Bologna – a home to the world’s oldest university

Bologna as seen from the top of Torre degli Asinelli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

The city of Bologna with approximately 400,000 inhabitants lies, to the detriment of the majority of tourists, in the shadow of more famous cities like Rome, Florence or Venice. However, it has also as much to offer and its advantage is that is not overcrowded. Bologna is the capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, located approximately in the middle of

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Marino – good tip for a day trip from Rome

Marino, Lazio, Italy

Marino is a small town with about 37,000 residents. It lies in the Alban Hills (Colli Albani in Italian), 21 km southeast of Rome, between Frascati and Castel Gandolfo, and together with them it is particularly suitable for day trips from Rome (it also has a railway connection to Rome). It lies in the hills, so it is not only

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Pordenone – another smaller Venice just few kilometres of Venice

Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Of all the towns located in the region of Friuli – Venezia Giulia, it is Pordenone which is closest one to Venice, and not only because of the geography. When you explore this town better, you’ll realize that Pordenone is very similar in the overall culture and mentality to Venice. Palazzo comunale and tower of Duomo di San Marco, Pordenone,

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