Emilia Romagna: Italy’s Food Valley

Accommodation

• Nights 1-2

  Palazzo dalla Rosa Prati

  Parma 

  • boutique hotel 

  Located directly on Piazza del Duomo and within easy strolling distance of some of the city’s best restaurants, this splendid palazzo has a centuries-old history of celebrated residents that reads like a ‘who’s who’ of Italian aristocracy. Refurbished to its current design in the 18th-century, the hotel’s second-floor rooms and suites retain their historic pedigree with period furniture. Included rooms are Deluxe; upgrade to a Junior Suite for more space. Breakfast is taken at a neighbouring café – providing a typically Italian start to the day.

  Meal arrangements: breakfast only
• Nights 3-4

  Hotel Canalgrande

  Modena 

  The modest exterior of the Hotel Canalgrande does nothing to prepare you for the richly decorated and ornate interior of this 16th-century palazzo, which was originally built as a monastery. Set not far from Piazza Grande and enjoying a tranquil interior garden of fruit trees, the public rooms have Rococò mouldings, twelve original canvases from the 17th and 18th-centuries, and gilded chandeliers.

  Meal arrangements: breakfast only
• • Nights 5-6

    Art Hotel Commercianti

    Bologna 

    Perfectly located alongside Piazza Maggiore, this boutique hotel blends modern comfort and design with the vaulted ceilings, wooden beams and elegant balconies of the building’s 12th-century origins. Evidence of its prestigious history – in the way of prints, artefacts and even a suit of armour – adorn walls and spaces in the public rooms, while the individually styled bedrooms are classical and stylish, with period furniture and marble en-suites. A bountiful breakfast buffet is served in the hotel’s cafeteria.

    Meal arrangements: breakfast only
  • Nights 5-6

    Hotel Porta San Mamolo

    Bologna 

    Tucked quietly away, the Porta San Mamolo is within easy walking distance of the Piazza Maggiore. The 43 bedrooms are individually and elegantly decorated, the delicate colours creating a relaxed atmosphere.

    Meal arrangements: breakfast only
• Upgrade

  Please tell us at the time of booking if you would like to stay at our upgrade hotel. Prices are shown in the 'Prices & Travel' section below.

  Nights 5-6: upgrade

  Grand Hotel Majestic

  Bologna 

  History, opulence and consummate service combine in this, Bologna’s only 5-star hotel located directly opposite the cathedral and in stepping distance of Piazza Maggiore. Carrara marble bathrooms, heavy brocade drapes and Murano glass chandeliers abound, including within the allocated rooms. A lavish buffet breakfast (with sinfully good cakes) is provided in the frescoed I Carracci restaurant, while the Café Marinette supplies day-long snacks surrounded by photographs of the hotel’s distinguished visitors from years gone by, from Frank Sinatra to Princess Diana.

  Meal arrangements: breakfast only

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