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A Rapid Tour Of Italy - The Romagna Subregion

If you are hankering for a Europe
destination, you should really consider theRavenna, north of the highway, was once the
Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.capital of the Roman Empire. Check out the
Emilia-Romagna may be the only region ofBasilica di San Vitale (Church of Saint
Italy that is named for a road, oneVitale) with its famous mosaics. If you are
constructed by the Ancient Romans almost 2200in the mood you can visit a historic
years ago. This article describes the Romagnamausoleum and the tomb of that great Italian
subregion, some of its many touristpoet Dante. For some reason Ravenna has many
attractions, local food, and local wine. Asites  with  historic  mosaics.
companion article presents Emilia, the inland
western "half" of the region that borders theRimini on the Adriatic coast an important
Lombardy, Liguria, and Tuscany regions ofEuropean holiday destination is really
Italy.crowded during the high season. Its Grand
Hotel was featured in Fellini's 1973 movie
Our Romagna tour follows the highway fromAmaracord.
east to west, going slightly southward along
the way. Start by visiting Rocca SforzescaPerhaps it is no accident that the founder of
(Sforza Castle) in the village of Dozza whoseItalian cuisine Pellegrino Artusi was born in
wine shop, Enoteco Regionale, has a greatthis region. See our companion article I Love
collection of local wines. Formula One autoTouring Italy - The Romagna Subregion for a
racing fans will want to visit the town ofsample menu and more information on Romagna
Imola in mid-April. Other attractions includewines as well as an in-depth examination of
shopping for fancy ceramics and eating at SanRomagna's tourist attractions. It is the home
Domenico's, a world-class restaurantof Albana di Romagna DOCG, Italy's first
featuring  a  three  thousand item wine list.white DOCG wine. The G stands for Garantita.
While one can guess what that word is
Pottery fanciers will enjoy the city ofsupposed to mean, many feel that this honor
Faenza, a center for faience pottery sincewas quite undeserved. I never tasted this
the Twelfth Century. Guess what's on displayparticular wine. From my readings I have no
at the Museo delle Ceramiche. If you fancygreat desire to do so, except perhaps to set
spas make sure to visit the neighboring citythe matter straight.
of  Bagno  di  Romagna  with its hot springs.



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