My husband and I are frequent travelers to Italy. In our younger years we moved around a lot on our travels. Now that we are retired, we tend to stay 4-6 weeks, renting an apartment which we use as a home base. Sometimes we take day or over night trips, other times we find so much to do where we are staying that we never leave the city. We have done this in Sicily, several times in Rome, and in Florence. We enjoy museums, public art, architecture, ruins, ambiance, street food, like to shop at local produce markets and enjoy just wondering around and hanging out.
We are currently thinking about a trip for next fall, late September and October.
We are looking for a smaller city or town, with decent transportation connections and are considering Bologna. Having never been there I would like to ask others if they think the city would be a good fit for us given the information above. The only city in Emilia-Romagna that we have been to is Ravenna which we loved and intend to return to on this trip. I would consider staying there, but my husband feels it might be too small. I would love to hear opinions from those of you who have spent time in the area.
Right now we are totally open to other options as well, pretty much anywhere in the country, if you want to share your thoughts on favorite mid to small size cities.
Thanks for your opinions and input!
We are currently thinking about a trip for next fall, late September and October.
We are looking for a smaller city or town, with decent transportation connections and are considering Bologna. Having never been there I would like to ask others if they think the city would be a good fit for us given the information above. The only city in Emilia-Romagna that we have been to is Ravenna which we loved and intend to return to on this trip. I would consider staying there, but my husband feels it might be too small. I would love to hear opinions from those of you who have spent time in the area.
Right now we are totally open to other options as well, pretty much anywhere in the country, if you want to share your thoughts on favorite mid to small size cities.
Thanks for your opinions and input!