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Bologna City Guide
With its medieval city walls and tiled roofs that make the city look like a giant, beautiful red mosaic, it’s not for nothing that Bologna is known as one of the most photogenic cities in northern Italy. While Florence, Milan and Venice are awash with tourists, Bologna is pleasingly quiet with a close knit community, giving the city an intimate character.
Bologna has the oldest university in Europe, and the large number of students gives the city a great, lively nightlife with plenty of affordable bars and venues. While the history of Bologna is long and fascinating, its modern culture is in full bloom, with some of the best restaurants, galleries and festivals in all of Italy.
Everyone knows Italy’s reputation as a gastronomic giant. Now take into account that Bologna is considered the culinary capital of Italy and surely the mouth will start to salivate just at the thought of visiting. Here the ingredients are top quality and a real care is taken in cooking, so it's almost impossible to find a bad meal. One of the regional specialities is a dish that you undoubtedly know; pasta with a tasty meat sauce, also known as spaghetti Bolognese.
Bologna is connected to all major Italian cities by high-speed rail and also has its own international airport, making it easy to reach no matter where you’re from. Once in the city, you can take a bus or taxi or walk, but you can also do what the locals do, rent a bicycle and explore the city with the wind in your hair.
Guide to Exploring Bologna
Top Hotel Deals
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22 Mar-23 Mar
Starhotels Excelsior
Viale Pietro Pietramellara 51, Bologna, BOHospitality was perfect. Front desk made us feel very welcome.
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1 Mar-2 Mar
I Portici Hotel
Via Indipendenza, 69, Bologna, BOWell located, great restaurant, clean room, nice area
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1 Mar-2 Mar
Millennhotel
Via Boldrini 4, Bologna, BOGreat location and value for a shower, bed and breakfast.
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6 Mar-7 Mar
Hotel Metropolitan
Via dell'Orso 6, Bologna, BORoom very small and dated. But cosy. Bathroom up steps. Dangerous.
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8 Mar-9 Mar
Hotel Internazionale
Via Indipendenza 60, Bologna, BOExtraordinary location, close city center and to train station. Very good breakfast
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23 Feb-24 Feb
Grand Hotel Majestic già Baglioni
Via dell'Indipendenza, 8, Bologna, BOWe loved our stay here so much that we added on an extra night. The staff was very friendly and helpful, organizing a parmigiano and prosciutto tour, information on driving a Ferrari, dinner reservations onsite and offsite, etc. The cocktail bar and lounge was terrific. The room was lovely, comfortable ...
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1 Mar-2 Mar
Hotel Corona d 'Oro
Via Oberdan 12, Bologna, BOFabulous position in the centre of Bologna, and very welcoming staff.
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23 Feb-24 Feb
Savhotel
Staff was very nice. First time visitors and they were very helpful. Hotel is a bit far from the city center, had to catch a bus or walk daily to get to activities.
Top things to do in Bologna
#1Discover Ferrari & Pavarotti Land Tour
The Discover Ferrari & Pavarotti Land passport is a simple, yet fascinating system to discover theFerrari world, the Casa Museo L. Pavarotti, the town of...
#2Bologna: Traditional Home Cooking Class with Lunch or Dinner
Learn to cook like a Bolognese in a typical home in Bologna and get hands-on help preparing your own lunch or dinner from a friendly cook. Enter the home of ...
#3FICO Eataly World Tour
Start your journey from field to fork! Discover the real soul of FICO Eataly World on a journey through its fields, factories, restaurants and kiosks, market...
#4Private Round-Trip Transfer: Bologna to Rimini
Your private driver will pick you up from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, the Bologna Centrale railway station or your Bologna hotel and take you by luxur...
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