Bologna doesn't look very green at first sight.But like our best food, parks and gardens are not exhibited. They're hidden behind old gates or they look at Bologna's skyline from the hills outside the city walls.Don't be lazy, wear you jogging shoes and go look for them.

Opened in 1879, Giardini Margherita garden take its name from the same queen of the famous pizza. ​During its glorious days, you could have found there a lake with renting boats, a cafe chantant, a funicular railway and a zoo for lions. Now most of these things are gone, but Giardini Margherita still is Bologna's largest and most important park.Why visit itFor a picnic amongst students and locals

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)

Bologna, with its rich history and culture, offers some of Italy's most stunning libraries. Whether you're after ancient manuscripts or modern study spaces, a library in Bologna is the perfect place to dive into knowledge. From ancient manuscripts to modern study spaces, this guide will take you through the best libraries across Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna region. Let’s uncover these literary

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

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