The area around Florence contains some of Italy’s most famous outlet shopping destinations — The Mall, the Prada Space outlet, and Barberino Designer Outlet among them. For visitors based in Bologna, these are all reachable as day trips: Florence is around 35 minutes by high-speed train, and the outlets are a short drive from there. […]
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Florence to Cinque Terre is one of the most popular day trip routes in Tuscany and Liguria — about 220 km by road or just under 2 hours by train with a change at Pisa. The combination of a Renaissance city and five cliff-side fishing villages in a single day is attractive but requires realistic
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Prendiparte Tower Bologna – A Unique Medieval Tower Stay for a Truly Romantic Experience Rising above the historic rooftops of Bologna, the Prendiparte Tower is one of the city’s few surviving medieval towers that today offers an extraordinary luxury accommodation experience. Unlike traditional hotels, this beautifully restored tower features just one exclusive double bedroom, giving
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Florence sits at the centre of a region where good day trips are unusually easy to arrange. Chianti is 30 minutes south by car; Pisa and Lucca are an hour by train; Siena and Montalcino take a little longer. And in the other direction, just north of Tuscany, the high-speed train puts Bologna and the
Six Day Trips from Florence: Chianti, Val d’Orcia, Siena, Lucca, Pisa and Emilia-Romagna Read Post »
Our Gourmet Food Tours in Emilia-Romagna Discover the authentic flavours of Emilia-Romagna through our curated food experiences. All tours include visits to artisanal producers and guided tastings of the region’s most iconic specialities. 1) Foodie’s Delight – The Original Modena Food Tour Our signature Modena food tour combines visits to three iconic producers: Parmigiano Reggiano,
Dario Cecchini is an eighth-generation butcher working from the same shop his family has occupied in Panzano in Chianti since the 18th century. He is probably the most written-about butcher in the world — featured in Netflix’s Chef’s Table, Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy, and countless food publications — but the reason people travel to
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