Bolonha e Emília-Romanha

Emília-Romanha occupies the Po river plain, between the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy. The ancient Via Emília, a Roman road that cuts the region in a straight line, still links the main cities: Parma, Módena and Bolonha lie along it, and Ravena is to the east, near the coast.

Bolonha (Bologna, in Italian) is the regional capital and the most practical starting point. It has the university considered the oldest in the West, dating to 1088 according to tradition, a red-brick historic center and kilometres of porticoes, the covered galleries that protect sidewalks from rain and sun. A portion of those porticoes is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Módena preserves a Romanesque cathedral, the Ghirlandina tower and the Piazza Grande, a group also listed by UNESCO, as well as two museums dedicated to Ferrari, one in the city and another in Maranello. Parma has the dome painted by Correggio in the cathedral, the pink marble baptistery by Benedetto Antelami and the Teatro Farnese, all wood, inside the Palazzo della Pilotta.

Ravena was capital of the Western Roman Empire, of Theodoric's Ostrogothic kingdom and of Byzantine Italy. From that period remain eight fifth- and sixth-century monuments covered in mosaics, which together form a single UNESCO site. Dante Alighieri died in the city and is buried there.

Food is part of the local culture: mortadella and tortellini from Bolonha, aceto balsamico tradizionale from Módena, prosciutto di Parma and parmigiano reggiano, a cheese produced on the plain between Parma, Reggio Emilia, Módena and Bolonha.

This destination brings together 4 cities: Bolonha, Módena, Parma, Ravena.