Bologna Trips & Tours

“Best-kept secret” is a cliché of the terrible travel brochure kind, but, maybe Bologna really is? The rust-red city is home to the oldest university in Europe, 21 medieval towers, the unfinished Basilica di San Petronio, bars serving espresso by day and Negroni by night and, at almost 60 kilometres long, the longest trail of arched porticoes in the world. There’s also an excellent Modern Art museum and fabulous views of the lush Apennine hills from the Asinelli Tower, but it’s in the kitchens that Bologna really comes alive. Here, ragù is folded through tagliatelle (and don’t call it bolognese!), tortellini are served in broth, and juicy mortadella is sliced thick and served alongside nutty Parmigiano Reggiano and boards of focaccia. Straight to Piazza Maggiore it is…