Bradt's new Emilia-Romagna is the most thorough and in-depth guide
available to this entire north Italian region (not just Bologna and the
main cities) with a strong focus on history, background information, art
and culture, as well as extensive detail on the Apennines along the
Tuscan border, where you can escape the flatlands of the Po and go
trekking, cycling and skiing. Here are some of region's prettiest
villages, including Vignola, famous for cherries and lovely medieval
Castell'Arquato and Brisighella. To the east, the Romagna part of this
hyphenated region boasts long sandy Adriatic beaches, wildlife-filled
lagoons around the Po Delta, and the world's smallest republic, San
Marino. Written by expert authors Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls,
possibly the world's most experienced travel writers on Italy, Bradt's
Emilia-Romagna is the definitive guide to this diverse and authentic
area. Bologna, the regional capital, is covered in detail, from
accommodation and restaurants to galleries, museums, shopping and the
new FICO Eataly food theme park. Emilia-Romagna combines the rich
farmlands of the Po plain with dazzling cities strung like pearls along
the straight-as-a-die Via Emilia. The capital, Bologna, home to the
world's oldest university, and the smaller cities of Parma, Modena,
Ferrara, Piacenza, Ravenna and Rimini are year-round destinations, each
strikingly different, each filled with art and architectural
masterpieces and fascinating museums housing everything from Etruscan
vases to still life by Giorgio Morandi. Ravenna glitters with Byzantine
mosaics; Parma, the town of Correggio, is mad about opera; Modena, with
its stupendous medieval cathedral, is the hometown of Pavarotti and
Ferrari; Ferrara has delightful early Renaissance frescoes; Rimini was
immortalised by Fellini in Amarcord. With Bradt's Emilia-Romagna you can
discover all of this and more. With 22 town and area maps, plus
language, art and architecture glossaries, full practical information
and all the background context you could need, Bradt's Emilia-Romagna is
the perfect companion for art lovers, food lovers, families taking a
beach holiday and city-break enthusiasts of all ages.
