Festival Verdi, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, and Fondazione Prof. Roberto Massini ETS and will allow 10 young singers who were selected to take intensive courses with a scholarship of $5...

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