• Leonard

    Member
    April 15, 2024 at 9:02 pm

    We’re heading to Bologna, and I’ve set up a tour to Parma to see how they make Parmesan cheese, then we’ll visit two places in Modena to see how balsamic vinegar is made.

    Finally, we’ll check out where they cure Parma hams.

    This will be a day trip from Bologna.

    We’ll be there at the end of April, spending the 22nd to the 24th in Florence, then the 24th to the 27th in Bologna.

    After that, we have to rush, but we’ll make a lunch stop in Orvieto, which is about halfway between Bologna and Rome.

    If you haven’t been to Orvieto, I highly recommend it.

    If you’re there when we are, send me a private message, and maybe we can meet up!

  • Zola

    Member
    April 18, 2024 at 11:21 am

    We stayed at the Duodo Palace Hotel in Venice and absolutely loved it!

    The rooms were spacious with lovely views of a canal, and the breakfast provided was really delicious.

    The location is perfect, right in the heart of everything and not too far from St. Mark’s Square.

    We’re not sure about the price because we booked it through our travel agent as part of our 3-week Europe trip, but we were really impressed with the hotel.

    One evening, we dined at a fantastic pizza place recommended by the hotel.

    Unfortunately, we can’t recall the name, but it was quite near to the hotel!

  • Nedra

    Member
    May 16, 2024 at 1:20 pm

    I stayed at the Magna Pars l’Hotel à Parfum in Milan and it was great.

    It was an old perfume factory so very unique.

    I think it is part of one of the big hotel programs, so you can redeem points there.

    Either Hyatt or Marriott but I don’t remember.

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