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Emilia: the Food Valley: 2-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 2-day version for May: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 2-day plan · 3-day plan · 4-day plan · best time to go.
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2
days
115 km
distance
2.4 h
driving
12
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~14.6 hours of daylight in May — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- Dairies and acetaie tour year-round, but spring and autumn let you climb Bologna's towers and walk the porticoes without the summer swelter.
Day 1 Bologna → Parma
- Transit
- 1h55
- Finish
- ~17:25
- Temperature
- 12.8°C–24.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~11
- Daylight
- 14.6h
09:00
11:05
13:10
14:00
Ristorante Al Pappagallo alpappagallo.it map ↗
Savour a mix of traditional Bolognese and nouvelle cuisine in an exclusive setting.
60 min · Bologna · €60-90 for first and second courses, or tasting menu (price listed 2019)
open: Su–Th 11:00–23:00, F Sa 11:00–02:00
16:35
Museo Glauco Lombardi museolombardi.it
Discover personal artifacts and stories of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma.
50 min · Parma · €5
open: Sep-Jun: Tu-Sa 09:30-16:00, Su 09:30-19:00; Jul-Aug: Tu-Sa 09:30-16:00, Su 09:30-14:00
Day 2 Around Parma
- Transit
- 0h30
- Finish
- ~15:50
- Temperature
- 12.8°C–24.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~11
- Daylight
- 14.6h
09:00
Wander through a grand Renaissance complex once home to the Farnese family.
50 min · Parma · Full price €18, 18 to 24 years €2, under 18 free, includes of the museums of the Pilotta Monumental Complex
open: Tuesday to Sunday 09:00-19:00 (last admission 18:00)
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14:00
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