Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF) is the world’s leading event about the children's publishing industry. Sounds boring? It's not at all.

What is Bologna Children's Book FairBCBF is a yearly event about children’s stories, illustrations, and animation that takes place at BolognaFiere (Bologna's trading center).Publishers, illustrators, graphic designers, literary agents, authors, translators and more meet in Bologna to show their works and find business opportunities across six halls.

In Modena there's a secret recipe of a chocolate cake inspired by an architect and with a long story to tell. Ever heard about Torta Barozzi?

The origins of Torta BarozziEugenio Gollini was a talented pastry chef of a small town near Modena called Vignola. Jacopo Barozzi was one of the most important architects of the 500s. He built Palazzo de Banchi and worked inside San Petronio Basilica in Bologna. He replaced Michelangelo after his death as the major architect of San Pietro Basilica in Rome, where he rests in the Pantheon.What these

Antica Corte Pallavicina is an ancient oasis in a desert of fog.Reach this silent land to open the door of a 700 years old cellar.And get inside the forest of culatello guarded by Massimo Spigaroli.

The rise and fall of the ancient courtAntica Corte Pallavicina was a court of Marquesses Pallavicino, one of the most popular Italian noble families. The castle was built in 1320, then became a farm in the 700s. Its cellar was used to season culatello, cured meat and cheese, to refine wines and to store the products of the countryside.From the end of the 18th century, the court began a slow declin

Are you coming to Bologna by car?Greta won't love you, but if you park in the right place without wandering around and getting a ticket, we can make her happier.​Here are my suggestions to park in Bologna and avoid tickets in the relentless ZTL (traffic limited zone). The Traffic Limited Zone (Ztl): if you know it, you avoid it There's an area in Bologna that you mustn't cross: it's the ZTL.

Maybe I was born old, but I've always been attracted by flea markets.At first it was Kinder surprises, then stamps, later vinyl and furniture.Here’s my pick of the best flea markets and second-hand fairs in Bologna.And since walking, browsing and digging are calories consuming activities, I suggest you what and where to eat near the markets. Mercato antiquario, Piazza Santo Stefano, Bologna