Spellati statues and dissection table, Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio

Bas-relief sculpture of scholars – home to the oldest university in the world founded in 1088, Civic Museum of the Middle Ages

Bologna’s historic centre contains 38km of porticoes

La grassa (the fat one), Bologna is renowned for its culinary tradition and of course ragù alla bolognese

Left: Asinelli Tower was built in the 11th century, has 498 steps and is 97 metres high   Right: Piazza Maggiore

Street views of Bologna

Bicycle against a yellow wall, Ferrara

The Duomo, Florence

Left: The façade of the cathedral and Campanile, Florence   Right: The Battistero di San Giovanni, Florence

Cyclist passing Duomo di Modena, Modena