Originally Posted by
JMN57
I'm sorry but I am really trying to get my head around the concept of "basing" oneself in Bologna for 5 days while doing day trips to Venice, Verona, Ferrara, Parma, Florence and (my personal favorite) etc.
I can't for the life of me recommend 5+ cities in 5 days in Italy but, hey, it's your life and your trip. If you do want to do the city/day type of trip, I'd recommend forgetting about the idea of "basing" oneself anywhere. Why not just wander from city to city and "base" yourself wherever your two feet happen to be?
I was just thinking of this way because then I don't have to lug bags around to every city I go to. Bologna is a rail hub so seems easy enough.