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Look toward Bologna Centrale or a few streets out from the busiest blocks around Piazza Maggiore. Dinner in the center then means a longer walk home.
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Bologna's porticoes link Piazza Maggiore, the Quadrilatero market and the university streets. Choose a hotel by your main route: the station for rail connections, the center for sights, or Saragozza for the walk toward San Luca.
Piazza Maggiore is the main square, with San Petronio on one side and the Fountain of Neptune close by. The Quadrilatero's food streets are just east. Stay near either and the markets, restaurants and Two Towers are a short walk. Some streets are pedestrian, so a taxi may not reach the door.
Via Indipendenza runs between Piazza Maggiore and Bologna Centrale. A hotel at the station end saves a long walk with luggage, and a second transfer after the Marconi Express from the airport. It is a busy shopping street with traffic and evening noise, so ask which way the room faces.
University buildings, museums and student bars fill Via Zamboni on the northeast side of the old town. Piazza Santo Stefano quiets down after the busiest hours, and its church complex is close to the center. To the southwest, Via del Pratello has late dinners and bars. Saragozza leads to the long covered route to San Luca.
Bologna's UNESCO-listed porticoes cover many city walks, but they do not make every street traffic-free. Summer afternoons average about 88 °F. If you drive, get your hotel's route and parking details before entering the limited traffic zone in the historic center.
San Petronio, the Neptune Fountain and the old food market are a short walk apart. Pick these streets for a first visit or early starts in the center. Some are pedestrian-only, so don't count on a taxi at the hotel door.
Around here: Piazza Maggiore, Basilica di San Petronio, Quadrilatero
High-speed trains and the airport monorail both stop at the station. Via Indipendenza runs straight toward Piazza Maggiore. Stay here for short trips, and read room reviews for street noise.
Around here: Bologna Centrale, Via Indipendenza, Piazza VIII Agosto
University museums and student cafés line Via Zamboni northeast of the Two Towers. Evenings can be loud around the bars. Choose a side street if you need a quieter night.
Around here: Via Zamboni, Palazzo Poggi, Two Towers
The church complex and its square are southeast of the busiest market lanes. Stay here for portico walks toward Giardini Margherita. The walk to Bologna Centrale is longer than from Via Indipendenza.
Around here: Piazza Santo Stefano, Basilica di Santo Stefano, Giardini Margherita
Via del Pratello has bars and restaurants west of the core. Via Saragozza heads out to the San Luca portico. If you want a quiet room, check the exact street: the bar blocks and the residential stretches are very different at night.
Around here: Via del Pratello, Porta Saragozza, Portico di San Luca
May and September have milder afternoons for portico walks. July and August average near 88 °F. November is wetter, and winter can be cold and misty.
The Marconi Express runs from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bologna Centrale, which has high-speed and regional trains. From the station, walk or take a bus into the historic center.
4 mi from downtown
Take the Marconi Express to Bologna Centrale, then walk or use a local bus toward your hotel. Taxis are available outside the terminal.
Around Bologna Centrale and the university quarter. Check the walk to Piazza Maggiore, and read recent reviews for noise near Via Zamboni.
Yes. Via Indipendenza leads from Bologna Centrale toward Piazza Maggiore, though a central room saves the walk each time.
Confirm air conditioning for hot summer nights and the exact bathroom arrangement. A room on Via del Pratello may hear late bars.
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