In the heart of the Po Valley, Ferrara's palaces of pink marble and red brick, straight streets and humanist frescoes combine ...

An hour or two south of Italy's food-and-fashion capital of Milan, a secret spa paradise is waiting among the scenic hills of Emilia-Romagna. Not far from the food-famous cities of Parma (like the ...

Brisighella, Emilia-Romagna. Best for: hilltop castles The region that brought Parma ham and Parmigiano Reggiano to the world has another, lesser-known draw — its hilltop castles.

Italy's Emilia-Romagna region is home to the medieval cultural and political centres of Bologna, Parma and Modena; its ochre hills and postcard villages dotted with stone castles, a nod to its ...