It is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in Italy. Parma is divided into two parts by the little stream with the same name. The Italian poet Attilio Bertolucci (born in a hamlet in the countryside) wrote: "As a capital city it had to have a river. As a little capital it received a stream, which is often dry".

Below is the basic information everyone needs when visiting Emilia-Romagna.