Street in Parma

Prosciuto di Parma in Parma

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May 23rd 2007
Off to Parma!!! First the train station in Bologna—relatively easy to navigate, busy but the ticket agents are helpful. Another scorching day but the town historic center seemed quite beaucolic. We had lunch at Il Trovatore, a small restaurant off a side street near the train station. The walk there was lively with market vendors lining the streets. For an antipasti, Chris ordered prosciuto di ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more