In the city of Parma, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy

 (in Italy) Parma is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its prosciutto, cheese, architecture, music and surrounding countryside. It is home to the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Where else do you get to cycle to work through streets virtually devoid of cars, lunch on fresh-from-the-attic prosciutto and aged parmigiano reggiano, quaff full-bodied Sangiovese wine in regal art-nouveau cafes, and spend sultry summer evenings listening to classical music in architecturally acclaimed opera houses? As one of Italy's most prosperous cities, Parma has every right to feel a bit proud. More metropolitan than Modena, yet less clamorous than Bologna, this is the city that gave the world Lamborghinis, and enough Parma ham and Parmesan cheese to start a deli chain. More than that, Parma is synonymous with nature, history, and art. Indeed, names such as Antelami, Correggio, Parmigianino, Verdi and Toscanini made their mark in a city in this sophisticated and graceful jewel of a city.