The city of Faenza is very famous for one of the most ancient and sublime arts in the world: the art of ceramics, and, above all, for the special and enameled art called “Majolica”. At each corner of the old town there are artisans' shops, with a lot of special crafts' laboratories on the back. The ceramics of Faenza have always been one of the great traditions of Italian creativity, together with the famous white ceramics. The ceramics of Faenza had a period of decline in 1908 but, thanks to an expert, the most important one in 1900, the ceramics came back to its splendor. The International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza was also created.
Emilia Romagna lies between the River Po to its north and the Apennine Mountains (to its south). It is one of the most fertile and productive regions of Italy, thanks to the mitigating effect that the
A city of fascinating Byzantine suggestions, starting point for an itinerary along the Adriatic coast through sand dunes and thick pine-wood. Located in Emilia Romagna, the province of Ravenna extends from the hinterland up to the Adriatic coast. It is a variegated land from the inland ...