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They like to be different, the Bolognesi, and proud of it. Start chatting to a local in a bar and they'll soon trot out the great triple cliché: Bologna is La Dotta (the learned), La Rossa (the red) and La Grassa (the fat). They'll laughingly plead guilty to all three.

When planning your trip to Bologna, consider our recommendations for must-see sites, charming places to stay, dining suggestions from locals and more.

A new Ferrari museum has opened in Modena Italy. We compare the new Casa Ferrari Museum to the origianl Ferrari Museum in nearby Maranello. If you love Ferrari, you need to read this article.

If you're a lover of books and libraries like I am, you'll get a rush stepping inside what is said to be the first public and monastic library in Europe, Istituzione Biblioteca Malatestiana or the Malatestiana Library. The experience is made even more remarkable when you learn that despite wars and natural disasters, the building, furnishings, and manuscripts have all remained virtually untouched since the structure was built in the middle of the 15th century.

Parma is the home of prosciutto and no visit is complete without a full exploration of this incredible dried ham. Not only can you visit the prosciutto museum but you can add on a factory visit and tasting.

San Marino, an independent country, bordered by the Italian regions of Emilia-Romagna and Le Marche in central Italy makes for a fascinating and unique place to visit.