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Bologna

Bologna is a beautiful and historic city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northeast Italy. It has the oldest university in the Western world, a lively student population, excellent food, a striking brick terracotta-roofed cityscape, and lots to see and do. Wikivoyage

Population 387,971 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Italy

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Italy

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Bologna. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Bologna Children's Book Fair

    March

    The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is a significant book fair for children's books. Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Future Film Festival

    March

    The Future Film Festival (FFF) is an international film festival dedicated to animation and special effects, held annually since 1999 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.

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  3. Biografilm Festival

    June

    Biografilm Festival is an international film festival held in Bologna, Italy, dedicated to biographies, documentaries, and life stories.

    Official site Wikipedia

  4. Il Cinema Ritrovato

    June

    Il Cinema Ritrovato (lit. 'Cinema Rediscovered') is an annual film festival organized by the Cineteca di Bologna dedicated to the history of cinema, screening film classics and retrospectives, and showcasing the latest restored works from cinematographic…

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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 16 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Bologna Centrale 660 m, Bologna Centrale Alta Velocità 670 m, Bologna Zanolini 1.3 km, Bologna Fiere 1.5 km, Bologna San Vitale 2.1 km, Bologna Rimesse 2.3 km, Bologna Santa Rita 2.9 km, Lazzaretto 2.9 km, Bologna Mazzini 3.4 km, Bologna Via Larga 3.5 km, Bologna Roveri 4.7 km, Bologna Corticella 4.9 km, Aeroporto 5.1 km, Bologna San Ruffillo 5.3 km, Bologna Borgo Panigale 5.3 km

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