Art, Theatre, Restaurants, Food & Wine One Day in Modena

This ancient town on the south side of the Po Valley is home to the mighty Ferrari, yet it boasts more bikes than cars. A vibrant, walkable town centre, with no end of cultural highlights, makes it an ideal place for a day trip 

Modena is a little town that punches well above its weight. Located on the via Emilia, the famous Roman road that stretches from Piacenza to Rimini, it became...
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Food & Wine Pretty in Pink

The blossoming cherries of Vignola are one of the fleeting sights of spring in Emilia-Romagna. For a short while, the trees appear to be swathed in a rose-tinted snowfall.

The trees in the cherry orchards of Vignola stand in neat rows, like soldiers on parade. Their branches spread almost from ground level and form gnarled, inverted triangles, like river deltas on a map. In winter the...
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Art, Museums, Restaurants, Food & Wine One Day In Parma

 

Tastebuds should be tingling as soon as you arrive in Parma; who hasn’t heard of Parmesan Reggiano or Parma ham? But there’s so much more to the city where ‘il porco’ is king. It’s the birthplace of music conductor Arturo Toscanini and artist Girolamo ‘Parmigianino’ Mazzola, hosts the world-famous Verdi Festival, and its fascinating history includes the establishment of one of the...
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Art, Museums, Food & Wine Discover Ravenna

Tiny Ravenna is mighty Ravenna when it comes to UNESCO World Heritage Sites: It has eight (indicated by the abbreviation “WHS” in the copy that follows), a legacy of its history as the last capital of the Roman Empire (see whc.unesco.org). Ravenna is about 45 miles from Bologna by car and about 80 minutes by train. Upon arrival, stop at the visitor information office (Via Salara, 8) for a map...

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Citta Bologna, Museums Farnese Theatre - Teatro Farnese - Parma

The Teatro Farnese (Farnese Theatre) is one of the most breath-taking sites in all of Parma if not of Italy. Built in 1618 by order of Ranuccio I, duke of Parma and Piacenza, and designed by the ferrarese architect, Giovan Battista Aleotti; the theatre was built to celebrate the passing of Cosimo II de' Medici through Parma on his way to Milan to visit the tomb of San Carlo Borromeo and to...

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Restaurants, Food & Wine Brisighella - Olive Oil

Stumbling across that perfect little restaurant out in the country is the traveler’s version of winning the lottery, except that you have less, not more, money afterward. I would love to say that I found Locanda La Cavallina on my own, holding it up as a sign of higher culinary intuition. But the chances of having done that are so remote that they make buying a lottery ticket seem like a blue-...

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Restaurants La Baita - Faenza

This little gem of a shop/restaurant finds itself in little Faenza, a place that recently has come to light for its delicous traditional cooking and the many delightful places within it that have mastered the classics of the region. You realise you are in a special place as soon as you walk inside this beautiful little shop, you are met by an L-shaped counter, one side containing 80 different...

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One Day in Modena
( Art | Restaurants | Food & Wine | Theatre )

This ancient town on the south side of the Po Valley is home to the mighty Ferrari, yet it boasts more bikes than cars. A vibrant, walkable town centre, with no end of cultural highlights, makes...

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Pretty in Pink
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The blossoming cherries of Vignola are one of the fleeting sights of spring in Emilia-Romagna. For a short while, the trees appear to be swathed in a rose-tinted snowfall.

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One Day In Parma
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Discover Ravenna
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Farnese Theatre - Teatro Farnese - Parma
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The Teatro Farnese (Farnese Theatre) is one of the most breath-taking sites in all of Parma if not of Italy. Built in 1618 by order of Ranuccio I, duke of Parma and Piacenza, and designed by the...

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Brisighella - Olive Oil
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La Baita - Faenza
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