Beautiful leather bags!!! This Parma-based brand sells high quality elegant bags with great…read morecraftsmanship, it's a great investment for those who are looking for timeless design with style. I much prefer to spend $300 on one of a kind classic Cocinelle bag than $300 Michael Kors bag that you can buy anywhere. I fell in love with my wine red suede pocketbook with big gold clasp closure and detachable straps, this bag is totally design meets function, it's not only aesthetically pleasing but also has useful multiple pockets. And the classy minimalist design is so versatile that I can use this for multiple occasions, even for a wedding as well as casual occasions. I love the fact that it's spacious enough to put even my iPad Pro, which is a huge plus. What was even better was that the bag was on sale for the first time during the winter sale, which never happened in the past. Instead of paying €335, I was able to get it for €225. Unlike the States , sale only happens twice a year in Italy so if you happened to be in Parma in January or July, make sure you stop by Cocinelle!!

Prosciutto and Cheese Please!…read more As a tourist visiting Parma looking for good eats, I was not disappointed with my experience at La Prosciutteria. Friendly staff that understands and speaks English was so helpful. We got to sample quite a few cheese and prosciutto before purchase. I love free samples! Worth dropping if you wanting to try some of local delicacy.

This was such a tasty and visual stop in downtown Parma to pick up some treats to take home. Upon…read moreentering, the staff was very friendly, eager to share samples and answer questions. The facade alone is worth a visit. Inside you'll find dozens of hanging Parma ham legs, plentiful cheese, local honeys, jams, pickled veggies and so on. You could build out a really nice gift basket or Parma round up from this one stop. Try the cheese when they offer a generous sample! Note that like many other bizs in Parma, they close for a few hours in the afternoon. Traveling with your meat/cheese? They'll graciously vacuum pack your purchases for save travels! Enjoy an extra sample on my behalf when you stop in!

Parmesan cheese ..... real Parmesan cheese. The factory tour was super informative and they took…read moretheir time to answer questions and make sure we really understood how their cheese was created. The freshness and level of perfection that goes into the production and approval process is almost mind blowing. We got to see almost every stage of the process minus the milk coming from the cows and resting overnight so they could remove the fat for butter. The second round of milk they add in the afternoon and mix it with the milk that had the fat removed and then they start the cooking and cutting and stuffing the cheese into the cylinders to get them ready for the next stage. The workers were friendly and willing to let us watch them do their job.

Must haves: Lambrusco, Parma ham, Prosciutto, Parmigiana cheese, caprino cheese!…read more You're welcome!

I got to Parma around noon and while walking around stumbled onto this beautiful masterpiece of a…read morerestaurant. If you come to Parma you have to have prosciutto and you have to have Parmesan and that is exactly what I did. I ordered a warm panini with a huge amount of prosciutto and melted Parmesan. It was so simple yet so perfect. I accompanied it with a excellent glass of glass of the local sweet 'Malvasia Dolce. This was probably one of the best lunches I had in my entire Italy trip and also one of the cheapest. I finished it off with a tiramisu and an espresso. My favourite part of not only the restaurant but Parma is the lack of tourists. I was the only none Italian in the restaurant and there were practically no tourists in the city. A very welcome change from more touristic areas like Venice and Florence.