Guide to Emilia Romagna

Guide to Emilia Romagna (85)

Our recommendations if you are planning a vacation or visit to Bologna, Parma, Ravenna and the the rest of the region of Emilia Romagna.

  • Cooking Lessons between Modena and Bologna
    If you would like to enjoy a cooking class in the glorious hills between Modena and Bologna, then do get in touch with County Villa Ca' de Magni. The lessons include home made pasta (tortellini, tagliatelle, lasagne etc.), tigelle and piadine, typical desserts (torta di riso, torta tenerina…) and s...
  • Parma Guided City Tours
    Parma Golosa have run food tours in the province of Parma for over a decade now and do find out more about visiting producers of parmigiano reggiano cheese, traditional balsamic vinegar and Parma ham below. But the company can also help you enjoy to the full a stay in the city of Parma. The Classi...
  • Country Villa Ca de Magni, Bologna
    Country Villa Ca’ De Magni is a wonderfully green country setting for a wedding, special occasion or event. Located in the comune of Castello di Serravalle, 25km south west of Bologna, this is the zone of aceto balsimico vinegar, and its capital Spilamberto is just 10km away on the road to Modena. ...
  • Visit Culatello Producer Tour
    This new culatello tour by Parma Golosa can be done as a single stand alone tour or in combination with other classic tours offered by the company based in Parma. We suggest you combine it with a visit to a producer of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese or, if you have time and you don’t mind to drive, als...
  • Relais Villa Roncuzzi, Ravenna
    Relais Villa Roncuzzi is charming 4 star accommodation near the famous city of Ravenna in Romagna, close to the Adriatic coast. Precisely, it is located near the hamlet of San Pancrazio not far from Russi. The relaxed and elegant surroundings are ideal for a romantic short break in Italy or as a co...
  • Palazzo Dalla Rosa Prati, Parma
    Palazzo Dalla Rosa Prati offers luxury self catering apartment accommodation in a historical residence as close to the centre of Parma as it is possible to get, right in Piazza Duomo beside the Baptistery and just 25 meters from the Cathedral. Thanks to its central position all the monuments, museu...
  • Bologna Cooking School
    The Bologna market tours, guided shop visits and authentic Bolognese recipes served up by the Bologna Cooking School are the best way to appreciate the real 'Cucina Bolognese'. They are aimed at any foodie or passionate culinary visitor who wants to dedicate at least half a day to the classic gastr...
  • Italian Days, Bologna Food and Wine Tours
    Italian Days are a series of one day wine tours and Italian food tours in Bologna. They are the brainchild of Alessandro Martini who is based just outside the city in the small town of Savigno. In the words of Alessandro 'a culinary expedition on the trace of taste and typical products of Emilia R...
  • Parma Golosa Food Tours
    The gourmet food tours organised by Parma Golosa consist of guided visits to the production sites of some of Italy's most famous DOP food products such as Prosciutto di Parma ham, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese as well as Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena. You will have the opportunity of admiri...
  • Treasures and Mosaics of the Adriatic Tour
    Seas and oceans may traditionally have been a cause of division and isolation for many maritime communities, but the  Adriatic Sea has never been an obstacle but a 'bridge' and for centuries it has strengthened trade among nations and cultures, creating partnerships and affinities. As a result the ...
  • Parma Golosa Day Food Tours
    With over 20 years of food tours experience, Parma Golosa can offer you unique gourmet experiences with visits and tastings at local producers of the most famous typical products of the Emilia Romagna Region: • Parmigiano Reggiano cheese• Prosciutto di Parma ham• Traditional Balsamic Vinegar• Culat...
  • ABC Bed and Breakfast, Bologna
    The ABC Bologna is a bed and breakfast near the main train station and a short walk to the famous portico lined Bologna city center. The B&B offers 3 large, comfortable rooms and a friendly welcome from the owner, who also runs the Bologna Cooking School on the premises. The rooms are not ...

EMILIA ROMAGNA TRAVEL INFORMATION AND TOURISM SUGGESTIONS

The region of Emilia Romagna is actually two separate territories, Emilia and Romagna, and includes the cities of Bologna, Modena, Forlì Cesena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Ferrara, Rimini and Ravenna.

No prizes for guessing, but it is important to bear this in mind when your hurtling down the Via Emilia from Piacenza.

Romagna always retained continuity with its Roman past. By contrast, the 8th region of Augusto became known as Longobardia or Reggio di Lombardia following the Lombard invasion, until eventually being baptised Emilia upon the unification of Italy.

In short for today's tourist, Emilia means ham, parmigiano reggiano cheese, balsamic vinegar and Ferrari; Romagna means Sangiovese, cycling, Adriatic coast relaxation and the River Po Delta. Bologna swings both ways.

Almost 50% of Emilia Romagna is flat and do follow the many fine wine roads either side of the Po Valley. The River has also left the region with some of the country's most fertile land and cooperatives.

The territory was always strategically important for trade and the balance of power and many solid fortresses can be visited. The Republic of San Marino is a historic anomaly from those times and conveniently so for a host of reasons.

Consult our Emilia Romagna travel articles below, or access them all from the links above right divided by recipes, food, wine, itineraries, tours and trip suggestions

  • Cappelletti pasta

    Published in Emilia Romagna Recipes
    Cappelletti are small pasta squares filled with pork and ricotta cheese, particularly popular as part of Christmas Day lunch in regions such as Friuli, Emilia Romagna, Umbria and Le Marche. They are typically consumed in a brodo or broth. ingredients 500gr flour, 7 eggs, ½ turkey breast, 100gr pork tenderloin, 100gr ricotta cheese, 100gr stracchino cheese, 1 slice mortadella, 50gr. parmesan cheese, 30gr. butter, sage, rosemary, lemon, salt, pepper, nutmeg
    Last modified on 30 July 2012

Rimini

The Romagnoli of the Adriatic coast practically invented tourism in Italy and their famous hospitality, not forgetting the mythical piadina and Sangiovese wine, makes everybody welcome.
Last modified on 17 May 2012

Gastronomy of the Adriatic Coast

The food and wine of the Adriatic coast along the Italian Riviera in Emilia Romagna is as varied and rich as the territory. From Ravenna to Ferrara, Rimini to Forli-Cesena each province boasts its own unique flavours and culinary traditions.
Last modified on 17 May 2012

Ciccioli

Published in Emilia Romagna Recipes
I am searching for an Italian bread recipe called Cicoli, which is made with the addition of pork lard. Thank you, Dean. We couldn't find a recipe for the bread as a whole, but have a reference for the ciccioli. We guess the salumi is simply added prior to baking.
Last modified on 16 May 2012

Risotto with grilled vegetables

Published in Emilia Romagna Recipes
This delicious Italian risotto recipe with vegetables is a serving suggestion taken from a box of organic superfino carnaroli rice picked up in Rome, although the producers are based in Modena with the rice cultivated in the province of Vercelli.
Last modified on 16 May 2012

Filling for Bolognese tortellini

Published in Emilia Romagna Recipes
This recipe is known as the 'Holy' recipe. You cannot get a more authentic filling for your tortellini pasta than this. So authentic is it, that it was registered at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Handicraft and Agriculture in Bologna by the 'Dotta Confraternita del Tortellino' and the local commitee of the 'Italian Cookery Academy' on December 7th 1974. ingredients 100g pork loin, 100g lean Parma ham, 100g real Bologna sausage (mortadella), 150g parmigiano reggiano cheese, 1 hen egg, a bit of nutmeg.
Last modified on 14 May 2012

Cherry Pies and Balsamic Vinegar near Modena

If you are interested in cherries, pies and balsamic vinegar then head to the town of Vignola near Modena in then Spring. The name 'Vignola' probably comes from the Latin "vineola", which means little vineyard. It was originally an ancient Etruscan village on the way between Parma and Bologna along the Panaro river. Surprisingly, Vignola is famous today not for its vines, but for its cherry cultivation. The best time of the year to go therefore is during the Spring when the cherry blossom fills the trees and orchards.
Last modified on 06 May 2012