After Milan we headed to Bologna for three days. Bologna is a more mid-sized city and it’s a university town so there were a lot of young college students around which made it feel very lively all day. Bologna also has a lot of shopping, restaurants, and bars. It has medieval and Renaissance structures like the City Hall, Fountain of Neptune, and Basilica di San Petronio.
Food Tour
We did a food tour one evening with the company Delicious Bologna. It was so fun. We got to try several different types of wine, cheese, and pasta. It was fun meeting other travelers, and our tour guide Mattia was very funny and charming. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Bologna. It was a highlight of the entire trip.
Strolling around town
Santuario di Madonna di San Luca
We walked from the town square to this church on top of the hill over looking the city and countryside. It was 7 miles roundtrip and ~3,500 stairs to the top! Worth it for the views.
Municipal Art Collections
Food
Bologna by night
Private Chef Experience
One of the days we were in Bologna we did an AirBnB experience where a chef came to our accommodation and cooked us a 3 course vegetarian meal for lunch. Vegetables are hard to come by in this region of Italy so I was very happy to see greens during this meal! This region is known for its cured meats, cheese, and handmade pasta. So that’s pretty much all you will see on restaurant menus. I was disappointed by the lack of vegetarian options for main dishes and side dishes for that matter. I pretty much ate Margherita pizza, cheese tortellini, and pasta with tomato sauce for 10 days straight.
Glad to see you are back to traveling. Looks like you were enjoying yourself.