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Asinelli Tower, Bologna


                                                       Via Fratelli  Via Milazzo  BOLOGNA
                                              Via Don Giovanni
                                               Minzoni  Rosselli      Parco della
                                             MAMbo Museum of          Montagnola
                                            Modern Art of Bologna  Via dei Mille  3  Located in northern Italy, the beautiful
                                                                                and fascinating city of Bologna is a
                                                                   Via Irnerio
                                                                                well-kept secret. The city looks much the
                                                       Via Guglielmo Marconi  Via Galliera  Via dell’Indipendenza  Via Marsala Venezia  same as it did during the Renaissance
                                                                    Via Piella
                                                                     La piccola
                                                                                with its red coloured buildings, medieval
                                                                                palaces and covered walkways. Bologna
                                                       Via Alfredo Testoni  via Nazario Sauro  2  Asinelli  is renowned for its cuisine; don’t leave
                                                                                without sampling the local wines and
                                                    Piazza Malpighi  Via Ugo Bas si  Via Rizzoli  Tower  Via S. Vitale  delicious regional dishes.
                                                          Neptune’s
                                                                 Piazza
           HOTELS                    PAGE             Via de’  Gombruti Via Cesare Battisti  Fountain
                                             Via Sant’lsaia             Str Maggiore
         1   Art Hotel Commercianti   26           Palazzo    1       Piazza della  Mercanzia  SEE
         2   Grand Hotel Majestic già Baglioni   26  Belloni   Via de’ Pignattari Maggiore  •  Marvel at a collection of super cars and bikes
                                                                Quadrilatero
         3   I Portici Hotel Bologna   26      ATTRACTION  Via Barbaria  Via Farini  such as Ferrari, Ducati and Lamborghini at the
                                                                                  Motor Valley museums
                                                                                DO
                                                                                •  Climb to the top of Bologna’s pair of leaning
                                                                                  towers for views over the city
                                                                                EAT & DRINK
                                                                                •  Visit the Quadrilatero, interconnecting lanes
                                                                                  off the Piazza Maggiore lined by tiny stalls and
                                                                                  bottegas offering meats, cheese, fish, fruit, and
                                                                                  vegetables
                                                                                •  Try Pignoletto, a crisp Italian white wine with a
                                                                                  slight fizz – the star of Bologna’s local wines
                                                                                •  Enjoy a beer or wine at L’Osteria del Sole,
                                                                                  which dates back to 1465
                                                                                WHAT’S ON
                                                                                Tartòfla White Truffle Festival Savigno
                                                                                October to November (dates to be confirmed)
                                                                                Festa di San Petronio
                                                                                4 October
                                                                                Bologna Marathon
                                                                                2 March
                                                                                Autopromotec
       Levizzano Rangone, Modena district                                       21 to 24 May


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