Bologna and Emilia Romagna Book

	Introduction	vii
	A Guide to the Guide	viii
	Travel	1
	Getting There	2
	By Air	2
	By Train	4
	By Car	5
	Entry Formalities	5
	Tour Operators and Special Interest Holidays	5
	Getting Around	7
	By Train	7
	By Coach and Bus	9
	By Car	10
	By Motorcycle or Bicycle	11
	Practical A-Z	13
	Climate and When to Go	14
	Crime	14
	Disabled Travellers	15
	Embassies and Consulates	16
	Festivals	16
	Food and Drink	19
	Health and Emergencies	25
	Maps	26
	Money	26
	National Holidays	27
	Opening Hours	27
	Post Offices	28
	Shopping	28
	Sports and Activities	29
	Telephones	32
	Time	32
	Toilets	32
	Tourist Offices	33
	Where to Stay	33
	Historical and Artistic Outline	37
	Historical Outline	38
	Art in Emilia-Romagna	47
	Ancient and Medieval	47
	Renaissance and Mannerism	48
	High Renaissance and Baroque	49
	18th-20th Centuries	50
	Artists' Directory	51
	Magic, Mayhem and Mortadella	57
	The New Boss	58
	Magic in the Air	60
	Reds	62
	The Bully Boy from Predappio	65
	Food Glorious Food	68
	Piacenza	71
	Piacenza	72
	History	72
	Piazza Cavalli	74
	Palazzo Farnese	78
	South of Piacenza	81
	Bobbio	83
	From Piacenza to Parma	86
	Busseto	89
	The Castles of Parma	91
	Parma	93
	History	94
	Palazzo della Pilotta	100
	Piazza della Pace	103
	The Camera di San Paolo	106
	The Duomo	108
	Piazza Garibaldi	110
	L'Oltratorrente	112
	North of Parma: Colorno	117
	The Parma Foothills	118
	Reggio Emilia and Modena	123
	Reggio Emilia	124
	History	125
	Piazza Prampolini	126
	Reggio's Province	130
	South of Reggio: Canossa and the Rocca di Bismantova	133
	Modena	136
	History	137
	Duomo di San Geminiano	138
	Palazzo dei Musei	145
	Around Modena	152
	The Modenese Apennines	156
	Bologna	159
	History	161
	Piazza Maggiore	170
	Two Leaning Towers	174
	East of the Centre: The Radial Streets	176
	Via Zamboni	179
	North and West of Piazza Maggiore	184
	South of Piazza Maggiore	187
	The Bologna Hills	189
	The Northern Plains	198
	South of Bologna: Into the Apennines	201
	Ferrara and Ravenna	203
	Ferrara	204
	The City Centre: the Castello Estense	208
	East of the Centre	211
	The Herculean Addition	214
	Around Ferrara	220
	The Coast: From the Po to Ravenna	222
	The Abbey of Pomposa	224
	Ravenna	228
	History	229
	San Vitale	234
	Ravenna's Centre	239
	Down Via Roma	241
	Sant'Apollinare in Classe	245
	The Romagna: Imola to Rimini	249
	Imola	250
	Faenza	255
	Forli	259
	Into the Apennines	262
	Cesena	266
	The Adriatic Riviera	267
	Rimini	270
	History	270
	The Malatesta Temple	274
	Inland from Rimini	286
	San Marino	289
	East of San Marino, South of Cattolica	291
	Language	293
	Architectural, Artistic and Historical Terms	301
	Further Reading	304
	Index	305
	Maps and Plans
	Emilia-Romagna
	Piacenza Region	73
	Piacenza	75
	South of Piacenza	81
	From Piacenza to Parma	86
	Parma	98
	North of Parma	118
	South of Parma	119
	Around Reggio and Modena	124
	North of Reggio	130
	South of Reggio	135
	Modena	139
	Around Modena	152
	The Modenese Apennines	157
	Bologna	168
	Santo Stefano	177
	Bologna's Northern Plains	199
	The Bolognese Apennines	201
	Around Ferrara	204
	Ferrara	207
	Down the Coast	223
	Ravenna	232
	Around Imola and Faenza	251
	Around Forli	261
	The Rimini Coast	268
	The Malatesta Temple	275
	Inland from Rimini	286
	Bologna City Centre