Italy Travel Notes

ISLA CAMPBELL
Situated in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, in the Po Valley, Bologna can be described as the historical explorer’s dream. Free from the hordes of tourists who flock to more popular destinations, Bologna offers the visitor an unparalleled opportunity to discover ancient sites, surrounded by beautiful side streets and medieval piazzas.
Known as [...]

JAKOB JELLING
Bologna is designed in such a way that allows visitors and tourists to meet many of its main buildings, monuments, parks and attractive areas by walking to them due to the short distance which separates them from the city’s center. This characteristic makes bologna unique and charming as well as allows visitors to enjoy [...]

by ENRICO MASSETTI
You don’t need a car to spend one day in beautiful Bologna when you are staying in Milan: with the new high speed train Bologna is just one hour away from the center of Milan. Most trains leave from the Milano Centrale station, a few from Milano Porta Garibaldi, and stop at Milano [...]

by Dave Fooder
Italian dishes are some of the tastiest preparations in the world. Along with including various healthy ingredients like fresh vegetables and grains, a large number of Italian recipes are served best with different types of specialized sauces and condiments. Among the rest, meat sauces, prepared in a variety of ways, form [...]

by Dave Fooder
Italian dishes are some of the tastiest preparations in the world. Along with including various healthy ingredients like fresh vegetables and grains, a large number of Italian recipes are served best with different types of specialized sauces and condiments. Among the rest, meat sauces, prepared in a variety of ways, form [...]

by Giuseppe Zappala` 
Next to Palazzo`s Accursio, like a sort of continuation of the building towards Via Rizzoli, on Piazza del Nettuno, an extraordinary edifice, the former Sala Borsa, was reconstructed a few years ago. In the past this was the place where wheat prices were negotiated, then it housed the municipal archives; today it is [...]

by Giuseppe Zappala`
While on a visit to Bologna a friend of mine from abroad was really struck by the distinctiveness of the city, wondering why it was not a more popular destination for foreign tourists.
He believes Bologna merits more than a fleeting weekend. It definitely is worth it!
To tell the truth, Bologna enjoys much bigger [...]