Suggestions for 2 nights in Bologna/Emilia-Romagna region?
Jul 14th, 2013, 04:11 PM
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Suggestions for 2 nights in Bologna/Emilia-Romagna region?
Hi,
My partner and I are travelling to Italy in late october/early november this year. While we have most of our itinerary already planned, we are a bit stuck for ideas of somewhere to spend a night or two.
We will be travelling from Rome to Bologna, where we will spend 2 nights (probably with a day trip to Modena or Parma). We then have 2 nights before we need to be at our next destination, a small village near Chiusi where we're staying with a family friend.
Any ideas for a city or town accessible by train (we won't have a car) between Bologna and Chiusi that would be suitable to spend a couple of nights in? I had considered Ravenna but from other reports on this site one day there is probably enough.
We both love food and cooking, wine, art and my partner is a bit of a history buff too.
Thankyou in advance!
My partner and I are travelling to Italy in late october/early november this year. While we have most of our itinerary already planned, we are a bit stuck for ideas of somewhere to spend a night or two.
We will be travelling from Rome to Bologna, where we will spend 2 nights (probably with a day trip to Modena or Parma). We then have 2 nights before we need to be at our next destination, a small village near Chiusi where we're staying with a family friend.
Any ideas for a city or town accessible by train (we won't have a car) between Bologna and Chiusi that would be suitable to spend a couple of nights in? I had considered Ravenna but from other reports on this site one day there is probably enough.
We both love food and cooking, wine, art and my partner is a bit of a history buff too.
Thankyou in advance!
Jul 14th, 2013, 05:38 PM
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Are you not considering Florence because you have been there already? It's about halfway between Bologna and Chiusi.
Or you could extend your stay in Bologna and day-trip to Ravenna and also Verona or Venice or even Bassano del Grappa.
Or you could extend your stay in Bologna and day-trip to Ravenna and also Verona or Venice or even Bassano del Grappa.
Jul 14th, 2013, 06:03 PM
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I'm addicted to Florence, its art and history, so that would be my first choice. However, Arezzo would also be a good option within your itinerary parameters, esp. if you would be there for the monthly antiques market on Saturday, Nov. 2nd, and/or Sunday, Nov. 3rd.
Jul 14th, 2013, 07:06 PM
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It would take you more than 2 hours and a train change to get to Bassano del Grappa from Bologna, so I wouldn't recommend doing that.
It is going to take you 2.5 hours to travel from Rome to Bologna, which means you will essentially be arriving for lunch -- and some of the most interesting sights in Bologna are only open in the morning. If you are only spending two nights in Bologna, and plan to spend your second day daytripping to Parma and Modena, you will experience almost nothing of Bologna, which might be too bad if you are interested in cooking and would be interested in taking a pasta class. Also bear in mind that on Thursday afternoons, markets in Bologna and Parma close. If either of your days is Sunday or Monday, you can expect either markets or museums to be closed.
I recommend spending the time in Bologna, which has the best train connections in almost all of Italy. From Bologna, you can day trip to Ravenna, Ferrara, Milan, Florence or Verona. It will be an interesting contrast to Tuscany, while at the same time it is also one of the original 12 cities of the Etruscan league (Chiusi was another), so that is something your history buff partner might find intriguing.
It is going to take you 2.5 hours to travel from Rome to Bologna, which means you will essentially be arriving for lunch -- and some of the most interesting sights in Bologna are only open in the morning. If you are only spending two nights in Bologna, and plan to spend your second day daytripping to Parma and Modena, you will experience almost nothing of Bologna, which might be too bad if you are interested in cooking and would be interested in taking a pasta class. Also bear in mind that on Thursday afternoons, markets in Bologna and Parma close. If either of your days is Sunday or Monday, you can expect either markets or museums to be closed.
I recommend spending the time in Bologna, which has the best train connections in almost all of Italy. From Bologna, you can day trip to Ravenna, Ferrara, Milan, Florence or Verona. It will be an interesting contrast to Tuscany, while at the same time it is also one of the original 12 cities of the Etruscan league (Chiusi was another), so that is something your history buff partner might find intriguing.
Jul 15th, 2013, 12:55 AM
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Thankyou so much for your helpful responses. I should have mentioned in the first post that we are going to Florence for 2 nights after our time in Tuscany so we won't be missing out on that city (luckily!).
Extending our stay in Bologna to 3 or even 4 nights might be the way to go by the sounds of it (with day trips to Ravenna and perhaps Modena or Parma) maybe with one night in Arezzo.
Grazie à tutti
Extending our stay in Bologna to 3 or even 4 nights might be the way to go by the sounds of it (with day trips to Ravenna and perhaps Modena or Parma) maybe with one night in Arezzo.
Grazie à tutti
