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  Piacenza

  The City of Palaces

  Piacenza (Piasëinsa in the Piacentino dialect), capital city of the Province of the same name, arises on the right bank of the Po. In the 16th century certain Farnese dukes compelled the noble families to abandon their castles and transfer their residence to the city, thus transforming Piacenza into a "city of palaces".

  Often austere and private in the exteriors, they hide sumptuous courtyards and rich gardens within.
  
  

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  Parma

  The ancient capital of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza

  Parma (Pärma ['pɛrma]) in the Parmigiano dialect) capital city of the Province of Parma and seat of the University of that name. Ancient capital of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (1545 - 1859), since 2003 it has been the seat of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and since 1956 that of the Magistrato per il Po, now called the Inter-regional Agency for the River Po (AIPO).

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  Reggio Emilia

  The city of the Tricolore

  Reggio nell'Emilia (commonly known as Reggio Emilia; Rèz in the local dialect), was also called the "City of the Tricolore", since the Italian three-coloured national flag was adopted for the first time in this city on 7 January 1797.

  The old city centre has today the shape of an elongated hexagon, crossed by the Via Emilia, and has a 16th-18th century appearance.
  
  

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  Modena

  The rumble of motors

  Modena (Mòdna in the Modenese dialect, from the Etruscan Mutna, Mutina for the Romans)

  From 1598 it was for several centuries the capital of the Duchy of the Este (until annexation to the Kingdom of Italy in 1859) and is an ancient university seat and archbishopric. The Cathedral, la Ghirlandina and Piazza Grande have been declared Human Heritage sites by UNESCO.
  
  

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  Bologna

  Ancient university town and capital city of the Region of Emilia Romagna

  Bologna (IPA: [boˈloːɲːa]; Bulåggna [buˈlʌɲːa]] in the Bolognese dialect). The city, whose origins go back at least a millennium before Christ, has always been an important urban centre, first under the Etruscans (Velzna/Felsina) and the Celts (Bona), then under the Romans (Bononia) and again in Medieval times, as a free municipality (for a century it was the fifth European city by population).
  
  

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  Ferrara

  City between land and surprising waters

  Ferrara (Fràra in the Ferrarese dialect) is in the lower plain of Emilia and rises on the banks of the Po of Volano which marks the boundary between the ancient city to the south of the walls and the new settlements. It had its golden age under the government of the Este dynasty which transformed it into a significant European artistic centre, attracting such artists as Titian, Lord Byron, Ludovico Ariosto, Copernicus and Torquato Tasso.
  
  

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  Ravenna

  Capital of the mosaics

  Ravenna (Ravêna in the Romagnolo dialect) is the largest city of Romagna and historically the most important. It was capital three times: of the Western Roman Empire, of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths and of the Byzantine Hexarcate. The vestiges of this illuminated past makes Ravenna one of the few cities in the world that can boast no fewer than eight monument that have been declared Human Heritage sites by UNESCO
  
  

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  Faenza

  The city of ceramics

  Faenza (Faventia in Latin, Fênza in the Romagnolo dialect), of Roman origin, is a splendid city of art whose fame shone in the renaissance period for its production of ceramic items. Exquisitely made, they were exported to many European countries. Its name has become synonymous with ceramics (majolica) in many languages, including French (faïance) and English (faience).
  
  

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  Forlì-Cesena

  Sensations of Romagna

  Forlì (Furlè in the Forlivese dialect, Forum Livii in Latin) is also known by its nickname in dialect of "Zitadon", the "Big City". In historical times it was also known as Livia. It is in Romagna, of which it is, as Dante says in De Vulgari eloquentia, "meditullium", the central area. This primacy is also linguistic, in the sense that Forlivese is the typical Romagnolo dialect.

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  Rimini

  The goal of Italian seaside tourism and…

  Rimini (Rémin o Rémne in the Romagnolo dialect, Ariminum in Latin). In 268 B.C., at the estuary of the River Ariminus (today Marecchia), formerly inhabited by the Etruscans, Umbrians, Greeks, Samnites and Gauls, the Romans "founded” the colony of Ariminum and stationed a legion there. It was an important communications route, crossed by no fewer than three of the most important Roman roads: Via Flaminia, Via Emilia and Via Popilia-Annia.
  
  

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