Between the Apennines and the Po River lies Bologna, capital of the Emilia-Romagna and the seventh largest city in Italy. It is located at a crossroads: between la via Emilia, the principle axis of the region, and the road that goes from Vèneto to Florence and Rome. At the heart of a rich agricultural region, the land of Ducati, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Alfieri Maserati developed on the right bank of the Reno River. Among Italy’s big cities, Bologna is the one that has stayed the closest to the traditional model. Its centre has been preserved and renovated, and is full of magnificent monuments and streets with archways that are home to an abounding cultural and student life. First class amenities, a quality media industry, numerous banks and a renowned university all contribute towards making this beautiful medieval town one of the great cities of modern Europe. And a lovely place to live too, if we are to believe the Italians who chose Bologna as the place where they would most like to live, according to a recent survey.