I love visiting Bologna, an Italian city near Florence. It's less crowded than popular destinations like Rome, and there's so much to do here.

In the heart of Italy’s Food Valley in Emilia-Romagna ... (a civic building with a quiet courtyard), and the famous Neptune’s ...

Then, stop by and marvel at the Neptune Fountain in Piazza del Nettuno ... fact that it is one of the main railway hubs in Italy. By train, Bologna is less than an hour from Florence, about ...