Quality of life

Modern infrastructures, businesses open to competition and foreign markets, productive and professional specialisation, optimal service efficiency. All good reasons to invest in Emilia-Romagna, in addition to a fundamental factor for positive relations between businesses and the territory: quality of lifestyle.

In fact, for some years now Emilia-Romagna has been one of the top regions in the nation for standards of living, thanks also to the strong system of relations and close integration between economic development and the services network. Not only health, environmental quality, social services are priority elements in the social and economic planning agendas of local administrations, but the thriving supply of culture, active city life, and numerous festivals that brighten the days make life in this region even more attractive.

Tourism in Emilia-Romagna contributes to encouraging international interchange, with a comprehensive supply aimed every year at millions of visitors, and a competitive system of opportunities of Italian and foreign tourists

The environmental heritage  too is rich, featuring the coexistence of three large geographic systems, the Adriatic coast, the Po Valley and the Apennines, with alternating environments that generate significant ecological variety: the region boasts 14 regional parks, 12 natural reserves and two national parks.

Tourism: nature, art and the Riviera

Tourism in Emilia-Romagna also contributes to encouraging international interchange, with a comprehensive supply aimed every year at millions of visitors, and a competitive system of opportunities of Italian and foreign tourists.

The city of Ravenna, with its eight monuments (Basilica di San Vitale, Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Mausoleo di Teodorico, Basilica di Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, Basilica di Sant’Apollinare in Classe, Battistero degli Ariani, Battistero Neoniano, Cappella di Sant’Andrea) and Ferrara “City of Renaissance” with the delta of the Po are recognised by Unesco as a heritage of humanity.

But the vocation for tourism in Emilia-Romagna is best expressed on the Romagna Riviera, traditional resort of holiday-makers from the whole of Europe. The beaches, night spots, and above all hotel accommodation make the Adriatic coast one of the most popular in Italy. Alongside the success of the seaside resorts, the region can boast an Apennine range gaining increasing attraction with visitors, also thanks to the well organised system of regional parks.