7 dreamy destinations to visit this year

“Take everything you love about Italian food, multiply it by a thousand and you have Bologna – capital of Italy’s northern Emilia Romagna region, and the place to be if you want a slice of the sweet life. This glorious city is synonymous in my mind with mountains of parmesan cheese and golden tortellini; it even has its own sfogline (pasta ladies) who demonstrate the magic in action.

Next year, I can’t wait to amble through the miles of rust-red porticoes in this fun, student-filled city, finding family-run trattorias and eating my body weight in gelato before stopping for an aperitivo in the afternoon sunshine of some medieval square.”

Anna Brech, Freelance Editor