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Bologna
Information
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia Romagna
Area	140,86 km²
Population	389 261 hab. (1er january 2018)
Density	2 763,46 inhab./km²
Postal code	40121–40141
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
44 ° 29 ′ 38 ″ N 11 ° 20 ′ 34 ″ E
Official site
Touristic site
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Bologna is a town in the north ofItaly in Emilia Romagna.

Understand

Geography

Bologna is located in the Po Valley, near the Apennine Hills, between the Reno Valley and the Savena Valley.

The province stretches from the southern end of the Po Valley to the mountain bordering with Ferrara, to 300 m altitude of the Guardia Sabbiuno and Colle (still in the city) to 1 945 m of the Corno alle Scale (in the province).

History

In the tenth century BC Bologna was urbanized by the Etruscans, fortified by the Gauls, the Romans, was crossed by the Huns, Goths, Lombards, Carolingians, Austrians, French, each of which left traces still visible in the city. Hyphen between empires, kingdoms, the Church and autonomy dominated by two ladies, Pepoli and Bentivoglio, stronghold of the Pope, with a Ghibelline Guelph spirit, Bologna has always been in the struggle for freedom.

First Italian town and one of the first cities in the world to have approved a measure that abolished slavery: the Paradisus Liber in 1256, owes its inauguration, first of all, the excitement grew around the university: the Alma Mater, oldest in the world. The foundation is dated 1088, and its fame has entered here students from all over the world.

Welcoming people like Father Martini, illustrious and complex figure of 18th century European music, a great scholar and collector, composer and master of counterpoint, also had Bach and Mozart among his pupils. Collection of time and evidence are brought together today at the Music Museum. In 800 the most famous names of the time: Rossini, Verdi, Brahms, Wagner, Puccini, Liszt, are closely linked to the Accademia Filarmonica. In 2006, Bologna became UNESCO Creative City of Music. Music vibrates in every corner from the Teatro Comunale to the Orchestra Mozart, from Claudio Abbado, the jazz concerts in the place of taverns, from the Conservatory Opera School to meet up with hundreds of musical associations in the area.

Its history, its vitality, has meant that the great men of history have all left indelible traces not only in music, but in the sciences, the arts, and architecture. Scientists like Marconi and Galvani, painters and artists such as Morandi, Guido Reni, Guercino, Leonardo, which of course does not fail on a legend that sees him painting the Gioconda here, Giotto, Cassini left us in the Basilica of San Petronio with the longest and most important meridian in the world, Michelangelo, to whom are several sculptures , including the Basilica of San Dominic Napoleon, which reset the town planning, Emperor Charles V crowned in the Basilica of San Petronio.

Every corner here is proof of a glorious past, "Bologna is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy and in Europe. There is no city that looks and can replace" Guido Piovene on a trip to Italy.

Weather

Tourist information office

• Bologna Welcome  – For tourist information and assistance contact the Tourist Office of the Municipality of Bologna. (last update Feb. 2018)

To go

Bologna, the center of Italy and Europe, a crossroads of knowledge and experience has always been a place of exchange and communication.Today, continues the tradition of connecting with the world through the third international airport in Italy, which uses lines low cost, and the railway, with high speed, the buses that make their routes throughout the province, the highways A1, A13 and A14, all connected, allowing you to go here to all parts of Italy.

By plane

• 44.535411.28861 Bologna-Borgo Panigale Airport (IATA : BLQ, Aeroporto di Bologna-Borgo Panigale) Via del Triunvirato, 84- 40132 Bologna (6 km to the northwest),   39 51 6479615  5 h - 0 h. (last updated Apr 2018)

By train

• 44.50583311.3416672 Bologna Central Station  – Bologna is located 37 min of Florence and at 2h20 from Rome. (last updated Oct 2018)

See

• 44.49781111.3531891 Acadamy of Arts  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 44.49638911.3094442 Certosa (Monumental cemetery of the Chartreuse)  (last updated Apr 2016)

• College of Spain  (last updated Apr 2016)
• 44.510911.36613 Bologna Fair (Fiera di Bologna)  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 44.49433111.3423674 Statue of neptune (Fontana del Nettuno)  (last update Feb. 2018)
• View from Monte Donato hill  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 44.50416711.3447225 Galliera Gate  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 44.490111.3116 Meloncello Arch  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 44.49222211.3097227 Renato-Dall'Ara Stadium (Stadio Renato Dall'Ara)  (last update Feb. 2018)
• University area (Zone via Zamboni)  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 44.4936911.343058 Piazza Maggiore  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 44.49586611.3432989 Saint-Pierre cathedral  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 44.49277811.34361110 Basilica of San Petronio  (last update Feb. 2018)

During the weekend, too, you can visit Bologna's big market, the Piazzola, which really offers all the goods, and is located in Piazza VIII Agosto.

Medieval towers

View of the wooden interior staircase of the Asinelli tower.

• 44.494211.346711 Asinelli Tower  (last updated Oct 2018)
• 44.49435511.34677912 Garisenda Tower  (last updated Oct 2018)
• 44.49597511.34477513 Prendiparte Tower  (last updated Oct 2018)
• 44.49521911.34434914 Tour of the Azzoguidi  (last updated Oct 2018)

Arcades

• Arcades (Portici)  (last updated Oct 2018)

• 44.47888911.29805615 Basilica di San Luca  (last update Feb. 2018)

Make

Bologna is a city of events, trade shows, Culture.

In the context of recurring events, stands out for the musical vocation: the season ofMozart Orchestra, by Claudio Abbado, classical music concert at the Bologna Festival, the contemporary music festival Angelica, the festival that takes place in the old monastic structure of Santo Stefano, the Jazz Festival.

The Cinematheque offers festivals each year: the Cinema Ritrovato, dedicated to the discovery of rare films and Sotto the Stelle del Cinema, films projected on a screen in Piazza Maggiore; the Biografilm Festival, event entirely devoted to biographies and life stories and Future Film Festival, new animation film technologies.

In the context of art publishing and the use of international events such as Art Fiera, a contemporary art fair; festival Artelibro on the art and antiques book; BilBolBul, international festival dedicated to comics; Fiera children's books, the most important event in the children's copyright market.

Other events are of a big festival: Urban Dance, Dance in the cityscapes, Kind Bender, gender identity, Netmage, dedicated to electronic arts.

The number, variety and quality of the eight municipal museums for free admission to the university, religious and private, art galleries, squares, churches, monuments, palaces and roads, a permit, visitors all ages, always find valuable opportunities for knowledge, art, culture and entertainment

Eat

In Bologna, the cuisine is a rite and a moment of sharing. The cuisine is distinguished by the large number of traditional products converge consolidatisi in the city over the centuries by the specificity of culinary students from all over the world. It is the first province in the number of Italian PDO and IGP. The main items in the kitchen are pork and pasta. Different typical dishes recorded: mortadella, salami of medieval origin, tagliatelle, the dough must come rolled by hand, green lasagna, which must use the color of spinach or nettle, and the ragù, the mixture of wise meat, herbs and vegetables that remain on the heat to boil for hours to prepare for the seasoning, tortellini, small and stuffed with meat, the Fritto Misto, which includes meat, vegetables, fruit and cream, and the cotoletta, covered with prosciutto and mozzarella and the friggione.

Have a drink / Go out

Bologna wine includes: Pignoletto, true king of the hills, which is accompanied by tortellini in meat broth, Chardonnay, an aperitif, which goes well with fish and eggs; Sauvignon, to start, grilled pasta, soup and fried fish, Riesling Italico, excellent with ham, White Hills Bolognese, which improves cooking, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Barbara, Merlot, for mushrooms.

Among the many restaurants, bars, pubs, taverns stand of typical taverns, which are, today as yesterday, at the heart of the city's nightlife. The historical symbols of the city, already before 1300 there were more than 150.

Housing

In Bologna Welcome, the new promotion and tourist accommodation service in the city, one can book hotels, restaurants and city tours, buy tickets and make reservations for the train and the sea.

Around

• 43.77138911.2541671 Florence  (last updated Oct 2018)
• 44.83529711.6198652 Ferrara  (last updated Oct 2018)
• 44.6458210.925723 Modena  (last updated Oct 2018)

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