Big cities are not ideal destinations to visit in a camper van. The parking areas are usually expensive or inconvenient to get downtown, park for free may not be very safe, especially not knowing the neighborhood of the city’s. But with a little luck and the right directions you can do. We stopped in Milan for almost a week, for free and without any problems …
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Forlì, the ‘elegance’ of rationalism
We came in Forli by pure chance just because we wanted to visit a photo exhibition by Steve McCurry. We already knew that the town cannot be considered a tourist destination so we didn’t have great expectation. To tell the truth we didn’t have no idea what surprise was waiting for us. The dominant construction style is that of rationalism known as fascist architecture! Quite charming in its way…
Reggio nell’Emilia, street markets and Calatrava
We stopped in Reggio Emilia intending mainly to take advantage of the camper facilities, free of charge and conveniently located next to the main provincial road, the via Emilia. We found that other than being a very hospitable to motorhomes city, it is a lovely place to spend a couple of days. In our case we stumbled across the ‘mercato’ day when the city center is transformed into a colorful sea of stalls.