Bologna
Bologna is one of the main gastromonic cities of Italy famous for bolognese, tortellini and bagliatelle. It’s a wealthy and cosy place, startlingly medieval in style, and where there is always something happening, be it theatre, music, the city’s strong summer festival, or just the café and restaurant scene brimming with life.
Bologna grew up at the junction of the Via Aemila and the main road over the Apennines from Florence. Modern Bologna has a splendid medieval heritage, with its collection of charming porticoed streets, palaces clustered around the two central squares, the famous Torri degli Asinelli e Garisenda, the leaning towers mentioned in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Last but not least a culinary Mecca.
Bologna holiday highlights
- Visit the churches of San Petronio and San Domenico jealously guarding the frescoes of Lorenzo Costa, the abbazia di Santo Stefano and its curious collection of four medieval churches, the Pinacoteca Nazionale featuring il Perugino’s and Raphael’s famous paintings.
- The famous Neptune Fountain located on the elegant Via Dell’Indipendenza.
- Just outside, visit the City of Maranello to see the glamourous Ferrari factory and its Galleria.
