Location: Bologna
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Top 10 Historic Walking Areas in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
While crowds of tourists fill Venice, Florence and Rome, Bologna remains relatively quiet in comparison. This medieval university town is charming, historic and fun to explore… and you'll find Bologna's local cuisine is light-years away from the American deli meat bearing the city's name.
Restaurants in Bologna
1. Complesso Monumentale San Michele In Bosco
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 192 reviews
Reviewed By Jackiepcs - Portsmouth, United Kingdom
We took the bus 30 from Ugo Bassi up to San Michele in Bosca for €1 50 and as well as an enjoyable journey throught the city of Bologna the view from the church is truly amazing. You can see over the whole beautiful city - the best value in Bologna! We could not get inside but contented ourselves with the breath taking view and then hopped on the bus back, this time to the central railway station - same bus. A not to be missed expedition and very cheap.
2. Genus Bononiae, percorso culturale
3. Portico di San Luca
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 432 reviews
Reviewed By Nslater1 - Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
An absolute MUST when visiting Bologna. Wear good shoes, take plenty of water, and stop frequently. Its a good few kilometre's but worth it when you reach the top, with a beautiful vista of Bologna.
4. Piazza Liber Paradisus
5. Via dell'Indipendenza
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4.0 based on 939 reviews
Reviewed By asiyahnoemik - Pula, Croatia
For us, this street is beautiful, with beautiful palaces, churches, cafes, restaurants, shops and above all its porticoes, protecting pedestrians on both sides of the street. This street has its unspeakable charm. Via dell Indipendenza is always very popular among Bologna people of all ages. Its history is very interesting. Since the mid-nineteenth century, several proposals had been made to create an artery linking the city center with the northern area, also in preparation for the construction of the railway station. Only after the unification of Italy did they materialize starting from the enlargement of Canton de 'Fiori, which took the name of via dell'Indipendenza in 1874, pending the extension of the new name to Malcontenti and Maddalena streets and to complete the artery. which would have led to the railway station passing through the ancient Piazza d'Armi (later Piazza Otto Agosto). The need to open a "via massima" in the heart of the city was spoken of in 1858, when the papal administration decided to place the station on the route considered the main one of the Via Emilia, close to the external part of the northern walls. The project for the new road to the station was presented to the municipal council by Coriolano Monti, in collaboration with Antonio Zannoni, at the end of 1861 and approved in 1862. But only in 1865 was the royal decree issued for the declaration of public utility. The package included the rearrangement of the entire area, called Orti Garagnani - between via del Porto and the Lame and Galliera gates. In 1884 the road was inaugurated, although not completely finished. The completed section involved the rectification of important buildings and the demolition of Palazzo Bonora. The demolition of the Hospice of San Giuseppe, known as the Casa dei Vecchi, will follow shortly. Furthermore, in 1886 a new facade with portico for the church of San Benedetto will be created, from which the apse and the bell tower will be demolished. The definitive completion of via Indipendenza will arrive only in 1888. Today is via dell Indipendenza is so beautiful.
6. Via Massimo d'Azeglio
7. Strada Maggiore
8. Centro storico di Castel Guelfo di Bologna
9. Piazzetta Prendiparte
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
10. Canton de' Fiori
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
