To get the best experience in Emilia-Romagna, you need a car. Because some of the prettiest landscapes are “in the middle of nowhere” and although you do get to small towns by bus as well, you’ll see so much more if you have that car and can drive on those curvy roads and stop whenever [...]

When we had our tour in the Lamborghini museum (showroom) and factory, my journey was planned to continue to the Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum near Ferrara. Apparently when there were some discussions about how to get there by bus, Fabio Lamborghini offered to come and pick me up from Sant’ Agata Bolognese. With the two other [...]

I actually enjoyed Faenza a lot, although it would probably never cross my mind to do all this if I went to these places solo. But because it is the city of ceramics we visited the museum Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza and a potter with a small shop nearby (Geminiani Gino at 13 [...]

If I post 96 photos I’m not allowed to write a novel here, I know, but I can’t keep my mouth completely shut either.   What I want to say is, first of all, Ferrari open your factory doors because I want in! That’s actually a huge disappointment because I loved to see Lamborghini factory [...]

So. When I sat home in Helsinki before the trip to Italy planning things to do in Rimini, I thought of skydiving. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for some years now and now seemed like a good time to actually do something about it and not just sit and dream. Found Skydive Fano / [...]

There’s one restaurant in Emilia Romagna that deserves it’s own post – Ristorante da Cesari in Bologna. Although I enjoyed really good food for more than two weeks in Italy, I mean seriously extremely good food, this place has a special place in my heart, and stomach. This is where my to-be life long addiction [...]

Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari opened in Modena earlier this year and this must be one of best museum designs I have ever seen. Bright, modern, spectacular building, and there is nothing distracting you – just cars. Astonishing cars, as you can see. Not only Ferraris but you can also find Alfa Romeo, Maserati and this time [...]

Rimini… when the Blogville team informed us that we have to move from Bologna to Rimini one day earlier than planned because of the earthquakes I didn’t want one extra day in Rimini – Bologna was nice. I informed them that I might miss the train by accident, but there was a shuttle bus coming [...]

To get inside the Lamborghini factory and see the assembly line was one of the best automotive experiences I’ve had. It is extremely interesting to be able to see how they are built and how they look in progress. When you walk there you see the different stations and how it is coming to life, [...]

This is a photo post, but just a few words. First of all I hope I reach the right audience and don’t have to explain why one post has 116 photos of Lamborghinis, from full shots to small beautiful details (if you like them too, you will understand). When I wandered around there taking pictures [...]

During my stay in Rimini I had to visit San Marino. It is just an approx. 40 minute bus ride from Rimini train station and round trip costs less than 10 euros, so totally worth it. I wanted to see it because of the views, and with a little workout in mind as well (too [...]

It does probably not come as a surprise if I say that the main reason why I wanted to visit Italy was the cars. Blogville offered me a great location in Bologna, in the heart of Motor Valley, close to everything I needed and with a selection of automotive places to visit so huge that [...]

On 25.5. the Blogville Emilia Romagna group visited a producer of traditional Italian balsamic vinegar, Acetaia San Giacomo. When we drove on a tiny sandroad I didn’t know what to expect and where we’ll end up, but oh, that farm is stunning. The old stone building is breath taking and the views over green fields [...]

We arrived to Rimini today and finally the internet is fast enough to make posting enjoyable, portable WiFi is nice but noooot so fast. I arrived to Italy 23.5. and spent one night in Milan before moving forward to Bologna, where I spent almost one week.   So far I have tasted some amazing food [...]

I have to start with my daily disappointment. Why are there no WordPress map plugins that would allow anyone to contribute to the map? I would have liked to find one that lets anyone pin interesting places on the map for me, but no. And why can’t you make a Pinterest board open for all, [...]