UNESCO sites along the Via Emilia

Discover cities of great historical tradition, worldwide famous for their art wonders and food&wine excellences, a journey far from the crowds, in complete safety and serenity. At the center you find Parma, “la petite capitale”, with its fascinating town centre, then Modena city of Ferrari and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar and Bologna with its porticoes and music tradition and Ravenna with its magnificent mosaics.

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We offer you a private and tailor-made tour, organized in compliance with the regulations to make you live your experience in safety and serenity. Ask for your customized tour.

Where

The tour unwinds from Parma, capital of the Duchy with its beautiful old town and food&wine excellences, to Modena, the city of Ferrari and the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, then to Bologna with its arcades and atmosphere that inspired the novelist John Grisham. Finally Ravenna with its great mosaics.

Duration

4 days/3 nights. Validity: all year round

Suggested for

The tour “The roads of culture” is designed for people fond of art and culture and passionate of good food and typical products too. And more, there will be relax moments devoted to shopping and to the Ferrari motors and cars.

The tour foresees:

3 nights in hotel*** in b&b
Lunch on first, second, fourth day, drinks included
Visit to a Modena Traditional Balsamic Vinegar cellar with tasting lunch, drinks included

Services on request:

transfers, guided visits, entrance fees to the monuments, not included meals, tourist tax (if foreseen).

Safety protocols observed by our selected suppliers for this itinerary are available on request.

From Parma, the little capital, we set off to discover splendid cities of art and culture, full of atmosphere and history, ready to reveal, with discretion and elegance, unexpected artistic and gastronomic treasures.

Day one - Parma, the small capital and UNESCO Creative city of Gastronomy

Visit of Parma’s old town centre: National Gallery, Farnese Theatre, St. Paul’s Rooms, Glauco Lombardi Museum, Steccata Church and the Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio Museum. Lunch in restaurant tasting the Food Valley products. Afternoon, visit to the Cathedral, Baptistery, St. John’s Church, the Casa della Musica, Ducal Garden. Dinner at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day two - Modena, UNESCO Romanesque art

Transfer to Modena. Tour of Modena old-town and its UNESCO sites: Cathedral, the Ghirlandina Tower, Piazza Grande. Light lunch in a loft where the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is produced. Afternoon, tour of the Galleria Ferrari Museum in Maranello or of the Enzo Ferrari Museum. Transfer to Bologna. Dinner at leisure and overnight stay in hotel.

Day three – Bologna UNESCO Creative city of music

Visit to the city centre: the Town Hall, Piazza Maggiore and surrounding buildings, Piazza del Nettuno, the Basilica of St. Petronius, Palazzo Archiginnasio, the small alleys of the medieval market, the Two Towers. Lunch in a restaurant featuring local cuisine. Afternoon, continuation of the visit to Bologna: Basilica S. Domenico, Basilica S. Stefano, the Jewish Ghetto and the medieval towers. Dinner at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day four – Ravenna UNESCO mosaics

Visit to the early Christian and Byzantine monuments of Ravenna of extraordinary importance due to the supreme artistic mastery of the mosaic. Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon free time on the fizzy Adriatic Coast. Departure.