Ferrara has more bicycles per capita than any other city in Italy. This is not a tourist statistic — it is how the city actually moves. The historic centre is car-free, the streets are wide and flat, and the 9-kilometre circuit of intact Renaissance city walls is open to cyclists for its entire length. When […]
Ferrara by Bike: Cycling Routes Through Italy’s Cycling Capital Read Post »
Ravenna is about an hour from Bologna by road or an hour and a half by train, and it offers something you do not find elsewhere in Italy in such concentration: eight UNESCO World Heritage sites within walking distance of each other, all built between the 5th and 6th centuries when Ravenna was the capital
Ravenna’s Mosaics and Beaches: A Dazzling Day Out from Bologna Read Post »
Bologna, the capital city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy, is reputable for its rich cultural heritage and vibrant lifestyle. While the city is indeed the cradle of Italy’s oldest university and is famed for its medieval towers, porticoes, and world-class cuisine, it also serves as a gateway to many illustrious surroundings. Among these,
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Porta Galliera stands on Via Galliera at the northern edge of Bologna’s historic centre, about five minutes’ walk from the central train station. It is one of the twelve gates of the 14th-century circuit of walls, and the one that visitors arriving by rail are most likely to pass closest to without realising it. The
Porta Galliera, Bologna: The Northern Gate and Its History Read Post »
Palazzo d’Accursio stands on the western side of Piazza Maggiore and has served as Bologna’s seat of civic government since the 13th century. Named after the jurist Accursius who lived there before the city acquired it, the building grew over several centuries into one of the largest communal palaces in Italy. Today it functions as
Palazzo d’Accursio Bologna: Town Hall, Art Collections & Clock Tower Read Post »
Via Zamboni runs northeast from the Due Torri through the university quarter, and the contrast with the polished porticoes around Piazza Maggiore is immediate. The arcades here are lower and narrower, many of them medieval in origin, with columns worn smooth and pavements that have been repaired in sections over centuries without ever quite matching.
Via Zamboni, Bologna: The University Quarter Street and What to See Read Post »