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Depends on what you want from a city visit. Food? Museums? Shopping?
I was in Bologna a few weeks ago for two nights mainly because that’s where I could get a direct flight to (live in Portugal). Busy city, historical places, good choice of food.
. Then We stayed the rest of the week in Padova (Pádua). we wanted to get out and about. Train service is very good and an easy short 30 min ride into Venice. lake Garda and Verona also only an hour or so on the train so good day trips from A Padova base.
Trains can book online and show QR codes on your phone if asked.
I was in Bologna a few weeks ago for two nights mainly because that’s where I could get a direct flight to (live in Portugal). Busy city, historical places, good choice of food.
. Then We stayed the rest of the week in Padova (Pádua). we wanted to get out and about. Train service is very good and an easy short 30 min ride into Venice. lake Garda and Verona also only an hour or so on the train so good day trips from A Padova base.
Trains can book online and show QR codes on your phone if asked.
Currently staying at a farm house up in the Tuscan hills as Italy just draws us back time after time. The foods amazing and not overpriced, the Italians are friendly and love to make you feel welcome and we've had the roof down on the rental t roc every day as the weathers been perfect.
We drove up to Bologna earlier in the year from Florence to do the Lambo museum and Enzo museum as it was pretty wet and cold to be walking around any of the towns. You'll easily fill 4 days regardless of what weather you get while your here and if you have a car a quick blast down to Florence is highly recommended as the architecture is stunning along with all the people dressed to the nines just to go out for a panini.
Currently looking at wrecks on idealista to go scout out tomorrow as even the mrs has agreed we need to find a place to do up over here to eventually retire too.
We drove up to Bologna earlier in the year from Florence to do the Lambo museum and Enzo museum as it was pretty wet and cold to be walking around any of the towns. You'll easily fill 4 days regardless of what weather you get while your here and if you have a car a quick blast down to Florence is highly recommended as the architecture is stunning along with all the people dressed to the nines just to go out for a panini.
Currently looking at wrecks on idealista to go scout out tomorrow as even the mrs has agreed we need to find a place to do up over here to eventually retire too.
We used to do quite a bit of work out there. Bologna and the surrounding area was an ideal base for any work we did down south, (Naples), or further north, (Venice).
Lovely part of the world. Amazing food. Beautiful countryside up in the Apennines, and welcoming, friendly locals.
I used to hate working away as I didn’t like being away from my family, but I’d always chomp at the bit when it came to working in Italy.
Lovely part of the world. Amazing food. Beautiful countryside up in the Apennines, and welcoming, friendly locals.
I used to hate working away as I didn’t like being away from my family, but I’d always chomp at the bit when it came to working in Italy.
It's been several years since the wife and I stayed in Bologna....too long!
It's a good place for a few days. It is the food capital of Italy so expect the best in that respect.
It has the World's oldest university up there with Oxbridge which makes for quite young a crowd of locals in term time, and also means that "street food" is nicely priced.
Good place to be based because of the train system: think of Birmingham and you'll get the idea. You can get to many parts of Italy for the day, especially if you use the Frecciarossa trains. And if you do this, best to plan ahead and book and pay for tickets while in the UK: use https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html. Remember to use the Italian spelling for any particular town when searching for trains and tickets eg Firenze not Florence.
Plenty to do and see when in Bologna. One notable feature is that there are many covered walkways (porticos)that were built centuries ago for which, I seem to recall, the horsemen of the day would travel, see here: https://whywaittoseetheworld.com/the-covered-walkw...
I think it is time I booked another visit for my wife and I......
R.
It's a good place for a few days. It is the food capital of Italy so expect the best in that respect.
It has the World's oldest university up there with Oxbridge which makes for quite young a crowd of locals in term time, and also means that "street food" is nicely priced.
Good place to be based because of the train system: think of Birmingham and you'll get the idea. You can get to many parts of Italy for the day, especially if you use the Frecciarossa trains. And if you do this, best to plan ahead and book and pay for tickets while in the UK: use https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html. Remember to use the Italian spelling for any particular town when searching for trains and tickets eg Firenze not Florence.
Plenty to do and see when in Bologna. One notable feature is that there are many covered walkways (porticos)that were built centuries ago for which, I seem to recall, the horsemen of the day would travel, see here: https://whywaittoseetheworld.com/the-covered-walkw...
I think it is time I booked another visit for my wife and I......
R.
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