Bologna has gardens, museums parks, fine buildings, churches and miles of shopping streets and don't forget the great food. Bologno is often named "Bologna the red" refers to the red roofs of the city. If you climb the Torre degle Asinelli you can see it for yourself.

Bologna (pop. 422 000) is a historical city, the main city in Emilia-Romagna (a region in northern Italy) famous for its cuisine (la cucina Bolognese), and for its architectural palette of reds, oranges, and yellows, hence the name of Bologna la rossa , as well as its twentieth-century history as a communist stronghold in Italy. Moreover, the area around the train station was bombed extensively during the war and some of the beautiful nineteenth century houses were lost. Fortunately, Bologna is actively restoring its past. The city has grown more and more popular with tourists, who see it as an excellent destination for a one-day-stopover on their trip-route, expecially between Venice and Florence.

Bologna is not typically a tourist city, however, if one is looking for an authentic Italian experience in a working and studying city, then Bologna is a wonderful option. The town centre is one of the best preserved throughout Europe, the Bolognese porticos are particularly interesting because of their history, and the city is home to many many Italian and international students.

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