Why Alvar Aalto, one of the most important architects and designers of the XX century, would create a church in a tiny village of 300 people on the hills of Bologna?The story is long and complex. Let's start from the beginning.

From Finland to Riola: Alvaar Alto in Bologna

There’s just one kind of movie that I always love. Comedy or drama, teenage movie or thriller it doesn’t matter. If it’s set in Bologna I have to watch it. ​These 5 movies of a different time and kind are not masterpieces, but each of them describes a piece of Bologna.​Its history, its places, its loves.

Hanno rubato un tram (1954)

If there's a place where you can find me after a food tour, this is a library. An oasis of silence in the desert of noise, to rest and recharge.

A fortress, a botanical garden, a basketball and boxing arena, a trading center, a restaurant, a bank, and a puppet theatre.This is what Salaborsa has been during its +2000 years of life.Now it's a library, probably the most important in Bologna. For its position sure, in Piazza Maggiore next to Bologna Neptune's statue.​But also for the quantity and quality of books, magazines, music and more, ov

Can you skip Louvre in Paris, Prado in Madrid or MoMa in NYC? No, but sometimes I've found myself lost and looking for the exit.​These are the best hidden museums to visit in Bologna and Emilia Romagna.

Like an old photo hidden in a book, Museo Pelagalli is a place to relive the past and bring back forgotten emotions. A visit to this museum is a dive into the past, accompanied by sound, images and objects that have made the history of music, cinema, TV and radio. Inside you can find over 2000 original and working items ready to amaze those who enter this temple of communication. Everything is des

Commissioned by a Pope. Designed by an architect. Created by a Belgian artist. The fountain of Neptune is one of the symbols of Bologna.​Here's all you have to know about the giant, hard to find on your pocket Lonely Planet. 1. Why not in Piazza Maggiore? Originally Neptune Fountain should have been set in the centre of Piazza Maggiore. During the '500 century, Piazza Maggiore was a noisy op