Places to Explore In Emilia–Romagna

Discover the best places to explore in Emilia–Romagna with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Bologna

Bologna, a city rich with cultural jewels, has long been one of the best-kept secrets in northern Italy. Tourists in the know bask in the...

  • 10 Restaurants
  • 6 Hotels
  • 32 Things To Do

Busseto

Sleepy Busseto’s greatest claim to fame is local son Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901), who was not exactly born here—he was born in Le Roncole, a stone’s...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Emilia

The Via Emilia runs through Emilia's heart in a straight shot from medieval Piacenza, 67 km (42 miles) southeast of Milan, through Bologna, and ultimately...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

Faenza

In the Middle Ages, Faenza was the crossroads between Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, and the 15th century saw many Florentine artists working in town. In 1509...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Ferrara

When the legendary Ferrarese filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni called his beloved hometown "a city that you can see only partly, while the rest disappears to be...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 8 Things To Do

Imola

Affluent Imola, with its wide and stately avenues, lies on the border between Emilia and Romagna. It was populated as early as the Bronze Age...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

Modena

Modena is famous for local products: Maserati, Ferrari, and opera star Luciano Pavarotti, born near here and buried in his family plot in Montale Rangone...

  • 7 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 5 Things To Do

Parma

Parma stands on the banks of a tributary of the Po River. Despite damage during World War II, much of the stately historic center seems...

  • 6 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 10 Things To Do

Piacenza

Piacenza has always been associated with industry and commerce. Its position on the Po River has made it an important inland port since the earliest...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Ravenna

A small, quiet, and well-heeled city, Ravenna has brick palaces, cobblestone streets, magnificent monuments, and spectacular Byzantine mosaics. The high point in its civic history...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 12 Things To Do

Rimini

Rimini is one of the most popular summer resorts on the Adriatic Coast and one of the most popular in Italy. July and August are...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Romagna

Anywhere in Emilia-Romagna, the story goes, a weary, lost traveler will be invited into a family's home and offered a drink. But the Romagnesi claim...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

San Marino

The world's smallest and oldest republic, as San Marino dubs itself, is surrounded entirely by Italy. It consists of three ancient castles perched on sheer...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

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