Getting Ready for our Adventure in Italy

 Hi Everyone,

Allan (Alonso in Italy) and I are getting ready for our fall adventure in Italy.

We will be staying in Venice, Verona, Bologna, Perugia and Florence. 

We head to Venice on Thursday October 1, arriving on Friday October 2 (we switch planes in Paris). We were last in Venice in 2012 and will be spending four nights there.  The municipality of Venice has a population of 249,000 but only about 50,000 live in the historic island city.  We are looking forward to attending the Venice Biennale for the first time.  The theme of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia is In Minor Keys.  

Venice

Poster for the Biennale

We then head by train to Verona on October 6.  The City of Verona has a population of 255,139 and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its beautifully preserved Roman architecture.  Shakespeare set three of his plays in Verona: Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew and The Two Gentlemen of Verona.  This will be our first time in Verona.

Verona

On October 11, we will take the train to Bologna, one of our favourite Italian cities which we visited in 2022.  It is our intention to take day trips to Parma, Ravenna and Modena, which we have not visited before.

The beautiful porticoes of Bologna which are now a UNESCO Heritage Site (2021)

Modena--population of 184,361- Known for balsamic vinegar

Parma- population of 199,450- a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy
known for Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma


Ravenna- population of 156,425 known for its 5-6th century mosaics.

We will take a train to Perugia on October 18.  Perugia has a population of 162,384 and is a historic hilltop city and capital of Umbria region. This will be our first visit to Perugia and Umbria region.

Perugia

We are also planning a number of day trips from Perugia including Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis and a UNESCO World Heritage hilltop town.

Assisi

Our final stop in Florence (city population of 362,000).  We arrive by train on October 26. We have not been to Florence since 2012.

Florence

We return to Toronto (via Amsterdam) on October 30.  

Please check our blog from time to time to follow our adventure.  I'll most likely do the first post from Venice on Saturday October 3 or Sunday October 4 as we don't get into town until early evening on October 2.


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  1. Ceta RamkhalawansinghOctober 1, 2026 at 9:21 AM

    I look forward to hearing about your adventure. Enjoy, enjoy as you head into your 75th birthday year. Cheers. Ceta

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