{"id":856624,"date":"2024-08-10T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T08:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/?p=856624"},"modified":"2025-03-15T18:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T16:40:44","slug":"bologna-in-24-hours-gastronomic-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/bologna-in-24-hours-gastronomic-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf5d Bologna in 24 hours: gastronomic guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This city gave the world the Bolognese education system, Bolognese sauce and the lap dog. Here, in the medieval scenery, the spirit of youth lives. In the rain you can walk without an umbrella. And the force of gravity bends ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/manhattan-top-15-iconic-landmarks\/\" title=\"skyscrapers\">skyscrapers<\/a> to the ground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c331f1fa76.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c331f1fa76.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bologna is very conveniently located &#8211; it\u2019s great to get to <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/milan-more-than-fashion-top-15-attractions\/\" title=\"Milan\">Milan<\/a>, Venice, Florence, and <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/pantheon-in-rome-history-photo-description-opening-hours-prices-2021-interesting-facts-map\/\" title=\"Rome\">Rome<\/a> from here. It\u2019s comfortable to travel around Italy by train &#8211; my colleague talked about this in a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/why-is-the-train-the-best-way-to-travel-around-italy\/\" title=\"publication\">publication<\/a>. But if you want to explore the country in more detail, it\u2019s worth renting a car\u2014you\u2019ll find information about renting one <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/car-rental-in-italy-everything-a-tourist-needs-to-know\/\" title=\"here\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Three facts about the city<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The first settlement on these lands appeared 500 BC &#8211; then the city was called Felsina. A little later, after the territory was captured by the Boyi tribe, the place was renamed Bononia. The city became Bologna when it was included in <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/rome-10-reasons-to-visit-the-eternal-city\/\" title=\"the Roman\">the Roman<\/a> Empire.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In 1088, the first university in Europe opened in Bologna. Thanks to him, in the 17th century the city became the intellectual center of this part of the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Now about 400 thousand people live in Bologna, a quarter of whom are students.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c331f88a4e.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c331f88a4e.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/35-best-sights-of-kaliningrad-photo-description\/\" title=\"What to see\">What to see<\/a> in Bologna?<\/h2>\n<p>It is worth noting that the historical center of the city will be perfectly preserved. The flavor of a medieval city reigns here. Ancient churches and powerful palaces, austere squares and winding streets, endless arcades and stone towers &#8211; this place has its own face, it cannot be confused with another Italian city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3320029c4.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3320029c4.avif\" alt=\"Bologna, Italy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/recomendet-tiqets_com-product-tours\">tourist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/piazza-san-marco-in-venice-photo-history-description-attractions-how-to-get-there-map\/\" title=\"attractions\">attractions<\/a> are located close to each other, so you can explore them while leisurely strolling along the atmospheric streets. The length of the route that I have prepared for you is only 3 kilometers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3320721ed.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3320721ed.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>A. University of Bologna (Universit\u00e0 di Bologna)<\/h3>\n<p>Dante, <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/petra-guide-to-the-ancient-city-of-jordan\/\" title=\"Peter\">Peter<\/a> the Great, Boccaccio, Copernicus and four <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/top-5-most-popular-cities-in-europe-2024\/\" title=\"Roman\">Roman<\/a> popes studied here. A special feature of the university was a management system in which students themselves elected deans and paid lecturers, so if they didn\u2019t like them, they could change them. True, over time, such an organization of the educational process was abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone can look into the main building &#8211; Palazzo Poggi &#8211; and admire its frescoes and sculptures. I also went into one of the faculty courtyards to feel the atmosphere of student life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3320db3f5.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3320db3f5.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>B. Window of Via Piella (Ventana al canal)<\/h3>\n<p>This place is considered the most Instagrammable in Bologna. Through the window there is a view of the canal &#8211; it turns out that two centuries ago there were canals in the city. Only one has survived to this day; the rest are hidden underground or have dried up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3321537bf.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3321537bf.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>C. Via dell'Indipendenza<\/h3>\n<p>This is the main shopping artery of the city, leading from the station to the central square of Bologna. It appeared at the end of the 19th century, although many buildings <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/denmark-15-unique-experiences-for-an-unforgettable-trip\/\" title=\"stand\">stand<\/a> here from earlier periods. It will be nice to shop and at the same time enjoy the architectural beauty of this place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3321c9f7d.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3321c9f7d.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>D. Cathedral of San Pietro (La cattedrale metropolitana di San Pietro)<\/h3>\n<p>On the site of this temple there was an early Christian church. The construction of St. <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/jordan-a-complete-guide-for-travelers\/\" title=\"Peter's\">Peter's<\/a> Cathedral itself began in the 10th century, but either a fire or <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/earthquake-survival-guide\/\" title=\"an earthquake\">an earthquake<\/a> destroyed the sanctuary. From time to time the temple was rebuilt and modernized. It became a cathedral in the 16th century. <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/crooked-house-krzywy-domek-in-sopot-poland-photo-description-architecture-interior\/\" title=\"The interior\">The interior<\/a> of the cathedral looks luxurious because it was made in the Baroque era.<\/p>\n<h3>E. Neptune Square (Piazza Nettuno)<\/h3>\n<p>This square is decorated with a 16th century fountain topped with a sculpture of Neptune, made by the master Giambologna.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c332246f74.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c332246f74.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The God of the Seas looks at another important landmark of Bologna &#8211; the palace of King Enzo (Palazzo Re Enzo). This castle was built in the 13th century. King Enzo of Sardinia was imprisoned in it for more than 20 years, so the building went down in history under his name.<\/p>\n<h3>F. Piazza Maggiore<\/h3>\n<p>Already from the name it is clear that it was the main one in the city. Almost until the end of the 19th century, there was a market here, around which there were important institutions: the administration building, the palace of the commune and the largest church in Bologna &#8211; the Basilica of San Petronio.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3322ba6e8.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3322ba6e8.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The temple was named after the patron saint of Bologna. This cathedral, by the way, claimed to become the largest in Italy, surpassing St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, but the Pope did not allow this plan to come true. Because of his intervention, the fa\u00e7ade of the church remained unfinished. Inside is the oldest organ in Italy, made in the 15th century. Giovanni Domenico Cassini drew a meridian on the floor of the basilica, marked the signs of the zodiac in different parts of it, and on the roof there is a hole through which a ray of sun falls, indicating the month of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Church of St. Petronius was built in the 14th century, but it came into the possession of the church only about a hundred years ago. Before this, not only Christian ceremonies were held in the basilica, but also court hearings, city meetings and other ceremonial events.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c33232bec6.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c33232bec6.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>G. Archgymnasium (Archiginnasio)<\/h3>\n<p>This used to be the main building of the University of Bologna. Now it houses a library and the Anatomical Theater. The latter was equipped in the 17th century. With coffered ceilings, wooden decor and carved statues, medical students could watch autopsies from this amphitheater until the 19th century.<\/p>\n<h3>H. Arcades of the Banca D'Italia Palace and I. Cassa Risparmio Palace<\/h3>\n<p>Bologna is called the city of arches. There are almost 40 kilometers of covered galleries that date back to the Middle Ages. But not so that people can move around the streets, hiding from the rain and sun &#8211; although this is really convenient. But because with the growth of Bologna, the need arose to expand the living space &#8211; additional rooms were equipped above the columns, which made it possible to preserve the roadway. In the city, by the way, there are no arcades below 2 meters 66 centimeters &#8211; thanks to this, riders on horses could move freely along the corridors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3323a904c.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3323a904c.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The galleries are very different in their decoration: somewhere they are wooden, somewhere with <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/top-10-polish-dishes-gastronomic-journey\/\" title=\"lacy\">lacy<\/a> stucco, and somewhere with strange graffiti. The longest arcade leads to the sanctuary of Madonna di San Luca, located on a hill &#8211; its length is almost 4 kilometers. On the map I marked the most beautiful corridors in the city center.<\/p>\n<h3>J. The Two Towers (Le due Torri)<\/h3>\n<p>There were about a hundred similar skyscrapers in Bologna in the Middle Ages, and about a dozen have survived to this day. This is how in the old days local residents measured their level of income. The towers, which became the symbol of the city, were built by two of the richest families &#8211; Asinelli and Garisenda. True, the technologies during their construction were not followed and the high-rise buildings were lopsided. One of them &#8211; Garisenda &#8211; had to be shortened back in the 15th century from 60 meters to the current 48. It is now closed to tourists. But the neighboring one, Asinelli, 97 meters high, can be climbed by climbing almost 500 steps of a wooden spiral staircase. The top of the tower is tilted by 2.2 meters &#8211; to save it from falling, the building is constantly being restored. To be honest, I didn\u2019t dare to climb Asinelli. If you did this, tell us about your impressions in the comments. They say that the observation deck of the &#8220;leaning&#8221; tower offers a great view of the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c33242c7f0.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c33242c7f0.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What is a must-try in Bologna?<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Fat, red, learned&#8221; &#8211; this is how Dante described the city. The red one is about the roofs of houses, the academic one is about the famous university and a huge number of students, the fat one is about the hearty meat food of the Emilia-Romania <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/oman-10-reasons-to-visit-the-pearl-of-the-arabian-peninsula\/\" title=\"region\">region<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3324a9477.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c3324a9477.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The city of Bologna is famous throughout the world for three dishes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Bolognese meat sauce (more precisely, ragu), with which lasagna and pasta are prepared.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Bright yellow egg paste &#8211; tagliatelle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>And also tortellini pasta &#8211; similar to small dumplings that are served with sauce or in broth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And mortadella sausage comes from Bologna! The one with a huge diameter, with spotted colors and interspersed with lard, sometimes also olives, peppers or pistachios.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c33251e6ee.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-208043-661c33251e6ee.avif\" alt=\"Bologna in a day: what to see in the city if you only have a day\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, I envy you if you are planning to go to Bologna anytime soon! It will not only be beautiful, but also very tasty. True, you will need <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/recomendet-allianztravelinsurance_com-product\">a visa to Italy<\/a>. You can also take <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/recomendet-tiqets_com-product-tours\">a tour to Italy<\/a> from travel companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a day in Bologna? Find out how to make the most of your 24 hours in Italy&#8217;s gastronomic capital. From tasting real Bolognese sauce to climbing the Asinelli Tower, this is the optimal route to discover the main sights and tastes of Bologna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":845100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[2779,2069,2519,2509],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-856624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-italien-en","category-europa-en","category-reisetipps-en","category-reisen-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}