Top Destination in Italy for Golf, Art & Gastronomy Top Destination in Italy for Golf, Art & Gastronomy Its Etruscan, Celtic, Roman, Lombard and Byzantine origins make this Region unique and multi-faceted. Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna and all the art cities of the Region are renowned cultural destinations, where you can feel their history in the halls of ancient palaces and in the old walls that define the geometrical shape of the cities. Emilia Romagna is also sea and fun, indeed! With more than 100 Km of sandy beaches with a wide range of hotels, restaurants, discos, cinemas, theatres, and theme and water parks. This is the Riviera of Italy. Thanks to the Regional 20 spas and wellness centres - from the hills surrounding Parma to the beaches of Rimini and Riccione – Emilia-Romagna is an ideal place for relaxing and wellness. Nature lovers will find two National Parks, 13 Regional Parks, 13 Natural Reserves, and many State Reserves. The Apennines, during the winter season, offers ski lovers more than 250 Km of slopes from Piacenza to the Romagna area. In the summer season you can discover this area by walking, by mountain biking, by canoeing and kayaking. Along the 14 Food and Wine Trails and Routes, food lovers can find more than a thousand suggested stops like farms, wine cellars, cheese and ham producers and traditional workshops. All along the ancient Via Emilia, the fans of motors can discover the supercar industry widely known as Motor Valley. Among the famous companies are Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Ducati. But above all Emilia Romagna is also golf, plenty of top quality golf, on the days and at the times you prefer, thanks to 23 magnificent Championship courses situated close to one another and ready to welcome you 365 days a year. Just one green fee for 23 fantastic courses and so many great holes just a few minutes away by car where you can experience the wonderful challenge of a new course every day. Come to play golf in Emilia Romagna, Top Destination in Italy for Golf, Art & Gastronomy!! When you come to Emilia Romagna don’t forget to: Eastern Area– Ravenna, Rimini, Forlì Cesena and Ferrara • Relax on the wonderful beaches of the Adriatic coast. • Visit Ravenna, a town famed for its incredible Byzantine mosaics and splendid monuments that UNESCO has named a World Heritage Site. See the mausoleums of Galla Placidia and Teodorico, and the Basilicas of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, Sant’Apollinare in Classe and San Vitale. • Take your children and the whole family to the amusement and theme parks of Mirabilandia, Aquafan and Italia in Miniatura on the Adriatic coast. • Climb the road that leads to the top of the Republic of San Marino and enjoy the spectacular views that span from the Valmarecchia Park as far as San Leo, Torriana and Mount Carpegna. • Spend a day relaxing in the spa town of Riolo but only after having visited the splendid fortress and medieval hamlet of Brisighella. • Visit the beautiful medieval town of Bertinoro, also famous for the many small wine cellars and after a nice wine tasting cool off in the thermal waters and in the Spa Center of Terme della Fratta. Central Area – Bologna and Modena • Cycle along the itinerary that explores the beauty of the Po Delta Park, through the natural oasis of Comacchio • Visit the beautiful university city of Bologna, walk and Mesola Forest. along its 40 km of porticoes, spend time shopping in • Spend a day walking around the splendid palaces and the Galleria Cavour, buy some gastronomic delicacies enchanting, narrow medieval streets of the town of Ferrara, from Tamburini in the city centre and enjoy a well- home of the Este family and the capital city of bicycles. deserved coffee at one of the outdoor cafes on Piazza Maggiore. • Explore the wonderful hills surrounding Bologna and, from the centre of Bologna, climb to the marvellous Basilica of San Luca. • Savour the delicious wines and visit the Sforza Fortress in Dozza near Bologna. • Visit the Ferrari, Lamborghini and Ducati museums and the official Ferrari shop in Maranello, near Modena. • Visit a winery or a balsamic vinegar producer in the area near Modena. • Visit FICO, the world’s largest agro-food park. Located in the suburbs of Bologna it incorporates the wonders of Italian biodiversity with 2 hectares of fields and outdoor stables, 40 farm factories, 40 different places to eat, shops and a marketplace, 6 classrooms, 6 large education spaces, a theatre and a cinema. Western Area – Reggio Emilia, Parma and Piacenza • Explore the wonderful architecture and museums of Parma, with a special visit to the Cathedral and Baptistery. • Visit the lands of Giuseppe Verdi and the house in Roncole di Busseto where he was born on 10th October 1813, and enjoy the magical world of classical music at the Regio Theatre in Parma. • Savour a typically medieval meal in the castles of the former Duchies of Parma and Piacenza, surrounded by the sound of horns, epic duels, beautiful ladies and splendid noble men. • Spend a whole day relaxing in the baths of the spa towns of Salsomaggiore and Tabiano.. • Lose yourselves in Masone Labyrinth in Fontanellato; designed by Franco Maria Ricci, it is the world’s largest maze and is made up of over 200,000 bamboo plants of different species. • Make the most of the excellent prices offered by Fidenza Village Outlet. 0 Golf Hotel 1 Mare Pineta Resort A Relais Bellaria Hotel & Congressi J Hotel Porta San Mamolo 2 Hotel Aurelia S B Art Hotel Commercianti K Boutique Hotel Calzavecchio 3 Hotel Le Palme S C Art Hotel Novecento L Locanda Del Mulino S 4 Perla Verde Hotel D Art Hotel Orologio M Hotel Castello 5 Grand Hotel Da Vinci E Hotel Corona d’Oro L N Hotel Il Golfino 6 Rivieragolfresort L F Hotel Metropolitan O Borgo Cadonega Relais & SPA 7 Anusca Palace Hotel G Royal Hotel Carlton P Grand Hotel De La Ville 8 Palazzo di Varignana Resort L H Savoia Hotel Regency S Q Antico Borgo Di Tabiano Castello 9 Relais Villa Valfiore I Zanhotel Tre Vecchi R Hotel Casa Romagnosi MILANO VENEZIA FIRENZE 0 Golf Club 1 Adriatic Golf Club Cervia - 27 holes D Golf Salsomaggiore Terme - 18 holes 2 Rimini Verucchio Golf Club - 18 holes E Golf Club Castell’Arquato - 18 holes 3 Rivieragolf - 18 holes F Croara Country Club - 18 holes 4 Argenta Golf Club - 18 holes G Golf Club “Le Cicogne” Faenza - 9 holes 5 C.U.S. Ferrara Golf - 18 holes H Golf Club Casalunga - 9 holes 6 Golf Club Le Fonti - 18 holes I Monte Cimone Golf Club - 9 holes 7 Golf Club Bologna - 18 holes J Golf Club Cà Laura - 9 holes 8 Molino del Pero Golf Club - 18 holes K Golf Club “Augusto Fava” Cento - 9 holes 9 Modena Golf & Country Club - 27 holes L Monteveglio Golf Club - 9 holes A San Valentino Golf Club - 18 holes M Golf Club Santo Stefano - 9 holes B Matilde di Canossa Golf - 18 holes N Reggio Emilia Golf - 9 holes C Golf Del Ducato - 18 holes Air Water Air Water January 10° - 12° 6° - 10° July 23° - 28° 23° - 27° February 11° - 15° 9° - 12° August 23° - 26° 22° - 26° March 14° - 18° 10° - 13° September 20° - 23° 21° - 24° April 17° - 20° 12° - 15° October 17° - 20° 14° - 16° Average air and water May 18° - 22° 16° - 18° November 14° - 18° 12° - 15° temperatures June 21° - 24° 21° - 25° December 10° - 12° 7° - 10° International Airports in the Emilia Romagna region – Scheduled Direct Flights* Bologna Airport Rumania - Bucarest (Ryanair & Wizz Air) / Bacau (Blue Air) / Cluj (Wizz Air) / Albania – Tirana (Air Albania, Blue Panorama & Ernest) Craiova (Wizz Air) / Timisoara (Wizz Air) / Iasi (Wizz Air) / Suceava (Wizz Air) Austria – Wien (Austrian Airlines & Lauda Motion) Russia – Moscow (Aeroflot) Belgium – Brussels (Brussels Airlines) / Charleroi (Ryanair) Scotland – Edinburgh (Ryanair) Bulgaria – Sofia (Wizz Air) Serbia – Nis (Air Serbia) Czech Republic – Prague (Czech Airlines & Ryanair) Slovakia – Bratislava (Ryanair) Denmark - Copenhagen (Sas & Ryanair) Spain – Barcelona (Vueling & Ryanair) / Madrid (Iberia & Ryanair) / Sevilla (Ryanair) / Tenerife (Neos & Ryanair) / Valencia (Ryanair) / Lanzarote Egypt – Marsa Alam (Neos) / Sharm el-Sheikh (Air Cairo, Almasria & Neos) (Ryanair) / Malaga (Ryanair) / Alicante (Ryanair) / Fuerteventura (Neos & England - London Gatwick (Easy Jet) / London Heathrow (British Airways) / Ryanair) / Gran Canaria (Ryanair) London Stansted (Ryanair) / London Luton (Ryanair) / Manchester (Ryanair) Sweden – Stockholm (Sas) Finland – Helsinki (Finnair) Tanzania – Zanzibar (Neos) France – Bordeaux (Ryanair) / Lyon (Air France) / Marseille (Ryanair) / Paris Tunisia – Tunisi (Tunisair) (Air France & Ryanair) Turkey – Istanbul (Turkish Airlines & Pegasus) Georgia – Kutaisi (Ryanair) / Tbilisi (Georgian Airways) Ukraine – Kiev (Ernest) Germany – Frankfurt (Lufthansa) / Koln (Eurowings & Ryanair) / Munich (Air Dolomiti) / Dusseldorf (Eurowings) / Berlin Schonefeld (Ryanair) / Stuttgart United Arab Emirates – Dubai (Emirates) (Lauda Motion) Greece – Athens (Ryanair & Aegean Airlines) / Thessaloniki (Ryanair) Rimini airport Holland - Amsterdam (Klm) / Eindhoven (Ryanair & Transavia) Albania – Tirana (Albawings) Hungary – Budapest (Wizz Air) Austria – Wien (Lauda Motion) Ireland – Dublin (Ryanair) Belgium – Charleroi (Ryanair) Israel – Tel Aviv (Ryanair) Croatia – Zagreb (Croatia Arlines) Jordan – Amman (Ryanair) Czech Republic – Brno (Smartwings) Lithuania – Kaunas (Ryanair) England – London Stansted (Ryanair) Moldova – Chisinau (Air Moldova & Wizz Air) Germany – Munich (Lufthansa) Montenegro – Podgorica (Ryanair) Hungary – Budapest (Ryanair) Morocco – Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc & Air Arabia) / Marrakech