This title explores Bologna, the most sane, scholarly and handsome city in Italy, and a Mecca for art-lovers. It visits the polished, cultured towns of Parma and Modena; views spectacular Byzantine mosaics and Correggio frescoes; goes flamingo-watching on the Adriatic; and enjoys the cosmopolitan beach scene of Rimini and the tiny, incredibly wealthy republic of San Marino. 'Beware the attractive medieval castle at Gropparello; once the home of honest robber barons, it now houses the Parco della Fiabe, or 'Fairytale Park', advertised as the 'first parco emotivo in Italy', where under-employed Italians dressed as elves, gnomes, witches, Celtic druids, knights, damsels and talking trees will do their best to amuse you and your offspring.
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