Bologna with Modena and Parma outings
Keep the same Bologna room for Modena or Parma outings. Producer visits need an appointment and travel to the actual address, which may be outside town. Asinelli Tower is closed. Choose a museum, university walk or booked pasta class instead.
Italy · Published planning example
- Duration
- 4 days
- Travel style
- Mid Range
Day-by-day itinerary
Open a day to read the plan and its spending notes.
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Day 1Bologna Quadrilatero Food Market
BolognaBegin around Piazza Maggiore and the Quadrilatero after check-in. Choose a pasta dish and the courses you want from the menu. Leave shopping until you know what you can carry and keep the first evening near your room.
€120.00 for one whole private room, €42.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €178.00
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Day 2Asinelli Tower and Porticoes
BolognaVisit the university area or a museum, with time for a booked pasta class if wanted. The Asinelli Tower is closed. Compare class duration and what you actually make before booking it as the main activity.
€120.00 for one whole private room, €42.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €178.00
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Day 3Modena Balsamic Vinegar and Ferrari
BolognaTake a regional train to Modena and give the centre some time. A balsamic producer visit needs a confirmed booking and transport to its actual address. It is not automatically a walk from the station. Return to Bologna tonight.
€120.00 for one whole private room, €42.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €178.00
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Day 4Parma Ham and Parmigiano Reggiano
BolognaChoose Parma only if your departure allows it. A cheese dairy is a working site that needs a booked visit and often transport beyond the centre. A shorter Bologna morning may fit better than returning from Parma to collect bags.
No overnight stay; €42.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €58.00
Put the nights in the right places
Keep the same Bologna room for Modena or Parma outings. Producer visits need an appointment and travel to the actual address, which may be outside town. Asinelli Tower is closed. Choose a museum, university walk or booked pasta class instead.
Plan the visits
Bologna. These guides explain the current ticket choices, arrival points and useful areas for a room. Reserve the visits that matter after checking travel days, with arrival afternoons left flexible.
Shorten the trip
Choose either Modena or Parma and leave an extra Bologna day.
Build the budget from nights and days
The day figures add up to €592.00 for one traveller before the extra costs below. Day notes show accommodation, meals, local travel and small extras. The private-room line buys the whole room; divide only that part when sharing. These are chosen allowances, not measured averages or available room offers. The final day has no extra overnight allowance in the Italian section.
Add paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport travel. Replace the stay amount with the full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning. The city budget cards are an alternative way to plan the same days, so do not add them on top of this subtotal.
Journeys between stops
How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Stay in the same city and use the day-by-day plan below for local outings.
If you have fewer days
Choose either Modena or Parma and leave an extra Bologna day.
Make this trip cheaper
Compare your room and daily spending choices in the cost calculator. Check each journey fare, including local transfers, and count tickets covered by a pass only once.
Make the itinerary fit your trip
Change the days in each city, leave out stops, and update the estimate without changing the published itinerary.