Bologna Travel Forum

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.

what time the shops close?
I am coming after 5 days.

Hi Bologna Forum
I want to visit Ravenna next month for a week and it looks like I have to fly into Bologne.
Any advice on trains or Buses going from Bologna to Ravenna.
Thanks!

HI!HOW LONG IS THE JOURNEY FROM BOLOGNA TO VENICE BY BUS / TRAIN?
ARE THERE ANY BUS / TRAINS SERVICES FROM BOLOGNA TO VENICE?THANKS!

Dear members,

I'll be spending this summer in Bologna with my one year old.

I have 3 questions:

1)does anyone know of a good gym in Bologna that has nice equipment and offers aerobic classes?
2)what's the best way to rent a small but nice appartment in the historic center for 3 months(agent, contacts...)?
3) what childcare options do I have (daycare center,an au pair)?

Also, are there any members with young kids who'd be interested in doing things together this summer?

Your advice will be greatly appreciated.

We will be visiting Emilia Romagna in mid-October. We were considering renting a car but we have been warned that time of year has frequent heavy fog that makes driving on unfamiliar roads dangerous. I would appreciate hearing advice from travelers and residents.

Hi,

I'm visititing Bologna at the end of june, probably.
Can anyone tell me if the city has a cool nightlife? Like nice pubs where you can meet people, talk a little do some dancing.
Me myself I like rockmusic, so I wonder if Bologna is a rock and roll city...

Thanx!!

Hello all,

I am from Sweden but living in London, where I work as an illustrator and designer. I am coming to Bologna this week for the Children's Book Fair. On Saturday and Sunday 28-29 April I am free to explore the beautiful city. Anyone interested in giving me a tour? i would also be happy to pick up a few Italian words.

.E

I would appreciate it if anyone can give me the location of a centrally located internet cafe (or internet acess without the cafe!) in Bologna.

10 of us are planning a trip to Northern Italy and thought it would be fun and possibly more economical to rent a home while there rather than stay in hotels.
What is the possibility of this? Any information about where to look for one? At this point we are not certain where--maybe Bologna. We wanted to have a home base where we can take trips to Verona, Venice, Florence. Ideas?

We are staying in the via Miramonte area and would appreciate any suggestions/recommendations for places to eat that offer good, local cooking and are more geared towards offering value for money.

Hello
Travelling from Venice to Bologna by train and want to a hire car and travel to Rome via back roads - taking 3 days to get there. And dropping car of in Rome. Is this a good idea or should we go on to Florence and hire a car there?

Thanks for any replies.

Has anyone every slept overnight at Bologna's Marconi airport? I'm trying to work out interconnecting travel plans and might have to sleep at the airport. Does the airport close down in the evening and if not, does airport security take issue with overnighters.
Thanks,
Dewdney

I am travelling to Ravenna in mid-march to take a mosaic workshop. I have a flight from London to Bologna and don't get in til late. I wanted to know if it's best to overnight in Bologna or try to catch a late train to Ravenna. Does anyone know when the last train to Ravenna leaves from Bologna. Also is the Central train station as unsafe as I've heard it is? I'd really appreciate any info you could provide.

Thanks
Dewdney

Hi!
Is there any bus / train that I can take from Bologna to Venice? How much?
Thanks!

Hi, my wife and I are about to visit Bologna for 4 days, 21-25 Feb, and are wondering about accomodation. Hotel Fiera is very cheap, €152 for the four nights, but I know it's a little way from the centre. We don't mind walking, or getting a bus/tram, how easy is this? If it's hard, does anyone know of reasonably priced hotels that are closer to the centre, or that you would recommend?

Many Thanks

Steve.

Hi, my friend refuses to go to Bologna in two weeks because of the Super Bowl, does anyone know any place that is guaranteed to have it and also have a crowd.

Thank you.

My wife and I are flying from OLB>BLQ on a Sunday in May. We need to get to Florence, and are flying to Bologna since there is no direct flight from Sardinia to Florence on the Sunday in May.

My question is if I take the train in the afternoon from Bologna to Florence:

1) How much will the train trip cost?

2) I looked on www.trenitalia.com and it didn't show the ticket bookable, when do these trips become bookable?

3) How does one get to the trainstation in Bologna from the BLQ Airport?

If there are any alternatives I would greatly appreciate any help you can provide.

Andrew

Anyone know about weather between torino and bologna in early to mid October??Thanks

I have read that the Baglioni Hotel is the best hotel in Bologna. If that is the case is it convenient to everything. How long a drive from Malpensa to Bologna? Or should I fly to Bologna and just use taxi,s and walk?? Thanks-Gene

How do I arrange a guided tour through Bologna's University? It will be a medium sized group and I want to make sure they see the anatomy/autopsy room. Is there a website out there for this, or any guides?

Can anyone recommend any hotels close to the Bologna airport?

Can anyone recommend any hotels close to the Bologna airport?

Does anyone have any suggestions for self-catering accommodation in central Bologna? Looking for accommodation for 3-4 weeks during either April or May 2007.

hi everybody
next week I'll be in Bologna and I need a cheap hotel to book one single room. Anybody knows a cheap guesthouse?
thanks

Hello fellow VTers.
We are flying in to Bologna this summer and will stay for one evening. We are looking for a nice hotel downtown 150-200 Euros 3 or 4 stars. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Roily

Hi guys! My friends and I -all "bolognese"- would like to meet foreign people living in Bologna and we'd like to show the beauties of our city as well. So we decided to organize a dinner in a typical bolognese restaurant (in italian I will say "Osteria").
The Osteria is quite small, so we have to book a table, a big one...
Would you join us?
Take a look at "meetings"

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