Bologna Travel Guide

 
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Pro

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 Transport is cheap - everything is close by - great historical buildings 


Con

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 too many cars, few bike lanes, few parks and gardens 


In a nutshell

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 Old and young are next to each other in Bologna. 

 

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Things to Do  

Piazza Maggiore

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna

 40 Reviews  At the top of the main portal of the Palazzo Comunale is placed magnificent Pope Gregory XIII bronze statue, carved by Alessandro Sermenghi. Pope Gregory XIII (1502-1585) born Ugo Boncompagni, was Pope from 1572 to 1585. He is best known for commisioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian... 

Towers - Torri

Towers - Torri, Bologna

 66 Reviews  The two towers, both of them leaning, are the symbol and the emblems of Bologna and they have a names of course. The taller one is called Torre Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called Torre Garisenda. The names derive from the noble families which are traditionally credited for... 

Museums

Museums, Bologna

 38 Reviews  The imposing building of Museo di Mineralogia L,Bombicci concludes the sequence of the buildings on the right side of via Zamboni. Actually, it is located on the square opposite to Porta San Donato. The museum was founded in 1860 by young professor Luigi Bombicci. The collection holds over 50.000... 

Basilica di San Petronio

Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna

 29 Reviews  The huge Basilica was built to honour Petronius, bishop of Bologna in the fifth century. it is reckoned to be one of the greatest Catholic churches throughout Italy and features a length of 132 metres, a width of 60 metres, a facade of 51 metres and finally a central vault of 41 metres. Basilica is... 

University

University, Bologna

 17 Reviews  The Alma Mater Studiorum (University of Bologna) is the oldest continually operating university in the world, it is believed by most accounts it started at 1088. Its motto, "alma mater studiorum" in Latin is for nourishing mother of studies. The university is historically notable for its teaching of... 

Basilica di Santo Stefano

Basilica di Santo Stefano, Bologna

 21 Reviews  San Petronio's tomb (431-450) is preserved in the church of San Sepolcro which was built during the 5th century and later resored in the 12th century. Petronio was a bishop of the town and is patron saint of Bologna. The courtyrd adjacent to the church is called "Cortile di Pilato" and has lovely... 

Historical Buildings

Historical Buildings, Bologna

 37 Reviews  Bologna is city of culture, arts and music and has alot of theatres all over the city area. There had been even more theatres and opera-houses in the city, since early 17th century, but some of them fallen into disuse or burnt down. For instance, Teatro Malvezzi, built in 1651 and burned down in... 

Piazza Nettuno

Piazza Nettuno, Bologna

 31 Reviews  Sala Borsa is the city multimedia and general information library which every day provides users of all ages with books, newspapers, magazines, videos, CD's along with cabled and wi-fi internet connections. Access to the library is free . It is place to go and find a history of Bologna, from its... 

Basilica di San Luca

Basilica di San Luca, Bologna

 6 Reviews  Basilica di San Luca is a great Bologna landmark. Wherever you are in town or in the villages around you can always see it and it help you navigate the area. The church story start around the XII century when it is said a icon representing The Virgin and attributed to San Luca, the apostle, was... 

Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio

Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna

 8 Reviews  I really enjoyed the visit to this palace. There are always exhibit going on, mostly free and it is an amazing building full of history and art. It is also impressive to think it is used as the municipal public library so all the citizens walk in there to get their books. It is also possible to... 

Portici

Portici, Bologna

 16 Reviews  Along the via Saragossa the portici di San Luca begin just outside Porta Saragossa. These porticoes that lead to the Sanctuary of the Madonna of St. Luke are numbered, and at Archway #170 a Madonna con bambino by Andrea Ferreri (1673-1744) sits. The image is nicknamed Madonna Grassa or the Fat... 

Hotels  

Grand Hotel Baglioni

 2 Reviews and 138 Opinions  Quite expensive but situated right in the centre of the city , very nice hotel ,rooms and bar , and... 

Savhotel

 2 Reviews and 234 Opinions  Modern 4**** Hotel in Bologna. Plus: - value (esp. weekend rate) - cleanliness - comfortable rooms... 

Restaurants  

La Felina

La Felina, Bologna

 4 Reviews   The restaurant is located on the hills of Bologna, quite big and with a variety of tipical disches from the menu. It's a good choise for who wants to organize a great meeting! The design and the decorations of this restaurant are warm and confortable. I ate "tigelle" ! They are like little flatted... 

Nightlife  

Bars/pubs

Bars/pubs, Bologna

 23 Reviews  It was late afternoon of one hot summer day and I needed a break after long strollings around. To be honest, I prefer Italian cafe-bars but not one of them around had a terrace and besides, this pub was very close to the garage where I left my car. At first I even didn't noticed it was an Irish... 

Discos

Discos, Bologna

 8 Reviews  Salsa is one of my passions, so while I was studying in Bologna I went to all the different salsa clubs in and around the city. Of all the clubs I went to, the best one by far was Sala Paradiso. It's packed every Friday (and only Friday) with intense Cuban salsa dancers. The majority of the dancers... 

Transportation  

Train

Train, Bologna

 24 Reviews  Thanks to all.. Just back home from Bologna. Bologna to Florence with high speed train because we had no enough time to visit because of our flight was late for bologna and we bought our tickets at a rate of 98€ for 2 persons by automatic machines(so easy to use) and we have reserved seat and it... 

The car

The car, Bologna

 6 Reviews  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... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Excursions

Excursions, Bologna

 4 Reviews  perfect for a day trip from Bologna, only 40/60 min by train and you arrive in the town center...or half an hour by car...the best way to visit Ferrara is by bike inthis website you can find address where you can rent a bike %L[http://www.ferrarainbici.it/index.phtml?id=25 ]Ferrara in bici ...have a... 

San Luca church

San Luca church, Bologna

 3 Reviews  Leave the city behind by following the longest uninterrupted arcade in the world up into the hills to the San Luca Monastery. The arcade starts at Porta Saragozza and winds its way across roads and up to reach the monastery which looks over Bologna. Its a pleasant walk, not too strenuous and the... 

Favorites  

Churches and Squares

Churches and Squares, Bologna

 8 Reviews  The 15th century church of Madonna di Galliera is located in Via Manzoni, very close to Via dell'Indipendenza. This old and beautiful church, which is almost hidden between the medieval houses, is worth of seeing. The church feature a great facade but its beauty is almost invisible because it is... 

Food and shopping

Food and shopping, Bologna

 4 Reviews  Bolognese's cuisine is famous within Italians.. I love the food I have tried.. or have seen.. :) Eataly, alti cibi.. (alti cibi means good food) Eataly is a slow-food concept mall.. my first try was their branch in Torino.. It was a huge joint with food market, supermarket with products all... 

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