Emilia-Romagna
The 20 Regions of Italy
Abruzzo | Aosta Valley | Apulia | Basilicata | Calabria
Campania | Emilia-Romagna | Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio | Liguria | Lombardy | Marche | Molise | Piedmont
This is northern Italy's most famous region for fine dining, offering Italy's best sausages, stuffed pastas, meat sauces, and lasagna. Each of its cities offers an unforgettable experience, most famous of which is Bologna, for its long-established role as Italy's intellectual and political capital.
Set between Lombardy and Tuscany, and stretching from the Adriatic to the Mediterranean, Emilia-Romagna is the heartland of northern Italy. It is really two former Papal States, joined together after Unification: Emilia to the east and the Romagna to the west.
The castles and fortresses of the families who ruled remain, preserved in towns with restored medieval centers.
The region's landscape is a varied one, and the area has grown wheat since Roman times.
Today its industry and agribusinesses are among Italy's most advanced,
and Emilia-Romagna remains one of the richest regions in Italy, with
some of Italy's most successful small-scale, specialist industrial
enterprises.
Bologna, the region's capital, is one of Italy's largest cities and
has one of the most beautifully preserved city centers in the country
with some of its finest food, and a relaxed character.
Modena and Parma are wealthy provincial towns that hold some of its finest architecture.
Ferrara is one of the most important Renaissance centers in Italy,
and Ravenna preserves the finest set of Byzantine mosaics in the world
in its churches and mausoleums. The north of Emilia-Romagna is ideal
for birdwatchers, rich with marshland and lagoons.
The coastal south is a highly developed ribbon of settlement,
although Rimini, at its southern end, provides a spark of interest,
with its wild seaside strip concealing a surprisingly historic town
center.
Emilia is a wealthy area whose tone is well-mannered, well-dressed
and comfortable. The region excels in many ways, not least in the
regional cuisine.
Vacations to Enjoy in Emilia-Romagna:
While our specialists work on creating wonderful vacations to Emilia-Romagna, we think you will enjoy one of these vacations:
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