Fabio Ciminelli · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bologna
Italy · BLQ
Porticoes, and Italy's most serious food city.
About
Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy, with 390,734 inhabitants from 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan province is home to more than 1 million people as of 2025. Bologna is most famous for being the home to the oldest university in continuous operation, the University of Bologna, established in AD 1088.
Source: Wikipedia — Bologna (CC BY-SA)
Known for
- dining · world class
- architecture · excellent
- historical · excellent
- affordability · good
- family friendly · good
Ratings reviewed by a person, not generated.
Weather through the year
- Jan47°F7d wet
- Feb52°F8d wet
- Mar58°F9d wet
- Apr65°F9d wet
- May72°F14d wet
- Jun84°F7d wet
- Jul89°F7d wet
- Aug88°F8d wet
- Sep78°F9d wet
- Oct68°F9d wet
- Nov56°F10d wet
- Dec48°F9d wet
Monthly averages from long-run climate normals. Bars compare months here, not places.
Things to do
Felsina Culinaria - Personalised Private Cooking CourseFrom $332 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Best of Bologna in one day : Food, architecture, art and historyFrom $172 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Pasta Class in Bologna in a 15th-Century Estate Home with ChiaraFrom $194 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Welcome to Bologna! Private Walking TourFrom $190 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Historic Center Walking Tour in BolognaFrom $30 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Parmigiano, Prosciutto and Traditional balsamic Tour from BolognaFrom $344 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
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Plan the trip
Fly into Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), about 3.8 mi away.
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