hotels in Bologna

Museums in Bologna

• Casa Carducci, Collezioni dell´Accademia Clementina e Belle Arti, Museo Apistico, Museo "Aldovrandi", Museo "C. Taruffi", Museo Cívico Arqueológico, Museo Cívico Medieval, Museo Cívico del Risorgimento, Museo degli Studenti e della Goliardia, Museo dell´Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale, Museo delle Navi e delle Antiche Carte Geografiche, Museo di Anatomia Comparata, Museo di antropologia, Museo di Fisica, Museo di Mineralogia e Petrogradia "L. Bombicci", Museo di S. Domenico, Museo di S. Giuseppe, Museo di S. Petronio , Museo di S. Stefano, Museo di Zoologia , Museo Marsilianot , Museo Mille Voci e Mille Suoni , Museo Missionario d´Arte Cinese, Museo Paleontologico e Geologico "G. Cappellini", Museo Storico del Soldatino "M. Massacesi", Museo Storico Didattico della Tappezzeria, Specola e Museo di Astronomia

Exhibitions / Art galeries Bologna

• Collezioni Comunali d´Arte, Galleria Galleria d´Arte Moderna, Museo Morandi

Cultural activities in Bologna

• San Leonardo theatre. ###1. One of the earliest theatres in Bologna, Arena del Sole, split into 2 room which houses a mix of popular and international productions. Teatro Alemanni, the temple of comedy in the boloñesa dialect. Teatro delle Celebrazioni, mainly dedicated to comedy and contemporary dance. Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Teatro Dehon. Teatro Duse, teatro de prosa. Teatro Testoni, dedicated to productions for young people and children. ###2. Other theatres and showrooms, Accademia Filarmonica. Europauditorium. Humusteater. Teatro Manzoni, with a ballet program organised by the Teatro Comunale. Teatro Medica Palace. Teatro del Navile. Teatro delle Moline. Teatro San Leonardo, home of the Bologna theatre school "Alessandra Galante Garrone". Teatro Ridotto. Teatri di vita

Historic monuments in Bologna

• Piazza Maggiore: A large pedestrian square located in the monumental center of the old part of the city, surrounded by the Basilica of San Petronio, the City Hall Building, the portico dei Banchi and the Palazzo del Podestà
• Fontana di Nettuno: A fountain built in 1563 by Tommaso Laureti of Palermo later embellished by Jean de Boulogne (called Giambologna) and is considered to be one of symbols of Bologna
• Palazzo Comunale: Bologna's city hall, with a very rich collection of Renaissance paintings, sculptures and antique furniture, it also is a 14th-century palace
• Basilica of San Petronio: Houses an invaluable number of treasures such as the sundial by Cassini and Guglielmini, which indicates the exact period of the current year at all times

Shopping in Bologna

• Be aware that on Thursday afternoon and on Sunday most shops in Bologna are closed. Some shops close also on Monday morning. 1) Markets and food shops: Daily food market in the East of the city center in the neighborhood of Santa Maria dei Servi on Strada Maggiore. Panificio Vacca Angelo (Via Riva Reno 104, 051-262855) The best bakery in town.### 2) Shopping: Via Indipendenza where you can find everything from perfumes, to cloths, cameras and film, and even a slice of pizza. The fanciest shops are in Galleria Cavour, just South East of the main square, Piazza Maggiore or on Via Farini nearby.###

Day trip

• Sanctuary of the Virgen de San Luca (3,5 km away): Módena and the Ferrari Gallery. Ferrara and the Delta del Po.