City Breaks Emilia

1st day
Arrival in Bologna in the early morning. We start with a special experience: cooking class with focus on the “Tortellini” the most traditional stuffed pasta! The “sfoglina” (the queen of the kitchen) will share all of her secrets held in her pasta. In a couple of hours, you will learn how to prepare the dough, following the traditional recipe, and you’ll be directly involved in the laying of the dough, using a wooden “mattarello”. Taste the fruit of your labourfor lunch! In the afternoon guided walking food & culturaltour to discover the most important monuments (Piazza Maggiore, San Petroniocathedral, the 2 towers, etc) and also the Food Quarter, where you will taste the best products of the region during some stops in the little shops: tortellini, mortadella& gnoccofritto, chocolate, Italian espresso!

2nd day
Guided walking food & cultural tour of Modena old city center and its the Unesco site (Cathedral, Piazza Grande, the city hall, the Ghilrlandina tower, etc). During the visit you will stop for delicious tastings: stop by Albinelli historical covered market of Modena with tasting of regional cold cuts with the traditional “tigella” (small flat bread with different types of filling) and Lambrusco wine, stop by an historical hand-made pasta shop with “take away tortellino” tasting and finally the gelato tasting with Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena as topping! Special add-on experience: visit to an historical leather workshop where you’ll also get the opportunity to get your own “tortellino” keychain!
In the afternoon you can choose between guided tour to an organic Parmigiano-Reggiano dairy farm with tasting OR a guided tour to a traditional “Acetaia” with tasting OR entrance ticket to one Ferrari Museum by your choice (Maranello or Modena).

3rd day
Guided cultural tour of Ravenna to discover the Byzantine mosaics UNESCO World Heritagesites: Basilica of San Vitale, Mausoleum of GallaPlacidia, NeonianBaptistery, Basilica of Sant’ApollinareNuovo.
An interesting walk from the grave of Dante Alighieri (the world wide famous Father of Italian language) to the places in the historical centre who saw Lord Byron’s loves. Light lunch in the town centrewith typical menù. In the afternoonspecialexperience: mosaico jewelrylaboratory!
An experienced mosaic artist will talk about the techniques of Byzantine and contemporary mosaics and the precious materials used. After an introductory tour of the art of mosaic, she will show you how to create a precious mosaic jewelry piece using materials produced in small-scale manufactures. Have fun creating your jewel! Departure.