Florence is one of the best home bases for exploring Tuscany and nearby cities. The most popular day trips from Florence are conveniently accessible by train, with destinations like Pisa, Lucca, Bologna, Arezzo, and Siena just one to two hours away. Renting a car or joining a guided tour provides access to Tuscan hill towns, […]
Bologna didn’t make it onto our Italy itinerary until our sixth trip. We’d visited Rome, Florence, Venice, the Amalfi Coast, Tuscany, and the Dolomites, and somehow kept skipping over this city in northern Italy. Once we finally arrived, Tim and I were instantly captivated: the busy, bustling Quadrilatero with its wine bars and shops overflowing […]
Bologna doesn’t get the attention it deserves. The best things to do in Bologna revolve around food, from rolling fresh pasta in a cooking class, wandering the Quadrilatero while cheese wheels and cured meats hang in every doorway, and sitting at a wine bar long enough to understand why locals call this city La Grassa, […]