Famous for its parmesan cheese and prosciutto, Parma is offering up nourishment for the mind over the next three months with the first edition of its Gastronomy in Modern Art Festival (GNAM).

French actor Gerard Depardieu will be the special guest star at this weekend's Prosciutto di Parma Festival, organizers said on Wednesday

Scores of treasures from the golden years of Islamic art and music shine out in a new show in this northern Italian city.

A new exhibition here reveals how Romanesque art and architecture revolutionised Italy's religious buildings in the 11th and 12th centuries. The show, entitled 'Il Medioevo delle Cattedrali' (Cathedrals in Medieval Times), runs at Parma's Scuderie della Pilotta until July 19.