Places To Stay In Emilia Romagna and the Marches

If you’re planning to drive through Italy, chances are you will drive through this part of the country, which lies between Tuscany and the Veneto. Bologna is the capital, home to one of Europe’s oldest universities, as well as a picturesque main square and several dramatic ancient towers. To the southeast is Le Marche (the Marches), a panoramic region that might be called “Tuscany Without The Tourists” and offers gorgeous views as you wend your way through the Appennine Mountains, with their snow-capped peaks and broad multi-colored valleys, to the venerable old town of Urbino, one of the purest Renaissance gems in all Italy. Driving north, you descend from the heights and find yourself in the Po Valley, a very broad and very flat plain that can actually be a soothing relief after navigating all those Tuscan and Umbrian hills! The mainstay here are huge dairy farms and pig farms, which produce what Emilia Romagna is probably best known for: Parmesan cheese and prosciutto ham! Even if you are only here on your way from south to north, we recommend you get off the highway and meander from one quaint little town to another, and maybe you’ll find time to spend a day in Ravenna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and probably the greatest treasure trove of Byzantine mosaics on the planet. In Italy Online is proud to offer a wide selection of lodgings in Emilia Romagna and The Marches, personally chosen and inspected by our staff. If you are new to our site, we welcome you! Please take a few moments to learn how to book with us and why to book with us.

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Ravenna
	Ravenna Centro Hotel Hotel - 1-night stays ok! (A renovated mansion right in the heart of town. Walk to all the sites and the train station. Air conditioning; elevator; free DSL in the rooms; use of the kitchen to store food; free bikes. From 80. EURO/night: click here for specific prices, plus a detailed description, map and photos)

Antica Locanda di Faenza Hotel - 1-night stays ok! (A historical hotel in the center of Faenza, home of the world’s greatest ceramics museum and very close to the Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna. All amenities plus historic charm; year-round restaurant. From 70. EURO/night: click here for specific prices, plus a detailed description, map and photos)

Bologna Outskirts

Sasso Marconi B&B Hotel - 1-night stays ok! (Offers six upscale double rooms in a charming family farmhouse just off the autostrada halfway between Florence and Bologna. Air conditioning, telephone with modem hook-up, robes and slippers, hair dryer. From 95. EURO/night: click here for specific prices, plus a detailed description, map and photos)

Parma Area

Locanda del Lupo Historic Residence - 2-night minimum stay (A historic residence belonging to a prince. Located in the charming little town of Soragna, it is near Parma and Modena and the autostrada. It also features an excellent restaurant. From 70. EURO/night: click here for specific prices, plus a detailed description, map and photos)