Bologna, beautiful and ancient town, capital of the Emilia Romagna region, is nicknamed "the Learned", "the Fat" and "the Red".
The learned, because here was founded the first university in Europe; the fat, for the great variety of its cuisine, rich in flavorful ingredients; the red, for its beautiful architecture in warm colors, where prevail shades of red.

Bologna, like the adjectives "learned" and "fat" suggest, is a very important cultural center, lively and young for the presence of many thousands of students, where you eat and live well, and full of beautiful monuments, including many valuable buildings in the center,  usually in excellent condition.

Bologna is easily accessible from all over Italy, being a very important road and rail junction.

You can combine a visit to Bologna with other beautiful cities of Emilia, like Ferrara (Unesco Heritage List), Ravenna (famous for its mosaics, Unesco Heritage List too), Modena (famous for the Cathedral and the Tower Ghirlandina), and many others.