UNCONVENTIONAL DOWNTOWN PAIRINGS
A place in town, a bottle of wine, a book.
PAIRING #21
The square opens in the heart of the city, located in the apse area of ​​the basilica of San Petronio.
PAIRING #22
Piazza Carducci owes its name to the house where the homonymous poet lived..
PAIRING #20
Since the mid-19th century, several proposals had been made to create an artery that would connect the city center with the northern area..
PAIRING #19
Piazza del Baraccano, datable to the mid-1940s, stands close to the last wall and therefore does not appear to be of very large proportions.
PAIRING #18
At the end of the 1800s, many Italian cities used to build parks for their citizens starting from the gardens of manor houses or through the acquisition of land.
PAIRING #17
The Renato Dall'Ara stadium is the first Italian stadium built on a public initiative.
PAIRING #15
Piazza Nettuno was created in 1565 with the aim of highlighting the statue of the same name.
PAIRING #14
Take a walk through the streets of the ancient market of Bologna, the Quadrilatero, the district that housed most of the city's artisan guilds in the Middle Ages .
PAIRING #16
The Mercato delle Erbe is the largest covered market in the historic center of Bologna, where you can find fruit and vegetables..
PAIRING #12
The curious name of the main road that crossed the Jewish Ghetto, via dell’inferno, has no clear explanation.
PAIRING #13
The path of via delle Moline originated in the 12th century. The reference to the water mills operated by the nearby Canale di Reno is evident.
PAIRING #11
It is the oldest city garden, for centuries a place for strolling and the scene of events, games, sports competitions.
PAIRING #10
What is now one of the main shopping streets in Bologna is the result of the urban works foreseen in the Town Plan of 1889 and started in 1913.
PAIRING #07
Piazza San Francesco, one of the city's meeting places par excellence, used to be the churchyard of San Francesco, the church cemetery.
PAIRING #08
The square overlooking via Farini was created in the late 19th century to enlighten the buildings of the new economic power and to introduce a green oasis.
PAIRING #06
One of most criticized places in town, but also one of the most lively. The day and night landing of the thousands of students who are the young lifeblood of the city.
PAIRING #05
Piazza Santo Stefano is actually a triangular widening of Via Santo Stefano: the name "Piazza Santo Stefano" does not appear in the city street map.
PAIRING #04
The Piazza di Porta Ravegnana is a city square in the center of Bologna which houses the Two Towers, the city symbol.
PAIRING #03
Heart of the city, Piazza Maggiore is the result of centuries-old transformations that gradually enriched it with important buildings.
PAIRING #02
The UNESCO heritage portico ramping up to the San Luca sanctuary, the lively crowd who enjoys wine bars and restaurants.
PAIRING #01
The bohémien district in town that never sleeps.
Social committment, artistic avant-garde, food and drinks 24/7, a hyperplace you have to discover.