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Region of Italy
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Emilia-Romagna is a region in Northern Italy that extends inland westward from the Adriatic coast. During the summer months the miles and miles of sandy beaches on the Adriatic coast are a drawcard for Italian tourists, and are also particularly popular with Northern and Eastern Europeans.
There are airports in Rimini, Bologna and Parma, but they have limited flights. Consider flying into Milan or Venice, which have lots of budget flights and good onward transport.
Read in the guideTrain is the best public transport option whenever available, as it lands you in the heart of the old cities where you positively don't want a car.
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Piacenza is a city in Emilia-Romagna. 1 Iat Piacenza (Tourism Information Office), piazza Cavalli 10 (near the intersection with via Calzolai), ☏ +39 0523 492001.
Parma is a city in the province of Parma, part of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Parma is famous for its food and rich gastronomical tradition: two of its specialties are Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (also produced in Reggio Emilia) and Prosciutto di Parma ("Parma ham").
Reggio Emilia, or officially Reggio nell'Emilia, is a city in Emilia-Romagna, in the north of Italy. It's on the Via Emilia, between Parma and Modena.
Modena is a town of the Emilia-Romagna Region, in the middle of northern Italy. Visitors are drawn to Modena by its art treasures: the 12th-century cathedral and masterpieces of Italian Romanesque art, that together with the Piazza Grande and the Ghirlandina tower, create a complex of unique beauty, included by UNESCO in the "World Heritage list".
Bologna (Emilian: Bulåggna) is a beautiful and historic city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northeast Italy. It has the oldest university in the Western world, a lively student population, excellent food, a striking brick terracotta-roofed cityscape, and lots to see and do.
Ferrara is a city in Italy. Together with the nearby delta of the Po river, Ferrara has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Ravenna is a city in the Romagna zone of Emilia-Romagna.
Forlì is a city of 118,000 people (2017) in Emilia-Romagna. The city is on the Via Emilia, on the bank of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre.
Cesena is a city in Emilia-Romagna. 1 IAT (Tourist office), piazza del Popolo, 15, ☏ +39 0547 356327, iat@comune.cesena.fc.it.
Rimini is a resort town in Emilia-Romagna, on Italy's east coast. Rimini is a thriving, bustling resort on the Italian Riviera that boasts "over a thousand hotels".
Montefeltro is an area across Emilia-Romagna, Marche and Tuscany in Italy.
San Marino, completely surrounded by Italy, is one of the world's smallest countries, and claims to be the world's oldest republic. Most cultural attractions are in the capital city, which is also named San Marino.
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