The Mini Rough Guide to Bologna (Travel Guide eBook)

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Description

This pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do, what to see and how to get around Bologna. It covers top attractions like Santo Stefano, le Duo Torri and San Luca, to cultural gems, including the show-stopping Neptune's Fountain in the heart of the city, the Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio, a former university building with anatomical theatre where human corpses were dissected, and the monumental Basilica di San Petronio, one of Italy's most imposing Gothic churches. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating Bologna. This title has been fully updated post-COVID-19.

This Mini Rough Guide to Bologna covers: Piazza Maggiore and Around; East of Piazza Maggiore; The University Quarter; North and West of Centre; The Bologna Hills; Excursions from Bologna

In this travel guide you will find:

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER
Experiences selected for every kind of trip to Bologna, from cultural explorations in Medieval Museum or Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio to family activities in child-friendly places, like Museum of History at Palazzo Pepoli and Sala Borsa multimedia centre, or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas like Barrio del Carmen.

TOP TEN ATTRACTIONS
Covers the destination's top ten attractions not to miss, including Santo Stefano, le Due Torri, Mambo, San Luca, Basilica di San Petronio, Pinacoteca Nazionale and a Perfect Day itinerary suggestions.

COMPACT FORMAT
Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, with a sharp design and colour-coded sections, this is the perfect on-the-move companion when you're exploring Bologna.

HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS
Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture.

WHAT TO DO
Detailed description of entertainment, shopping, nightlife, festivals and events, and children's activities.

PRACTICAL MAPS
Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around.

PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION
Practical information on eating out, including a handy glossary and detailed restaurant listings, as well as a comprehensive A-Z of travel tips on everything from getting around to health and tourist information.

STRIKING PICTURES
Inspirational colour photography throughout.

Sujets

• Points of Interest
• Museums
• Point of interest
• Travel
• Museum
• Italy
• My Last Duchess
• Tours
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 décembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781839059018
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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HOW TO USE THIS E-BOOK

Getting Around this e-Book
This Rough Guide Mini e-book is designed to inspire you and help you plan for your visit to Bologna, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Highlights, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan an unforgettable trip. The Introduction and History and Culture chapters give the lowdown on Bologna, past and present, while the Out and About chapter is a comprehensive guide to all the best sights. You will find ideas for getting active in Things to Do, while the Food and Drink chapter introduces you to the local cuisine and gives listings of our favourite restaurants by area. Travel Essentials offers just that; practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, Where to Stay provides a special selection of hotels for every budget.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Bologna are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Bologna. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Rough Guides:
Published in 1982, the first Rough Guide – to Greece – was created by Mark Ellingham and a small group of friends who couldn’t find a guidebook to meet their needs. Combining a contemporary, journalistic style with a thoroughly practical approach to travellers’ needs, the immediate success of the book spawned a series that rapidly covered dozens of destinations. These days, Rough Guides include recommendations from budget to luxury and cover more than 120 destinations worldwide, all regularly updated by our team of ever curious, roaming writers. These Rough Guide Minis may be small, but they are packed with information and inspiration and offer amazing value for money.
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Table of Contents
10 Things Not To Miss
A Perfect Day In Bologna
Overview
Bologna La Grassa
Cultural Legacy
A Living City
History and Culture
Early Settlers
Huns, Goths and Lombards
Communes and Dynastic Powers
Centuries of Papal Domination
Foreign Intervention
World War II
Modern Bologna
Out and About
Piazza Maggiore and around
Piazza del Nettuno
Palazzo Re Enzo and Palazzo del Podestà
Palazzo d’Accursio
Salaborsa
Piazza Maggiore
Basilica di San Petronio
Museo Civico Archeologico
Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio
Quadrilatero
Santa Maria della Vita
East of Piazza Maggiore
Due Torri
Piazza della Mercanzia
Strada Maggiore
Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica
Museo Civico d’Arte Industriale e Galleria Davia Bargellini
Santa Maria dei Servi
Santo Stefano
The University Quarter
San Giacomo Maggiore
Oratorio di Santa Cecilia
Piazza Verdi and Teatro Comunale
Palazzo Poggi
Pinacoteca Nazionale
North and West of Centre
The Jewish Ghetto
Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro
Palazzo Fava
Museo Civico Medievale
San Colombano
MAMbo
San Francesco
South of the Centre
Basilica di San Domenico
Via d’Azeglio
The Bologna Hills
Excursions from Bologna
Parma
Modena
Ferrari Museums
Ferrara
Ravenna
Rimini
Things To Do
Entertainment
Classical Music, Opera and Theatre
Cinema
Nightlife
Shopping
Gastronomy
Markets
Sport
Motor Valley
Active Pursuits
Sports in Emilia Romagna
Children’s Bologna
Food and Drink
Where To Eat
Antipasti
Primo
Secondi
Dolci
Gelati
Wines
To Help You Order
Menu Reader
Where To Eat
Piazza Maggiore and around
East Of Piazza Maggiore
University Quarter
North and West of Piazza Maggiore
South of the Centre
Ferrara
Modena
Parma
Ravenna
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accessible travel
Accommodation
Airport
B
Bicycle Hire
Budgeting for your trip
C
Camping
Car hire
Climate
Clothing
Crime
D
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting to Bologna
Guides and tours
H
Health and Medical care
L
LGBTQ+ travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money matters
O
Opening times
P
Police
Post offices
Public holidays
T
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist Information
Transport
V
Visas and entry requirements
W
Websites and internet access
Y
Youth hostels
Where To Stay
Piazza Maggiore and around
North And West
South
10 THINGS NOT TO MISS

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1. Santo Stefano
Enchanting complex of medieval churches, cloisters and crypts. For more information, click here .

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2. Le Due Torri
The Two Towers are iconic symbols of the city. Climb to the top of tilting Torre degli Asinelli for splendid views of the city. For more information, click here .

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3. MAMbo
A sleek contemporary arts centre filled with experimental works. For more information, click here .

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4. The Portici
Bologna’s elegant porticoes span an incredible 38km (24 miles) through the city’s historic centre. For more information, click here .

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5. Gastronomy
Indulge in Bologna’s culinary delights and find out why they call the city ‘La Grassa’ (The fat). For more information, click here and click here .

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6. Neptune’s Fountain
Giambologna’s show-stopping bronze of Neptune is a favourite meeting place for the Bolognesi. For more information, click here .

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7. San Luca
Climb the world’s longest portico to the hilltop sanctuary church of San Luca. For more information, click here .

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8. Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio
Former seat of the city university, with a seventeenth-century anatomical theatre where human corpses were once dissected. For more information, click here .

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9. Basilica di San Petronio
The monumental basilica ranks among the most imposing of Italy’s Gothic churches. For more information, click here .

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10. Pinacoteca Nazionale
The city’s finest art collection featuring works by Bolognese and other Italian masters. For more information, click here .
A PERFECT DAY IN BOLOGNA
9am
Breakfast. Kick off the day with coffee and a brioche at Caffè Sette Chiese on Piazza Santo Stefano. Secure a seat beneath the stone arches of the portico for fine views of Santo Stefano. After breakfast, wander through the delightful jumble of medieval churches, cloisters and courtyards.
10am
Strada Maggiore. From Via Santo Stefano, duck down the Corte Isolani, a quaint warren of galleries and cafés, to Strada Maggiore where porticoes and palatial homes line the street. Browse the antique shops before eyeing up the foreboding Gothic Church of Santa Maria della Vita.
11am
Historic core. Head for Piazza del Nettuno, watched over by Giambologna’s immense bronze statue of Neptune, and beyond to Piazza Maggiore, where fading palazzi crouch beside the hulking Basilica di San Petronio; peek inside the monumental interior of the vaulted church.
Noon
Culinary delights. Lose yourself in the maze of narrow alleys off Piazza Maggiore to stumble across tantalizing delis, market stalls and a chic covered food hall. For lunch, grab a piadina crammed with Parma ham, Mortadella and local cheeses, or head to Tamburini at Via Caprarie 1, a gourmet deli-café that’s been winning over foodies since 1932.
2pm
Ancient university. Meander down Via dell’Archiginnasio, where porticoes shelter elegant designer stores. Visit the frescoed Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio, first seat of Europe’s oldest university and where, in the Teatro Anatomico, some of the earliest dissections in Europe were performed.
3pm
Leaning towers. Head northeast to the Due Torri and gawp at the tipsy towers. Climb the calf-shredding 480 steps to the top of Torre degli Asinelli for fine views over the reddish sea of clay rooftops. Stroll around the nearby former Jewish Ghetto, now home to a cluster of artisan workshops.
4pm
University quarter. Amble along Via Zamboni for a flavour of the university. Pass noble palazzo converted to temples of scholarship, bohemian bars, cafés and arty bookshops.
6pm
Aperitivo time. Head to Le Stanze , the private chapel of the Palazzo Bentivoglio reimagined as a cocktail bar (Via del Borgo di San Pietro 1), where you can sip on colourful concoctions surrounded by sixteenth-century frescoes.
8pm
Dinner. Feast on traditional Bolognese pasta, made on the spot before you, at Dal Biassanot , Via Piella. Beside the trattoria , peer through the Finestrella di Via Piella (tiny window) over the canal and you might believe you were in Venice.
10pm
Jazz in the cellar. Round off the evening with the best live jazz in Bologna at Cantina Bentivoglio , Via Mascarella 4/B, in the antique cellars of the Palazzo Bentivoglio.
Overview
La Dotta (The learned). La Grassa (The fat). La Rossa (The red). Stereotypes they may be, but these oft-quoted sobriquets are on the money. Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna, is renowned for its university, its cuisine and its traditional left-wing stance. The erudite city is also famous for its beautifully preserved historic centre: a tapestry of medieval streets and squares stitched together by 38 km (24 miles) of porticoes. ‘La Rossa’ is a nod as much to the rich red of its palaces, towers and colonnaded walkways as it is to the city’s left-leaning politics. The main square, Piazza Maggiore, is an open-air museum – a cluster of elegant palazzi crouching beside the imposing Basilica di San Petronio.
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