Welcome to La Grassa, La Dotta, La Rossa. Our local guides write about real Emilian food, where to find proper tagliatelle al ragù and tortellini, the porticoes worth walking, the markets worth your morning, and day trips to Modena, Parma and Ferrara. Honest tips, no tourist-menu shortcuts. When you’re hungry for the real thing, explore our Bologna tours.
Italy’s transport is quite an issue which leaves often people with mixed feelings, especially tourists. The whole system of Italian infrastructures like train, highways, metros and buses reflects perfectly the huge diversity someone can encounter according to the place where they are visiting or living. Some trains are the best and most efficient you could […]
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Your trip to Bologna will be definitely a miss if you had no chance to enjoy the Tortellini, Bologna’s most famous dish, which is also globally adored and appreciated. There is an ongoing dispute – since the 1800 to be precise – where Bologna and Modena fight nails and teeth to be acknowledged as the
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Apart from social media, are very few the things that are able to unify people’s judgement and perception worldwide as the commonly shared idea that Lasagna, is perhaps one of the most fulfilling and enduring pleasures we could ever experience in this life. It doesn’t matter where you are, what pasta you are suing and
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I believe not many artists have held the ability to inspire Madonna, David Bowie, Martin Scorsese and David Lachapelle at the same time. Unluckily his vast product is still undiscovered and not particularly popular abroad, but many people have been aware of the geniality and evocative power of Pierpaolo Pasolini, one of the most influential
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Bloody rivalry is still nowadays a quintessential element in the italian way of living, it is almost a sort of prerogative to show off according to italian culture. Surely todays’ competition is more grounded on who owns the fastest car, the biggest shoes collection or the heaviest weight to pull during a squat session! Well,
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Overwhelmingly rich in historical references from multiple periods, wonderfully enclosed in a grooving array of endless emerald-green landscapes! Bologna remains one of the most enchanting and understated cities to visit in Italy! You might not find the glamour of Milan, the joviality of Naples and the solemnity of Roma but if you are visiting Bologna,
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