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Board your air-conditioned motorcoach and enjoy the sights and sounds during your scenic motorway drive from Ravenna to Bologna on this active full-day excursion. The beloved capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, Bologna is famous for more than its exquisite cuisine. It is also home to the oldest university in the Western world and eye-catching brick terracotta-roofed architecture and porticos.

You'll fall in love with its charm on a guided walking tour after disembarking at the Piazza Malpighi. On your way to the Piazza Maggiore you'll gain insight from your experienced guide on the creation of the graceful arcades and over 33 miles of portico that line the old city.

Marvel at the Palazzo del Podestà, Palazzo Comunale, Piazza del Nettuno and Palazzo Re Enzo, marvelous works of stunning architecture you won't soon forget. These monuments all provide camera buffs with numerous photo opportunities. Like Neptune's Fountain which, completed in 1563, reveals the artistry of the sculptor, Giambologna. Stand in awe before the towering Poseidon with his trident in hand.

Arriving at the Basilica of San Petronio for a guided visit, you'll soak up the splendor of Italian-Gothic architecture. The 5th largest church in the world, San Petronio is over 400 feet long and boasts a portal adorned with reliefs of biblical scenes sculpted by Jacopo della Quercia.

Continuing along Via Archiginnasio, you will see the harmonious palace that once served as a university campus. Then, making your way to the splendid Basilica of Santo Stefano, you will discover a complex of buildings erected between the 11th and 13th centuries. From here you will proceed to one of the most typical features of Bologna, the Leaning Towers, which became to symbolize the city.

You'll enjoy some free time in the city to explore the colorful shops and then we'll continue our walk to a leading restaurant where the accomplished chef has created popular Bolognese favorites accompanied by wine or mineral water-buon appetito!

Re-join your motorcoach for the return to Ravenna where you'll explore this stunning city on foot. Experience the charm of the city center as you walk through a portion of the historic section city to Basilica di San Vitale and the Tomb of Galla Placidia. Completed in 547 A.D., the Basilica di San Vitale is an octagonal structure renowned for the fine Byzantine mosaics that decorate its choir and apse. The Tomb of Galla Placidia also boasts lavish mosaics that date back to antiquity and dazzle the eye to this very day.