Traditions

Club of the 27 The club was founded in 1958 as a tribute to Giuseppe Verdi, one of the [...]

Parma yellow Traditional colour of houses in town, the Parma yellow was actually obsessively dictated for house [...]

Club of the 23 Promoted by Carlotta and Alberto Guareschi, children of the writer Giovannino Guareschi, the association was [...]

S. Ilario shoes shaped cookies Typical dessert of the Parmesan tradition, prepared on the occasion of the feast of the [...]

St Ilario: patron saint of the town Bishop St Ilario from Poitiers (315-369) has been the patron saint of Parma since the [...]

The ghost of the castle of Bardi The legend of Moroello and Soleste at the Fortress of Bardi Soleste, the young daughter [...]

The ghost of Torrechiara the legend refers to the love story between noble Pier Maria Rossi and beautiful Bianca [...]

The ghost of Montechiarugolo Her name is Fairy Bema and she's a gentle ghost for the young brides. She arrived [...]

The ghost of the Rocca of Soragna In 1548 Cassandra Marinoni (Donna Cenerina) married Diofebo II Meli Lupi, marquis of Soragna. While [...]

Al Dsèvvod: the dull Typology: typical mask of Parma Origins: Dsèvvod wears a chequered jacket, short trousers and a [...]