Bologna, the regional capital, is located at 54 meters above sea level in the Apennine foothills. Ancient university town, home to many students that confer wealth and enliven its cultural and social life. Known for its towers and its long arcades, has a well preserved historic center, thanks to a careful restoration and conservation policy launched in the late sixties of the last century. Bologna is located in the Po Valley, near the Apennine hills, between the mouth of the Rhine Valley and the Savena. The municipal territory extends from the southern edge of the Po Valley to the first hills of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, ranging from 29 m a.s.l. in the center of the capital, to 54 fraction Corticella up to 300 m a.s.l. di Sabbiuno and del Colle della Guardia. It is 53 km from Ferrara, 63 km from Modena, 73 km from Forlì, 77 km from Ravenna, 79 km from Reggio Emilia, 88 km from Cesena, 104 km from Parma, 117 km from Rimini, 160 km from Piacenza.