| | Facilities within the Property |
 We have a non smoking floor room. Performances: we can book seats for every performance in Bologna; at your request we can send you a calendar for the period you require.
Bicycles: You have them at your disposal for a nice tour of the city centre. We are also pleased to give you this news: our town is finally setting out a pedestrian centre that is completely open for its citizens.
Our hotel guests will therefore be able to enjoy the privilege of staying in a quiet, unpolluted area. Although you will still be able to drive to the hotel with your own vehicle and park in our garage or in nearby parking areas. |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  Bar | Computer | | Concierge Service | Facilities for Disabled | | Fax Machine | Fax Service | | Guide-Dogs Welcome | Guided Tours | | Internet Point | Laundry & Ironing | | Lift | Luggage Storage | | Medium Dogs Welcome | Newspaper | | Photocopier | Porter Service | | Public Garage | Public Parking | | Small Pets Welcome | Ticket Reservation Service | | Wake Up Service | Wedding Management | | |
 Bologna, a warm, friendly city,a well-preserved old town surrounded by green hills, an old tradition in art and culture, the world oldest university, world famous cooking, an international communication crossroads. Sometimes called "Bologna the fat", this city is a great place to indulge yourself: Many consider it to be the gastronomic capital of Italy.
Local specialties include tagliatelle, the Bolognese meat sauce called ragu and handmade tortellini. And, yes, the bologna in the sandwiches of your youth was a descendant of a local delicacy, mortadella. In between meals, tour the city. |
 If you're up to the challenge, head first to the symbol of the city, the Due Torri (Two Towers, referred to in Dante's Inferno) and climb the Torre degli Asinelli's almost 500 steps for a great view. And since most of the sights are clustered around the Piazza Maggiore, go there next. Visit the Basilica of San Petronio, while its unfinished facade may not thrill, the enormous interior is worth exploring (don't leave without getting an explanation of the brass meridian line in the floor).
Also on Piazza Maggiore are the 16th-century Neptune Fountain and the Museo Morandi (in the Palazzo Comunale), which houses more than 200 works by 20th-century painter Giorgio Morandi. To experience the well-preserved medieval town center, walk in the small streets east of the piazza and along Strada Maggiore.
Bologna is also home to Europe's oldest university, where Dante and Petrarch, amongst other notables, studied. Our favorite thing to see there is the old, wooden Anatomical Theater, where medical students observed dissections. While in the area, visit the Pinacoteca Nazionale, which has an excellent collection of Italian Renaissance art.
For a little bit of nature, head to the Giardini Margarita, the city's much-used public park. Porticoes line just about every street in the city. If you're feeling adventurous, you can follow the longest arcaded walkway in the world up into the hills outside Bologna to the Shrine of the Madonna di San Luca. If you go both ways on foot, you'll have walked about 6 mi/10 km. Perhaps because of the university, Bologna is a convivial city and has much to offer in the way of nightlife.
We particularly like the wine bars called cantine. Most have simple wooden tables, occasional live music, light snacks and fine wine lists. Some of the oldest cantine in Italy are to be found in Bologna, some dating to the 13th century. A few miles northwest is the town of Modena, which has an impressive 28-ft/88-m Ghirlandina bell tower. Modena is also the home of tenor Luciano Pavarotti and the Ferrari and Maserati auto companies. 50 mi/80 km north of Florence.
The International airport, just 5 km from the old town, has daily connecting flights with the main Italian and European cities. The railway station, 1.5 km from the old town makes Bologna the ideal base for visiting the historical cities Venice, Florence, Milan and Ferrara in less than two hours. |
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