Snow-Covered Bologna: A Winter Wonderland in Italy

18/01/2014

Bologna - Piazza Maggiore under the snow

It's a strange winter. A hot one.
No snow, some rainy days and fog, a lot of fog, of course.

But this is not a blog about weather forecasting so with this photo report, I'd like to remember what happened in February 2012, when Bologna was completely white.

In 2 days the city was covered by a white blanket for the joy of children and photographers.

My friend Andrea Forni is one of them and here you can enjoy the result of his reportage.

Detail of a portico under the snow — *Portico detail*

Fontana del Nettuno full of snow — *Fontana del Nettuno*

Piazza Verdi in Bologna covered in snow — *Piazza Verdi*

A street of Bologna covered in snow — *Via Zamboni Street*

Bologna snow - Piazza Santo Stefano — *Piazza Santo Stefano*

Bologna snow - Car and Tower — *The snowy Two Towers (and a Panda car)*

All photos are courtesy of my dear friend Andrea Forni. More shots on his flickr page.

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