Strada del Prosciutto di Parma - Trail of
Prosciutto di Parma
It winds along the
foothills and hilly belt which includes the valleys of Parma and Baganza:
it presents various and renowned typical Parmesan products, such as
“Prosciutto di Parma” (Parma ham), “Parmigiano Reggiano” (Parmigiano-Reggiano
cheese), “Vini Colli di Parma” (Hills of Parma Wines), “Tartufo Nero di
Fragno” (Black Truffle of Fragno) and “Salame di Felino” (Felino
Salami)….all of them accompanied by a tasty traditional gastronomy.
Always known as the heart of the Parmesan
food valley, the itinerary offers the tourist the most famous
typical products of Parma, “Prosciutto di Parma” (Parma ham) and
“Parmigiano Reggiano” (Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese), together
with full-bodied wines “Colli di Parma” (Hills of Parma Wines),
the precious “Tartufo Nero di Fragno” (Black Truffle of Fragno)
and “Salame di Felino” (Felino Salami).
The table offers a long
tradition of cookery, which has marked the passionate historical
events that wove together inside the walls of village-churches,
towns and castles.
The castle of Torrechiara, with its famous
rampart, reminds us of the fifteenth-century love between Pier
Maria Rossi and Bianca Pellegrini.
Eastwards, in the Val d’Enza,
two castles, Montechiarugolo and Neviano degli Arduini, are the
aim of the itinerary. Westwards, the Parco dei Boschi di Carrega
and the Parco Fluviale del Taro close the trail at Collecchio
and Ozzano, where the Guatelli museum “Il bosco delle cose” –
dedicated to the rural civilization – is situated.
In the south,
the castle of Ravarano is the other border of the itinerary
after two more important castles, the fortress of Sala Baganza
and the castle of Felino. Four valleys – Val d’Enza, Val Parma,
Val Baganza and Val Taro - invite the tourist to make the trip
along the Via Francigena and the Apennine passes.
