Borgo Val di Taro, usually referred to as Borgotaro, ( Parmigiano: ; locally ) is a

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and ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' in Emilia,

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, in the Province of Parma, from the city of

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...

. Borgo Val di Taro is an important centre for cattle husbandry in Emilia and it is one of the zones where

Parmigiano-Reggiano Parmesan ( it, Parmigiano Reggiano; ) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cows’ milk and aged at least 12 months. It is named after two of the areas which produce it, the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia (''Parmigiano'' i ...

is produced. The area is well known for its ''

Boletus edulis ''Boletus edulis'' (English: cep, penny bun, porcino or porcini) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus ''Boletus''. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere across Europe, Asia, and North America, it does not occu ...

'' (porcini) mushrooms, and several boletes that grow there have IGP (English: PGI) status. James Gandolfini Sr., father of Italian-American actor

James Gandolfini James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor. For his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series ''The Sopranos'', he won three Emmy Awards, five Screen ...

Jr., was born in Borgo Val di Taro.

Main sights

Not far from the town is the small

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of S. Antonio del Viennese, a 13th-century structure in brick. The city hall (''palazzo comunale''), in the Lombard Gothic style, is a work of the 14th century. Tourism and gastronomic tours are important factors of the modern economy. The town is a member of the

Cittaslow Cittaslow is an organisation founded in Italy and inspired by the slow food movement. Cittaslow's goals include improving the quality of life in towns by slowing down its overall pace, especially in a city's use of spaces and the flow of life a ...

(slow city) movement. Fields-of-Borgotaro

Frazioni

Banca, Barca, Barzana di Sotto, Baselica, Belforte, Bissaio, Boceto, Bozzi, Brattesini, Brunelli, Ca' Valesi, Cafaraccia, Capitelli, Caprendino, Case Maroni, Case Scodellino, Case Vighen, Casembola, Casoni, Cavanna, Cianica, Corriago, Costadasi, Frasso, Galla, Ghiare, Giacopazzi, Grifola, Il Mulino, Il Poggio, Laghina, Lavacchielli, Le Spiagge, Magrano, Meda, Monticelli, Ostia Parmense, Poggio, Pontolo, Porcigatone, Pozzo, Roccamurata,

Rovinaglia Rovinaglia is a ''frazione'' in the ''comune'' of Borgo Val di Taro in the province of Parma, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the mid ...

, San Martino, San Pietro, San Vincenzo, Testanello, Tiedoli, Tombone,

Valdena Valdena is a Frazione and village in Italy, that belongs to the comune of the town Borgo Val di Taro in the province of Parma, region Emilia-Romagna. Valdena is located to the south of Borgo Val di Taro and from Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma ...

, Valleto

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Borgo Val di Taro is twinned with:

References

Official site
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