Parma Friday night

May 30th 2015
We have been enjoying one of the better “foodie” areas of Italy around Bologna and Parma. As yet this area isn’t on everyone’s itinerary but well worth visiting. One of the highlights was our visit to Bologna which has stunning arcades, arched walkways right through the city centre. Think: kilometres of buildings with covered walkways. It did have an important church, San Stefano, with 7 ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

31st May 2015

Fran Rein
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Parma and Bologna
GREAT photos - love Roger's pigeon toes. Seriously though, great photos of the cheeses lined up, the deli window etc. No wonder you are proud of them. There are 2 main things I remember about Bologna - the granita and the colonnades, mainly the latter. Does it remind you of the columns under the Toaster??? Hah. Glad you're having a great time. L F

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