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Travel to Bologna and Get A Free Night’s Stay

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/16/2022 - 10:36

If you’ve always wanted to try tortellini (and tagliatelle and lasagne) in the place where they were invented - Bologna, Italy - now may be the perfect time:…

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An Insider's Itinerary of the Porticoes of Bologna, Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/15/2021 - 04:21

A native Bolognese writer takes us on a tour of Bologna’s porticoes, recently inscribed by UNESCO onto its World Heritage list. With its 62 kilometers of…

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Italy Adds Two Unesco World Heritage Sites

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 08/03/2021 - 04:49

Italy has just added two more sites to its long list of Unesco-inscribed places and monuments, art and architecture, for a total of 58 Unesco World Heritage…

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Bologna’s Porticoes Vie For Unesco’s World Heritage Status

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/23/2020 - 00:00

Bologna’s famous porticoes have been approved as the Italian candidate for 2020 to Unesco’s World Heritage List. The decision was taken by Unesco’s Italian…

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A Stroll Through Medieval Bologna

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 06/09/2017 - 00:00

It is often said that you need to know the past to understand the present. That also applies to cities and it is certainly true for Bologna, a city that…