I have looked and have been able to find only a few travel books on the Bologna and Parma area. The one with the best reviews is almost 10 years old. Rick Steves does not cover in his Italy book. Any suggestions on books or obtaining information on the area woudl be much appreciated. We do our trips ourselves and I usually do quite a bit of research. Thanks so much
Posted by
Portland, Oregon, United States
906 posts
If you go to Amazon.com and search fro travel books you find many. Emilia Romagna is covered well as well.
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
I have used Lonely Planet, Blue Guides, Michelin guides, among others. If I plan to take the book with me, I order it in e-book format. As previously noted, Emilia-Romagna is well covered, outside of the RS product line.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32921 posts
In that area I rely on my Lonely Planet and my Cadogan. The Cadogan has sent me to a number of good restaurants and sites.
Posted by
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1234 posts
I go to youtube and watch videos. I have changed my mind a few times about where to visit after seeing them, both pro and con.
Posted by
Oregon
121 posts
The tourism board of the region of Emilia Romagna has some excellent English language resources posted on its website, and they have the advantage of being free. I don't know how to add a link, but it should be pretty easy to find. We used them - as a supplement to the Lonely Planet guide - to plan our trip to the region earlier this fall. The materials on suggested walking tours in Bologna were particularly good.
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
Here are the links Mary Sue discussed.
Tourism Board of Emilia-Romagna: http://www.emiliaromagnaturismo.it/en
A walk through Bologna's porticoes: http://www.emiliaromagnaturismo.com/en/art-cities/stroll-through-bologna-40-km-porticos.html?set_language=en
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