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  History and tourist information on Emilia Romagna, Italy
With airports at Rimini (places to stay), Forli and Bologna (accommodation pages here), Emilia-Romagna has excellent communications, ideal for anyone planning a vacation in Italy.
Click here to return to the history index page.
A holiday in Emilia Romagna then offers ancient city states, stunning countryside, and perhaps Italy's most lavish cuisine.
www.knowital.com /history/emiliaromagna/emilia-romagna-history.html   (1241 words)

  
  Emilia Romagna - Hotels and restaurants guide
The medieval house in Imola which plays host to the restaurant has the atmosphere of a gastronomic club for real...
High-class dining experiences for historical mansions and other venues in the countryside of Romagna and Marche.
The territory of the provinces of Parma and Piacenza can be defined a 'layer' of castles.
www.italytraveller.com /en/r/emilia-romagna   (648 words)

  
  Emilia Romagna   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Romagna remembers the division of the territory in VI century: to the north-east - the land of Lombards (Longobardia); to the south-east - the land of Romans (Romania).
So modern Romagna is a historical region and includes provinces of Ravenna and Forli', plus the zone of Imola in the province of Bologna.
In the plain zones the climate is continental (cold and foggy winters, hot and humid summers); in mountain zones the climate is of Alpine type (cold and foggy winters and cool summers); in the seaside zones the climate is moderate with cold winds from north-east.
www.italycyberguide.com /Geography/regions/emilia.htm   (1310 words)

  
 Italian Regions: Emilia Romagna
The region of Emilia Romagna occupies the north-central portion of Italy south of the Po River.
Emilia Romagna would then be parceled out to the house of Bourbon, with Modena and Reggio ruled by the local Este family until the Napoleonic wars of the 19th Century.
Emilia Romagna was an early participant in the struggle for Italian unity and joined the early nation in 1859.
www.lifeinitaly.com /tourism/Emilia   (1154 words)

  
 Emilia Romagna Region - Italy
The Territory: The territory of Emilia Romagna consists of a wide plain south of the Po river, and a more mountainous area near the border with Tuscany, with the peak of Monte Cimone (2165 m).
Within Emilia Romagna is also the independent republic of San Marino, the most ancient in Europe, with a population of about 26,000 inhabitants, whose economy is mostly based on agriculture, tourism and the issue of stamps and coins.
The Provinces of Emilia Romagna: Province of Bologna (BO), Province of Ferrara (FE), Province of Forlì-Cesena (FO), Province of Modena (MO), Province of Parma (PR), Province of Piacenza (PC), Province of Ravenna (RA), Province of Reggio Emilia (RE), Province of Rimini (RN)
www.italyworldclub.com /emilia/index.html   (438 words)

  
  Emilia-Romagna - WOI Encyclopedia Italia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna.
Romagna is a corruption of Romània; when Ravenna was the capital of the Italian portion of the Byzantine Empire, the Lombards extended the official name of the Empire to the lands around Ravenna.
Some believe this is because of a strong tradition of anti-clericalism dating from the 19th century, when part of Emilia-Romagna belonged of the Papal States (mostly Romagna and Bologna, in Emilia there were two independent states).
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php?title=Emilia-Romagna&redirect=no   (488 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Romagna, Italy (Italian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Otto IV recognized (1209) the papal rights, but effective papal rule was prevented at first by the free communes and later by the petty tyrants who ruled the cities.
Cesare Borgia, made duke of Romagna (1501) by Pope Alexander VI, tried unsuccessfully to make the Romagna the nucleus of his own state.
Papal rule, interrupted (1797–1814) by French occupation, ended in 1860, when the Romagna was annexed by the kingdom of Sardinia.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/Romagna.html   (318 words)

  
 In Italy Online - Emilia Romagna and the Marches
To the south and west are the rich farmlands of Emilia Romagna, once the breadbasket of the Roman Empire.
Until the nineteenth century, Emilia and Romagna were separate Papal states.
Keep this calendar of outdoor markets in Emilia Romagna and the Marches for your files.
www.initaly.com /regions/erm/erm.htm   (821 words)

  
 Emilia-Romagna
The area from Bologna to the north is Emilia; from Bologna to the south is Romagna.
Romagna has a tradition of fish dishes, which find their apotheosis in brodetto, the most flavorful of fish soups.
Parmigiano Reggiano, the unrivaled king of cheese (each fat wheel is made from 170 gallons of milk), has been made in the provinces of Parma, Reggio, and Emilia for over 700 years.
www.agferrari.com /index.php/emiliaromagna_region.html?sid=2gxqvGR33hm8O7N1   (412 words)

  
 Passing through Romagna
According to Lilli Burioli, a longtime resident of Romagna, "the tradition of la minestra di passatelli has been handed down from centuries past as a typical dish served during Easter".
Originally, as Lilli explains, "the tradition requires that before preparing the dish the women of the house and their children would bring the eggs in church to have them blessed with Acqua Santa, Holy Water." In some cases the eggs would be colored using herbal dyes.
Romagna, like most of Italy, is home to many religious traditions, of which la minestra di passatelli plays a major role from a culinary point of view.
tastethistv.com /journal_romagna.html   (497 words)

  
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Emilia Romagna   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Emilia Romagna is a vast and well-populated region of the eastern Padana Plain connecting Northern and Central Italy, named for the Via Emilia, the Roman consular road built in the 2nd century BC by the Marcus Emilius Lepidus.
Today Emilia Romagna is an industrious place, rich in high-quality small and medium-sized companies (Ferrari is a good example) and it is a land where hospitality comes as second nature and which has managed to turn its people's sunny and cosmopolitan disposition into the biggest and most organised tourist area in Europe.
Emilia Romagna is the region that holds the record for the highest number of European quality endorsements in Italy.
www.esteri.it /MAE/eng/7_45_109_166.asp   (836 words)

  
 To appear in Owners at Work, Winter 2005/06
Emilia Romagna is roughly comparable to Northeast Ohio in population: 3.9 million vs. 3.8 million.
Emilia Romagna moved from among the poorest of Italy’s industrial regions in 1950 to the richest in 2005.
Some were established to deal with shutdowns; others, with lockouts; others (particularly in construction), from craftsmen pooling their tools; and others, by benevolent management.
dept.kent.edu /oeoc/oeoclibrary/EmiliaRomagnaShort.htm   (4004 words)

  
 Italy's Emilia Romagna
In 1944 the cooperators of Bologna and Emilia Romagna had little time to reflect and even less to celebrate in their German-occupied region.
The devastation to the regional economy of Emilia Romagna was too large to be tackled cooperative by cooperative.
The Emilia Romagna region is home to a population of 3.9 million people (seven percent of the national population).
www.cooperativegrocer.coop /articles/index.php?id=483   (1848 words)

  
 Property and Information on Emilia Romagna and Bologna, Villas For Sale
Emilia Romagna is the heartland of Italy set between Lombardy and Tuscany.
The National and Regional parks represent the "green heart" of Emilia Romagna and testify to the importance attributed to the protection and promotion of the natural beauty and landscapes of the region.
The Casentinesi Woods, the Gigante Regional Park, the Park of the Corno alle Scale and the Delta of the River Po are the principal green oasis to be explored horse-riding, walking or skiing.
www.realpointitaly.com /discover-Emilia-Romagna.htm   (1145 words)

  
 Emilia Romagna - The Regions of Italy
In the southern part of the Region there are the Appenninichemountains which are not very tall and are formed by friable rocks that are easily eroded by water which cause frequent landslides and rains plough through the rock.
Between those Tuscans we remember the Footstep of the Cisa, the Footstep Cerretto, the Footstep of the Abetone, the Footstep of the Futa; the most important footstep that brings in Liguria is Footstep of One hundred Crosses.
Emilia Romagna confines to north with Veneto and Lombarda, to east with Adriatic Sea, to south with Marche, Tuscany, the small State of S.Marino and a brief line of Liguria.
www.docushare.it /mediasoft/italy/emilia_romagna/emilia_romagna_en.htm   (1183 words)

  
 EMILIA ROMAGNA
From Longobard to Bizantine, from the long papal disputes to the imperial disputes, from the Guelfi and Ghibellini feudal factions to the Bourbons and to the various Austrian kingdoms, these two lands (Emilia and Romagna) at last found peace in 1860 with the Unification and their annexation to the Kingdom of Italy.
The start of this old advertising campaign, which kicks off the third millenium of tourism in Emilia Romagna, was Milan’s International Tourism Exhibition, which was attended by 50,000 businessmen, 2,600 journalists and more than 68,000 visitors from all over the world in just two days.
The extraordinary agility and skill of Emilia Romagna, which use the “knowledge” to promote true and unique marketing plans, and which invests in the development of its own human resources, could not but turn to the aliens to guarantee the success of its commercial strategies for the region.
www.fromnorthtosouth.com /MySite2/EmiliaRomagnaIngl/VacanzeinRomagnaEn.htm   (1697 words)

  
 Romagna Water Dog
The Romagna Water Dog is an old breed of waterfowl retriever from the lowlands of Comacchio and the swamps of Ravenna.
Subsequently, the Romagna Water Dog became an excellent truffle hunter, used in the plains and hills of Romagna.
The breed was recognized by the FCI in 1995.
www.furrycritter.com /resources/dogs/Romagna_Water_Dog.htm   (326 words)

  
 Emilia Romagna - Trenitalia
I viaggiatori trasportati quotidianamente in Emilia Romagna sono quasi 100.000, mentre sono circa 28.000 i pendolari in possesso di abbonamento ferroviario.
Oltre all'elenco dei punti vendita biglietti esterni, in Emilia Romagna è prevista l'affissione nelle stazioni di una mappa del servizio ferroviario regionale e delle tariffe regionali in vigore.
In ambito regionale sono operative cinque integrazioni tariffarie con altre aziende di trasporto, che consentono di viaggiare, per un determinato percorso, sia in treno che in autobus con un unico biglietto.
www.trenitalia.it /it/fa2be2a3ded1b010VgnVCM10000045a2e90aRCRD-142802dd2fe7b010VgnVCM1000001c42fe0aRCRD.shtml   (350 words)

  
 Emilia Romagna travel guide
Emilia Romagna is visited mainly for its coast.
In the south of Emilia Romagna you find the ministate of San Marino.
While in Emilia Romagna be sure to enjoy the food.
www.world66.com /europe/italy/emiliaromagna   (268 words)

  
 Italian Feasts: Emilia-Romagna
In general, Emilia's cuisine is refined, with an enormous repertoire of rich, often elaborate, dishes that hark back to the days of the royal courts.
Romagna's gastronomic inventory is smaller, simpler and more cohesive, with straightforward grilled meat and seafood dishes that speak of the land's proximity to the sea and mountains.
A final "p" is the piadinia of Romagna.
www.epicurious.com /recipes/menus/italy_emilia   (471 words)

  
 WineCountry.it ­ Emilia-Romagna Region Italy
Albana di Romagna, which became Italy's first DOCG white wine in 1987, is usually dry and still with a distinctive almond undertone and finish.
Another Romagna white, the Trebbiano di Romagna, is often light and fresh and, whether still or bubbly, has a fragility that renders it best in its youth.
The king of Romagna wines, though, is Sangiovese, usually a robust red with pronounced fruity flavors, reminiscent of the great variety of produce and fruits gracing the area.
www.winecountry.it /regions/emilia   (849 words)

  
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This attractive crenellated castle is part of the Matildic Castles and Reggiani Courts itinerary, an extremely interesting historical-cultural circuit focused on the legendary medieval woman who defen...
This splendid palace belonged to the della Rosa feudatories when it still maintained its austere castle aspect; later it was refined and rendered more noble to serve as a luxurious summer residence fo...
www.inyourlife.com /emiliaromagna/index_eng.php   (254 words)

  
 Emilia-Romagna   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The shimmering lakes, lush mountains, and verdant pastures of the Po Valley cut a swath through Parma, and it is here that prized Emilian cows graze, chickens lay fresh golden eggs, and fields yield the ingredients that play a part in the region’s mouthwatering foods.
Romagna, the mountainous country that stretches to the Adriatic Sea in the east, offers aromatic herbs, hearty game, and fresh fish from the coast.
Although the foods of this remarkable bounty are now exported around the world, nothing compares with tasting them here, over a glass of red wine or with a piping hot piadina.
www.barillaus.com /EmiliaRomagna.aspx   (667 words)

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