So for our next stop we headed back to the boot of Italy and stopped in Bologna in the Northern region. It is a good sized city that is very central to other popular cities such as Venice and Florence so it is very easy to make day trips to check out other areas. Many of the old buildings of the city have been well preserved despite bombings during WWII. Bologna is also home to the oldest university in the world which dates to the 12th century so the city is taken over by college students at night looking to party is some pretty cool and very old pubs/bars.
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| Piazza Maggiore |
Since Bologna is not as popular as many other destinations in Italy, it was great to be able to experience a city without all of the tourists. We checked out all of the sightseeing spots which included some very old plazas and castle-like buiildings and lots of torres, or towers, that actually lean dangerously like the leaning tower of Pisa.
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| Leaning Tower |
What's best about Bologna though is the food. We would just wander the old winding streets and each side would be littered with tons of great restaurants. I wish I had more photos of the food but they are all about fresh ingredients for the local specialty dishes. Guess what their claim to fame is...Bolognese sauce! Anyway the pasta and regional meat dishes were the bomb and Bologna is definitely a place to check out if you want some good food and an escape from the tourists.
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| Local Gourmet Market |
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| Ha no idea what was going on here but worth posting |
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