Northern Italy: Emilia-Romagna Bradt Guide

Travel writers Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls are old Italy hands, who lived in Umbria for three years with their young children, while travelling and researching the country from Trieste to Lampedusa, writing numerous guides in the Cadogan series in the process. They first visited Emilia Romagna back in 1981, and in 2015 produced an Art & Culture app to Bologna and Modena. One of their prize possessions is a small well-thumbed cookery book on the region's traditional cuisine, and one of Michael's star turns as a chef is a decent rendition of tagliatelle al rag that he makes when they aren't able to get back to eat the real McCoy.

CONTENTS Introduction PART ONE: GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 Background Information Geography, Climate 3, Natural history and conservation, Historical outline, Government and politics, Economy, Education, People, Religion, Language, Art, Music, Literature, Cinema Chapter 2 Practical Information When to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tourist information, Tour operators, Red tape, Embassies, Getting there and away, Health and safety, Women travellers, LGBTQ+ travellers, Travelling with children, What to take, Money, Budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Festivals and annual events, Opening times, Shopping, Activities, Arts and entertainment, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette PART TWO: THE GUIDE Chapter 3 Bologna History, Getting there and away, Orientation, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Sports and activities, Other practicalities, What to see and do Chapter 4 Around Bologna The Northern Plains, South of Bologna: into the Apennines Chapter 5 Modena and Surrounds History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Shopping, Entertainment and nightlife, Other practicalities, What to see and do, North of Modena, South of Modena, The Modenese Apennines Chapter 6 Reggio Emilia and Surrounds History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, What to see and do, North of Reggio, Down the muddy old Po, South of Reggio Chapter 7 Parma and Surrounds History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information and tour operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, North of Parma to Colorno, The Parma foothills, Fidenza, Salsomaggiore Terme, La Bassa Chapter 8 Piacenza and Surrounds History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Other practicalities, What to see and do, South of Piacenza, Southwest of Piacenza: the Val Trebbia, Bobbio Chapter 9 Ferrara and Surrounds History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Festivals and events, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Around Ferrara, The coast: from Mesola to Ravenna Chapter 10 Ravenna History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, What to see and do Chapter 11 The Heart of Romagna Imola, Around Imola, Faenza, North of Faenza, Brisighella, Around Brisighella, Forli, Into the Apennines, Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Bagno di Romagna, Back on the Via Emilia Chapter 12 Rimini and the Adriatic Riviera History, Getting there and around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, The Adriatic Riviera Chapter 13 The Marecchia Valley to San Marino Santarcangelo, Verucchio, San Leo, Sant'Agata Fltria, Pennabilli and Monte Carpegna, San Marino, East of San Marino Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Glossary Appendix 3 Directory of Artists Appendix 4 Further Information Index