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The south transept features a Both Correggio and Parmigianino
carved frieze of The Deposition are represented in the palace’s
(1178) by Benedetto Antelami, Galleria Nazionale, which also
who was also responsible for houses works by Fra Angelico,
much of the exquisite Baptistry El Greco and Bronzino, and
(1196) just south of the two by Ludovico Carracci: the
cathedral. The reliefs inside and Apostles at the Sepulchre and the
outside the latter – particularly Funeral of the Virgin (late 1500s).
those describing the months of The Museo Archeologico
the year – are among the most Nazionale, on the lower floor, has
important of their age in Italy. exhibits from Velleia, an Etruscan
East of the Duomo is the necropolis, and from prehistoric
church of San Giovanni sites in the hills around Parma.
Evangelista (rebuilt 1498–1510),
whose dome features a fresco E Camera di Correggio
Interior of Parma Baptistry (c.1520) of the Vision of St John at Via Melloni. Tel 0521 23 33 09.
Patmos by Correggio. Frescoes Open Tue–Sun (am only; to 6pm Sat).
4 Parma by Parmigianino can be seen & 7
here and in the 16th-century Originally the refectory of the
* 190,000. V @ n Piazza
Garibaldi 1 (0521 21 88 89). church of Madonna della Benedictine convent of San
( Wed & Sat; Thu (flea market). Steccata on Via Dante. Paolo, this room was frescoed
∑ turismo.comune.parma.it by Correggio in 1518 with
P Palazzo della Pilotta mythological scenes.
Few Italian towns are as Piazzale della Pilotta 15.
prosperous as Parma, not Galleria: Tel 0521 23 36
only a byword for fine food 17. Open Tue–Sun am.
and good living but also a & 7 Museo: Tel 0521
treasure trove of excellent 23 37 18. Open Tue–Sat,
paintings, superlative sculpture Sun am. & 7
and fine medieval buildings. This vast palace was
It boasts one of Italy’s top built for the Farnese
opera houses and a panoply family during the
of elegant shops and first-rate 1500s and rebuilt
bars and restaurants. after bomb damage
The Lombard-Romanesque from World War II.
Duomo on Piazza Duomo, It comprises several
among the greatest in northern parts, including the
Italy, is renowned for the Teatro Farnese
painting that fills its main (1628), a copy of
cupola, the Assumption (1526– Palladio’s ravishing
30) by Antonio da Correggio. theatre in Vicenza,
The nave is adorned with the built entirely
work of Correggio’s pupils. of wood. Campanile and Baptistry in Parma

The Making of Parmesan Cheese and Parma Ham
No cheese is as famous or excel lence to techniques
as vital to Italy’s cuisine as perfected over many years
Parmesan (Parmigiano). and to the special conditions
There are two types: the in which it is cured. It is made
superior Parmigiano-Reggiano from pigs fattened on whey
and the lower-quality Grana. left over from the making of
The cheese is made using Parmesan cheese. The meat
techniques that have barely has a character that requires
altered in centuries. Partially little more than salt and pepper
skimmed milk is added to to produce the famous
whey, to promote fermentation, prosciutto crudo. The breezy
and rennet is used to curdle hills of Langhirino, south of
the milk. The cheese is then Parma, are ideal for curing
salted and shaped. Parmesan the hams, which are aged for
is not only used in cooking up to 10 months. Each ham
but is delicious eaten on its is branded with the five-
own, or with pears – an Italian Shop selling Parmesan cheese pointed crown of the old
speciality. Parma ham owes its and Parma ham Duchy of Parma.

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