Day: January 16, 2018

Bologna – Gastronomy and nightlife

Visiting restaurants, Bars and nightclubs form the core of Bologna's social life, and some osteria in the city combine these three functions, because they are open until late at night. …

Bologna – On the east: university district

In the eastern part of Bologna's centro storico, bounded to the west by via Oberdan, and from the south by the Maggiore Strada, there are many senior faculties of the university, mostly in large 17th and 18th century palaces. Is …

Bologna city center is very compact and most of the noteworthy sights are inside the viale, i.e. the beltway. One of the main streets, Independence Street, leads from the station to the center, it is surrounded by cinemas and bars and is always busy; …

Bologna.

The capital of Emilia, BOLOGNA, entered the period of economic boom in the 1980s and the local computer industry brought wealth to old brick palaces and squares with porticoes. In the past, the city was known mainly for its cuisine, undoubtedly the most varied one in the country, …

Situated between Lombardy and Tuscany and stretching from the Adriatic Sea to almost the Mediterranean coast, Emilia-Romagna is a key region in northern Italy. These are, in truth, two provinces: Emilia and Romania, former papal states reunited after the unification of Italy. Before reigning over …

Villa Manin i Pordenone

By CODROIPO, west of Udine, trains run every hour. It is a quiet town, where there would be nothing worth recommending, if only three kilometers to the southeast weren't for Villa Manin, which …

North of Udine: Karnia (Carnia)

The region of the low hills north of Friuli is called Karnia, and the name was given by the Celtic tribes, who settled here in the 4th century. p.n.e. From the Udine side, by road or rail, GEMONA is the gateway to the region, …

Udine

It is good, that the author of the best works of art in UDINE is Giambattista Tiepolo, because the light and brilliant work of this painter suits the city very well. Small canals called rogge run alongside and underneath the streets, discharged from the rivers Torre and …

civil

Just located 17 km from Udine, next to the railway and bus lines, CIVIDALE is a real gem, a city highly valued by Friulani, but unknown to strangers. He founded them in 50 r. p.n.e. Julius Caesar in place, where the Natisone valley opens up to …

Gorizia (Gorizia)

As with other cities in the region, the stillness prevailing in GORICE today (access from Udine and Trieste) contrasts with the lush past. The castle dominating the historic center was once the seat of the Dukes of Gorizia, who ruled the region for four …