Bologna Travel Forum

Does anyone know where I could rent a 125cc in bologna or modena for a week in June?

Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this hotel.
Hotel Holiday - Bologna Via Bertiera 13 - 40100 Bologna
I can get a great deal of 76 euro a night at the moment and was just wondering if anyone had stayed there. (Unless I get really bad reviews then I'll book it!, and by bad review, I don't mean small shower and bad coffee!)
Ciao,
Kelly

Can I get to Bologna departing from Siena by bus? If so, how long does this trip would take and how much would it cost? Thanks!

I will be traveling by myself on Fri, May 2nd through Bologna. Does anyone have any recommendations for what to do with a free day in Bologna? I am a foodie, so I will definitely be checking out the cuisine, but what else is essential? Also, what is there to do in Bologna on a Friday night? (Because I will be alone, I would like to stay in a safer area of town.) Are there any places where I can meet some fun natives? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I'm flying into Bologna (Forli) Airport at the end of May to watch the Moto GP at Mugello and was wondering if anyone has any advice for the best method of travelling between the two places (Trains, buses ect) I also like the idea of perhaps renting a motorbike or scooter and riding to Mugello so I would love to know the location of the nearest rental shop to the airport.

Any help much appreciated :-)

Hello,
I will be in Bologna for 2 days on april 22-24. I will be here for work and needing to go to the exhibition center for the trade shows. im looking for a hotel that is in a good location close to the trade center and also close to the city center. I am also looking to spend about 180 euros a night; any recomendations? Also, where is their a good place to eat for single people?

I'm a US student and just finished studying in Italy for 6 months. My friend and I want to spend the month of June in Bologna. Any advice on how to find a cheap apartment for the month? Also what price range should we expect?

Also any information on what Bologna is like during the summer would be great!

Thanks :)

Hello Everybody,
I'll be going to Bologna on 24th April and hoping to get a flat for a month from 25th April to 24th May 2008.
If anyone has any news for that including the rental fees, please inform me.
Your help is greatly appreciated....

Hi All,

I am planning a trip to Italy in July 2008. We are finishing in Bologna and would like to make an additional stop for 3 days in Europe before flying onto Copenhagen.

Our first choice is Prague (or maybe Berlin), but I am going crazy trying work out the travelling. I have been searching discount airline and looked at Trenitalia for trains, but am very confused.

Does anyone know the easiest to fly from Bologna to Prague?

If we have to go via another city (eg. Milan, Pisa or Rome) which airport is the easiest to get to from Bologna?

Thanks very much

Can anyone tell me which buses run along via San Donato. I am would like to travel from Quatro inferiore to via Zamboni or even the Bologna city center? I think #93 and #301 but I am not sure.

Many thanks

Taking my ten year old grandson on a "special trip" He wants to go to the Ferrari Museum. Since I want him to experience more of Italy than a car museum I have booked a trip that starts in Rome and ends in Venice. We will take the train to one of the above citiss. Which area has the most activities for an active boy? I plan on staying in this area for 3 days then take the train back to Venice to catch a flight back home. Hotel suggestions? Any other car museums nearby? I will not be renting a car--will use the train to get around so hotels should be close to train stations.

Hotel suggestion near airport in Venice?

I have spent lots of time in Italy but mainly in Rome so I could use all the help I can get to make this trip special.

Is it possible to take a train or is the bus the best way to go?

Bologna has some intriguing street names. It also has a Via Malcontenti.
Any idea where these names came from?
I also noticed a Madonna in a niche with a plaque about a fire that had destroyed the street - I think - in Via dell'Inferno.
Maybe that is where it got its name.

Hi there

Does anyone have any tips on whether or not Bologna would be a good base to use (we are travelling by motorhome) in late July for approx 5-6 days as a base to see Florence, Venice, Parma etc., how far is Venice from Bologna if we drove in, or would it be better to catch a train or Bus? Is there anything else we should plan to see while in this area?

Thanks

Any must-eats? Any off the beaten track good shopping tips?

looking for a small rental apartment for october 2008. small and inexpensive are the operative words!

local bologna realtors or apartment owners??? jperkins@speakeasy.net

Hi, I,m looking for somewhere to stay in Bologna in January 08. I've found an apartment in Via Mascarella - is this a good area to stay in. The apartment sounds ok. I'm a bit nervous as last time we stayed in Bologna I booked an awful place and we cut short our stay. Thanks for your advice. ciao bertoli

Does anyone know of a gem of a hotel in or very close to Piazza Maggiore? I would like to surprise my fiancee with a trip in Nov. and the nice hotels are VERY expensive, the affordable ones are not located in the old center of the city... :-)

Hi,

My girlfriend and I are arriving in Bologna on Wednesday morning and going on to Artimino on Thursday afternoon. We are in Italy for 8 days. However, at the moment we are between two minds about whether it would be wiser to rent a car in Bologna and drive to Artimino, or just get the train to Pisa. Is the journey/scenery sufficiently interesting and captivating to justify going by car?

Grazie mille.

Hi besides via Zamboni, which are the other areas where there is concentration of nice bars and restaurants.

If i stay near Piazza Maggiore, are there any nightlife area within walking distance? Which is the best restaurant in Bologna, i dont mind the price, but looking for a restaurant is recognised by most Bolognians to be very good. Also, any particular bar/clubs that are popular with bolognians?

Hello,

Can anyone tell me what happens in Bologna at New Year. I have spent several New Year celebrations in Spain so know what to expect but wondered if Italy might be a bit quiet.

Thank you in advance.

Best wishes

Spacehopper

I will be traveling from the Como area, heading down to the Chianti Area, and thought It would be nice to Stop in Bologna for lunch,and to walk along under the famous porticos. Can any Vt member who lives there advise me as to a good restaurant for afternoon that has Bolognese cusine.(Is Pappagallo's open for lunch?)and what is the parking situation in this city?

Help!!

I am tring to but tickets to Il Nuovo L'Antico who are playing Bologna on the 10th October as part of the Bologna Festival. The only thing is that the Bologna Festival website www.bolognafestival.it is in Italian and I cannot understand it and it keeps directing me to www.vivaticket.it to but tickets but I cannot find the listing anywhere! Does this mean that is has sold out or has not gone on sale yet?!?

hi,
in the end of september i'll come to bologna and from here i would like to travel to rome. and what are the price of the train going from bologna to rome? we are 6 friends under 26 years old. thank you

Hey all,

i was just wondering what the best and cheapest way is to get from Bologna to Prague.
any ideas are welcomed!!!

thanx

DANA

Hey all!!!
i'm from Argentina and i have just arrived in bologna, i wanted to know if there are any VTers that would like to meet up and just hang out, see the city have some coffee, etc.

email me!!!!

DANA

I know that rugby is only a minority sport in Italy but I will be in Bologna during the rugby world cup and would like to watch the game Australia vs Fiji on the 23rd September at 2:30pm on a Sunday. Is there any pub or rugby club or anywhere else that will definately be showing the game.

Please any advice would be appreciated as i might have a relative playing.

What is the best way to get from Bologna airport to Florence? Any advice? Cost of ticets?

Ciao, I'm planning on moving to Bologna in mid-august to teach english as a second language. If anyone has any advice (where to get an apartment, things to do, offering a personal tour??) i would greatly appreciate it. stay well.....
-Paul

Hi!

I want your advice about taking a trip in Italy in september. What do you think? Bologna or Naples? Me and my friend want to visit one of them (we found really cheap tickets from Romania), but we know very few things (almost nothing)abot any of these places. Do you have any advices? Which one would it me more interesting? We like small old towns, narrow streets, pizza :), shopping...

Any advice would be great. Thank you.