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Emilia-Romagna

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Emilia-Romagna

Travel guides, landmarks and museums in Emilia-Romagna: what to see and do.

Guides in Emilia-Romagna

the portico of san luca in bologna with the sequence of arches climbing towards the colle della guardia

Monuments & landmarks

The portico of San Luca: the arches everyone calls 666, and the view Bologna has left

the lamentation over the dead christ by niccolo dell arca in santa maria della vita in bologna, with the seven terracotta figures around the body

Monuments & landmarks

The Lamentation by Niccolò dell’Arca: how you carve a scream in clay

the santo stefano complex in bologna seen from the sloping triangular square, with the brick facades of the different churches

Monuments & landmarks

Santo Stefano in Bologna: seven churches around a courtyard, and a basin that is not Pilate’s

raphael’s ecstasy of saint cecilia in the pinacoteca nazionale of bologna, with the saint letting the portative organ slip from her hands

Museums & masterpieces

Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna: the works to look for, room by room

the unfinished facade of the basilica of san petronio in bologna, with the marble cladding breaking off and bare brick above

Monuments & landmarks

Basilica of San Petronio: the facade nobody finished and the meridian that measured the year

piazza maggiore in bologna with the palazzo del podesta and the torre dell arengo lit by low sun and the porticoes in shadow

What to see in Bologna in 2 days: the itinerary of a city you walk under cover

The unfinished façade of the Malatesta Temple in Rimini, designed by Leon Battista Alberti

Monuments & landmarks

The Malatesta Temple in Rimini: the complete guide to the cathedral (updated 2026)

The brick alleys and medieval walls of Santarcangelo di Romagna

Santarcangelo di Romagna: what to see in this beautiful medieval village (updated 2026)

The old sailing fishing boats in the canal port of Cesenatico

What to see in Cesenatico: the many colours of Leonardo da Vinci’s canal port (updated 2026)

The old fish market and the alleys of Rimini’s historic centre

6 things to see in Rimini in 1 day: a route through its finest art (updated 2026)

The Byzantine mosaics of a basilica in Ravenna

What to do and see in Ravenna: why is this city so famous for its mosaics? (updated 2026)