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Best Italy Road Trip: from Venice to Bologna

Italy Road Trip from Venice to Bologna You could visit Venice for weeks, months, or years, and never tire of the multitude of sights, sounds, tastes, and experiences of this marvelous city. However, there are many other great places to see within a few hours of Piazza Roma. This makes it the perfect destination for …

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FICO Eataly World – A Foodie Heaven in Bologna

FICO Eataly World- A foodie heaven in Bologna Disneyland for foodies.   That’s an accurate description of FICO Eataly World, Italy’s latest and largest food attraction, which opened on November 15, 2017, just outside Bologna, Italy.    What is FICO Eataly World? FICO stands for Fabbrica Italiana Contadina  (Italian factory farm); the name  is a …

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A Winter Daytrip to the Village of Brisighella, Italy

Deep in the countryside of Emilia-Romagna, a provence in northern Italy, sits the medieval village of Brisighella. To say that it is tucked away would be a lie: the village center sits at the base of three rocky crags, each topped by a structure: a church, a castle, a clock tower. They guard the village, …

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Bologna, Italy: La Dotta, La Grassa, La Rossa

  During a 3-day visit, I discovered that there is more to love about Bologna than its fabulous Bolognese sauce. While I was living near Nice, France, I frequently visited the webpage of the independent Utne Reader. It made me feel connected to my home state of Minnesota and kept me plugged into news and …

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