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Via Massimo d'Azeglio 64, Bologna, 40124, Italy
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Hello fellow VTers.
We are flying in to Bologna this summer and will stay for one evening. We are looking for a nice hotel downtown 150-200 Euros 3 or 4 stars. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Roily
Several years ago, we stayed at the Hotel Jolly Gare - http://www.jollyhotels.it/eng/ALBERGHI_scheda_master.asp?Obj=500 - and it was fine. Is it three or four stars? Hmmmn, I have no idea, but it is a business class hotel and not someplace for backpackers.
The hotel is a block or so away from Bologna's train station, in case that is your next destination. The hotel is on the northern edge of the city center, so the dead center of town is a little walk away, but the walk is nice and much of it is under those arcades that Bologna is famous for. We are in our 50s and were with my mother-in-law who was in her 70s, and we had no problem walking around town.
The airport is also north of town, so it's not hard to get there from here. Note that on the website, the hotel advertises a shuttle to the airport, and as I recall, there is bus service from the airport to the train station nearby. Of course, if you can afford to stay in the Jolly, you can also afford the taxi to the hotel, if the hotel shuttle is not convenient ;-)
Bill
Hi Bill,
Thanks so much for your input.
I know you are a dependent VTer when it comes to Italy.
Le ringrazio.
Roily
We've stayed at the San Donato - it's now run by Best Western (as are so many small hotels in Europe) but it is nice and extremely central.
http://www.hotelsandonato.it/
You're just a stone's throw from all the main sights in Bologna.
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Rainy season: There is no special rainy season
Avg. Temp. in Spring: max.: 15 – 26°C ( 59 - 79°F ); min: 6 - 13°C ( 43 - 55°F )
Avg. Temp. in Summer: max.: 28 – 30°C ( 82 - 86°F ); min: 16 - 18°C ( 60 - 64°F )
Avg. Temp. in Autumn: max.: 11 – 26°C ( 51 - 79°F); min: 5 - 15°C ( 41 – 59°F )
Avg. Temp. in Winter: max.: 6 – 9°C ( 43 - 49°F); min: 0 - 1°C ( 32 - 34°F )
I never travel by public transportation, instead I am traveling by car.
To get to Bologna there are tree possible road directions:
- A4 plus A13 from direction of Trieste
- A1 from direction of Milano
- A22 from direction of Brennero.
As in most of Italian cities, parking in the central part of the town is a huge problem. There are too many cars inside the city because great majority of Italian use it to move around. I suggest you to park your car in the garages, it will cost you a bit more but your car will be safe and, more important, you wont spend half of a day in searching parking fo free.
Besides, city center is limited traffic area and you risk fine.
Nice and elegant place, old tavern style. Very good choice of wines and affettati (salami & hams), originating from Marche, a region of central Italy quite renown for good food. A friendly waiter suggests you the best plates of the day. Try the hand made tortelloni filled with goat cheese and radicchio. It?s better to reserve in the evening as the place is not very big. You can eat with more or less 30?, wines excluded. Tortelloni with goat cheese and radicchio
Roasted pork
There's a huge panel covered with photographs of Italian partisans killed during the WWII outside the palazzo. It's interesting!
Palazzo Comunale is Bologna's Town Hall. You can find an extensive collection of medieval and Renaissance paintings, sculpture and furniture inside the palazzo.
In the center of Piazza della Septembre is a city gate. The gate was built in 1661 on the remains of its 12th century predecessor. It was designed in a typical Baroque style by Bartolomeo Provaglia. In the garden opposite there is a statue of Ugo Bassi which was cast by Carlo Parmaggiani in 1888.
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