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POST-CONFERENCE TOURS IN EMILIA ROMAGNA:
> The Festival Cities: PARMA and RAVENNA
> Food & Wine Routes: PIACENZA, PARMA and MODENA
> Golf, Cars and Motorcycles: BOLOGNA and MODENA
> The Music Cities: BOLOGNA and FERRARA
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The Festival Cities: PARMA and RAVENNA:
Sunday April 20th
- Transfer from Villa Serbelloni to Parma
- Hotel check-in, town centre
- Dinner in town
- Overnight in Parma
- To be confirmed: "La Boheme" at the Teatro Regio, or
"Opera Concert" at the "Circolo Corale Verdi" or the "Conservatorio"
 Monday April 21st
- Meeting with the city guide; guided tour of the old town centre focused on Maestro Verdi,
presentation of Verdi Festival 2008 programme
- Lunch break in Parma
- Transfer to Verdi's Land: Roncole, Busseto, Villa Verdi,
places where Maestro Verdi was born lived
- Dinner in the area
- Return, overnight in Parma
Tuesday April 22nd
- Transfer to Ravenna
- Hotel check-in
- Meeting with city guide
- Lunch break in the town centre
- Guided tour to the old town centre to see Byzantine mosaics (UNESCO Heritage site)
and presentation of Ravenna Festival 2008 programme
- Dinner in the old town centre
- Overnight in Ravenna
Wednesday April 23rd
- Transfer to Rome, Leonardo da Vinci Airport
Food & Wine Routes: PIACENZA, PARMA and MODENA:
Sunday April 20th
 - Transfer from Villa Serbelloni to Piacenza
- Hotel check-in
- Dinner in the area
Monday April 21st
- Visit to a wine producer and tasting session
- Transfer to Langhirano; lunch break in town or surrounding area
- Visit to Prosciutto di Parma production plant and tasting
- Transfer to Parma; hotel check-in
- Dinner in the town centre
- Overnight in Parma
Tuesday April 22nd
- Visit to a Parmigiano Reggiano plant
- Transfer to Modena
- Visit traditional balsamic vinegar production facility and tasting
- Lunch break
- Hotel check-in
- Cooking course with traditional balsamic vingar
- Dinner in the town centre
- Overnight in Modena
Wednesday April 23rd
- Transfer to Rome, Leonardo da Vinci Airport
Golf, Cars and Motorcycles: BOLOGNA and MODENA:
 Sunday April 20th
- Transfer from Villa Serbelloni to Modena
- Hotel check-in
- Dinner in town
- Overnight in Modena
Monday April 21st
- Visit to Modena Golf & Country Club, golf session
- Lunch break at club house
- Visit to Motorvalley sites: Galleria Ferrari, Lamborghini Museum and private car collections
- Dinner in a local Modena-area restaurant
- Overnight in Modena
Tuesday April 22nd
- Transfer to Golf Club Bologna, golf session
- Lunch break at club house
- Transfer to Bologna; stop en route at the Ducati Museum and factory
- Hotel check-in (old town centre)
- Dinner, overnight in Bologna
Wednesday April 23rd
- Transfer to Rome, Leonardo da Vinci Airport
The Music Cities: BOLOGNA and FERRARA:
Sunday April 20th
- Transfer from Villa Serbelloni to Bologna
- Hotel check-in
- Dinner in town
- Overnight in Bologna
 Monday April 21st
- Guided tour of Bologna old town centre, focused on Music and Musicians, and presentation of the Emilia Romagna Opera project
- Lunch break in town
- Afternoon free, or escorted walking tour "Discover the waterways of Bologna"
- Dinner, overnight in Bologna
Tuesday April 22nd
- Transfer to Ferrara
- Hotel check-in (old town centre)
- Guided tour of Ferrara old town centre, including the Town Theatre
- Lunch break in town
- Afternoon free, or escorted bike tour along the city walls to Palazzo Schifanoia
- Dinner, overnight in Ferrara
- To be confirmed:
Concert from Ferrara Musica Programme at Teatro Comunale: György Kurtág Kafka-Fragmente - ULIANE BANSE (soprano) and ANDRÁS KELLER (violin)
Wednesday April 23rd
- Transfer to Rome, Leonardo da Vinci Airport
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