The region runs from the Apennines to the Adriatic and nearly every town and village has a medieval cathedral, castle and a couple of towers reaching up to the sky. Cathedrals rich in masterpieces, and castles frescoed by the greatest masters. The Farnese family in Piacenza and Parma, the Este family in Reggio
Emilia, Modena and Ferrara, the Malatesta family in Rimini, the Bentivoglios in Bologna have left behind priceless works of art. Ravenna, the last capital of the Western Roman Empire, is resplendent in her Byzantine monument, embellished with mosaics. Bologna has Italy’s oldest university, the Basilica of St. Petronio and the famous Asinelli and Garisenda towers. Reggio Emilia, Piacenza, Modena, Ferrara, Parma are rich in art treasures. For handicrafts, there are the handmade leather goods, furniture, ceramics, alabaster, marble and wrought iron. The cuisine is famous for its meat dishes, sausages, Comacchio eels, tortellini and lasagna.
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