Last to mention: if you come by car be careful NOT PARKING or DRIVING in the city center. Better to ask the host or hotel receptionist, many tourists don’t see the signals and get an expensive fine. Thanks for writing about Bologna! There is loads of choice in this wonderful market. We liked the piadina (see below) and pizza slices at Forno.

Unfortunately, we missed a visit to this symbol of Bologna on our first visit to the city, so it sat atop of our itinerary for our second visit. Departments, Schools, Centres, other structures constitute the cultural, teaching and research nucleus of the University of Bologna The Quadrilaterois probably the most picturesque district of the historic center. In ancient times the area was dedicated to trade. Since the Middle Ages, the ancient streets have hosted the workshops of artisans and the headquarters of commercial corporations. The shops used to sell fish from the canals, but now you’re more likely to find chunks of cheese and fresh pasta.That said, here are our favourites, all of which have vegetarian options (most places do but the choice can be limited). As you’d expect, Bologna is filled with hotels to fit all budget requirements, however we did find hotels were quite expensive in the city, especially when compared to other parts of Italy. It was only towards the end of the 16th century that severe signs of decline began to manifest. A series of plagues in the late 16th to early 17th century reduced the population of the city from some 72,000 in the mid-16th century to about 47,000 by 1630. During the 1629–1631 Italian plague alone, Bologna lost up to a third of its population. [31] In the mid-17th century, the population stabilized at roughly 60,000, slowly increasing to some 70,000 by the mid-18th century. The economy of Bologna started to show signs of severe decline as the global centres of trade shifted towards the Atlantic. The traditional silk industry was in a critical state. [32] The university was losing students, who once came from all over Europe, because of the illiberal attitudes of the Church to

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3. San Petronio

Depending on the story this is either because the church ran out of money or the pope stopped construction as he didn’t like the idea of the plans for a cathedral bigger than Rome’s St Peter’s.