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Home / Bologna

A train trip to Florence

November 20, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 15 Comments

Piazza del Duomo, Florence. Copyright Gretta Schifano

One summer we went to the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy for a family holiday. We spent a few days in the beautiful city of Bologna while we were there. I’ve written several posts about our trip (the links are at the bottom of this page), but this post is about our day trip to Florence […]

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Categories: City, Italy
Tags: Bologna, Florence, train travel

Great places to stay in Emilia-Romagna

September 21, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 31 Comments

Opera 02 agriturismo, Italy. Copyright Gretta Schifano

I loved our summer trip to Emilia-Romagna in the North of Italy. I was with my husband and our two kids (16 and 12 years old at the time) and we were there for a family holiday. We love Italy and have travelled there widely but we’d never been to this region before. Emilia-Romagna lies between […]

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Categories: Italy, Luxury, Room reports
Tags: Agriturismo, Bologna, Cesenatico, Emilia-Romagna, family-friendly accommodation, Italy with kids, Parma

Next trip: Emilia-Romagna, Italy

July 17, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 28 Comments

Historic harbour at Cesenatico. Copyright Barbaradel

This summer we (my husband, 16 year-old daughter, 12 year-old son and I) are heading to Italy for our family trip – again. We’ve been to Italy for our family holidays more times than we’ve been to any other country. There are many reasons why we go there so often – I’ve written about them […]

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Categories: City, Coast, Culture, Italy, Seasonal
Tags: Bologna, Cesanatico, Emilia-Romagna, Ferrari, Parma

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