HISTORY OF EMILIA-ROMAGNA:
Around the 6th century BC, the area of today’s Emilia-Romagna was inhabited by the Etruscans. The Etruscans were forced out of this area two centuries later by the Gauls, and starting with the 2nd century BC the region passed under the Roman domination. Read More [...]
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, at the end of the 5th century, the Byzantines took over the area for the next 200 years. In the 8th century, the region became a province of the Papal States, and for the next few centuries Emilia-Romagna was ruled by papal legates or representatives of the Pope.
During the 16th century, Emilia-Romagna was, for the most part, under the Papal rule, with Modena under the domination of the Este family and Parma under the domination of the Farnese family.
At the beginning of the 19th century, after a period of French domination under Napoleon Bonaparte, the region returned to the papacy. In 1860, Emilia-Romagna was included in the newly created Kingdom of Italy.
GEOGRAPHY OF EMILIA-ROMAGNA:
Situated in Northern Italy, Emilia-Romagna borders to the west with Liguria, to the southwest with Tuscany, to the southeast with Marche, to the northeast with Veneto, and to the north with Lombardy. Read More [...]
The region covers an area of about 22,500 square kilometers and consists of nine provinces. Besides Bologna, the region’s capital, the most important cities of Emilia-Romagna are Parma, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Ravenna, Rimini, Ferrara, Forli, Piacenza and Cesena.
TRANSPORT TO/IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA:
The main airports of Emilia-Romagna are the Guglielmo Marconi Airport, in Bologna, the Luigi Ridolfi Airport, in Forli, the Giuseppe Verdi Airport, in Parma, and the Federico Fellini International Airport, located near Rimini. Read More [...]
Having a well-established road network, the region can also be easily explored by car. If you can, rent a car and wander between the beautiful towns of Emilia-Romagna, not far from each other.
In Emilia-Romagna, you can also travel by train. The cheapest train ticket from Bologna to Modena costs 4.30€ and the trip takes about half an hour. From Bologna to Parma, the cheapest ticket is 8.00€ and the trip takes almost an hour. From Bologna to Rimini, the cheapest ticket costs 10.80€ and the trip takes about one hour and a half.