A trip to Italy is always a discovery. More than half of the world’s art heritage is located in this country (UNESCO); there are a huge number of treasures ready to be admired in all their splendour. The choice is very wide. One can find the best masterpieces for each historical period and each art style. The works of art that Italy boasts date back to different epochs and yet are geographically very close. On the same day and in the same city one can easily visit a Roman archaeological site, a baroque church and a modern art museum. Evidence of the past and its rich history can be found everywhere.
Bologna is located in the North-East Italy and is one of the major business centres. It is a city of art, tradition and culture being the home of the world’s oldest University “Alma Mater Studiorum” founded in 1088, and well known for its towers, at one stage boasting around 300 and its porticos, with some 40 kilometres of covered walkways.
The old city centre, with a very special urban fabric, priceless architecture and artistic heritage, has been classified as the largest in the world.


Bologna is strategically located being a natural crossroads for the European motorways and railways and with daily domestic, international and intercontinental flights linking it to major cities in Italy, Europe and the rest of the world. The airport is only 7 kilometres from the city centre and an excellent integrated transport network ensures swift easy access to anywhere. Moreover, it is only at short distance from famous artistic cities such as Ferrara, Ravenna, Verona, Venice, Florence and Rome. It is placed at the southern end of the river Po valley plain at the feet of the hills which mark the start of the Apennines. The Adriatic sea lies just 80 kilometres away.


To find the relax that most of us need, quite in the city-centre, both in very luxury galleries and elegant streets, one can find the top Italian brands. Moreover, every Friday and Saturday, still in downtown, there is the flea market with all kind of items (antiques, clothes, shoes, etc.)
All makes Bologna a focus of social and cultural life. Its people are hospitable and enjoable, as any visitor will discover, however short its stay in this town renowned for its excellent cuisine and exuberance.


A visit to Bologna will certainly be one to remember.