Bologna
Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy.
Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy, with 391,473 inhabitants from 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan province is home to more than 1 million people as of 2026. Bologna is most famous for being the home to the oldest university in continuous operation, the University of Bologna, established in AD 1088.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The iconic leaning towers (Due Torri) provide a useful central landmark. They are marked in the centre of the free map available from the Tourist Information Centre in the main square, Piazza Maggiore.
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Things to do
Bologna Fiere, Via della Fiera, 20, segreteria.generale@bolognafiere.it. An Exhibition Centre near Bologna, that among other things has an International Automobile Exhibition every year. There are many exciting events that are worth taking part of during your stay in lively Bologna.
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Where to eat
There are many choices for where to eat, as Bologna is generally considered to be the gastronomic centre of Italy. For local dishes, try: Da Gianni in Via Clavature, Mariposa in Via Bertiera or Meloncello in Via Sargozza. For good service, good wine list and fine food at a price try Camminetto D'Oro in Via de Falegnami or Cesarina in Piazza Santo Stefano.
- 01Osteria del Sole
- 02Tigellino
Characteristic, all kinds of menus including vegetarian.
- 03Nectare
A small vegetarian restaurant, choose between prepared dishes.
- 04Centro Natura
Excellent lunches with the self-service mode, fast and practical, but also beautiful dinners on Friday and Saturday with table service.
- 05Pizzeria Altero - via Caprarie
Historic recipe, for over 40 years the same unmistakable flavor.
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Getting to Bologna
- Airports
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ), 6 km · Florence, Peretola (FLR), 77 km · Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo (VRN), 106 km
- Firenze (FI) → Bologna81 km · quickest by road, 2h 1m · €10–14
- Caselle (VR) → Bologna108 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · €14–20
- Rimini (RN) → Bologna109 km · quickest by road, 2h 8m · €12–17
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bologna
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bologna. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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