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| Gender: | Female | | Age: | 44 | | Lives in: | Newcastle United Kingdom | | Registered: | 14 April 2003 | | Last visit: | 26 September 2005 |
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| Bologna Review: from the medievil to the high tech... | | Written by Sarah Major on 20 Apr 2005 about a trip in Feb 2005.
| I have visited Bologna twice this year; first time was in January when it was –7 and again at Easter when the temperatures rose to 20 some days.
I haven’t got first hand experience of hotel accommodation but I did eat in many cafes and restaurants and I can praise everyone I ate/drank in, no grumbles at all…can’t be bad I think! But then again the Bolognese are serious about food.
A brief list of the eateries that left me with lasting impressions: Trattoria de Amedo.is a great informal place to eat, traditional home cooking gets this restaurant full to bursting at lunch time, with the tagliatelle Bolognese a speciality.
Da Adolfo. Is located in a charming courtyard, behind the Basilica di san petronio and next to a medieval tower, wow! The food was delicious, but in those surroundings it could have been overlooked were it not up to much.
Osteria L`infedele.opens early evening around 6.30. This is a cosy place to hang out with a glass of wine or two or for a light meal; the friendly staff are a bonus and even the background music, which was jazz, not my favourite, was even acceptable.
Cafes and wine bars. One of the streets mostly frequented by students is Via del Pratello.it has plenty of cheap bars.
I have to mention the Gelaterias (ice cream parlas). A must try is the gelato sandwich, ice cream sandwich sounds awful, but once tried I think most would have another.
Still on the subject of food, the local produce is worth buying to take home such as. Mortadella, known sometimes as Bologna sausage or Baloney and of course Lambrusco red which is produced in the hills near by.
Bologna has something for most visitors from the designer hunters to the culture buffs. This city is a thriving centre for Italy’s high tech industries and it plays host to numerous trade fairs as well as being a haven for culture vultures
I visited the Ducati motorbike factory, this was excellent as it was free and the guide, a young guy who works in the admin office there was great, he even made his explanations of engines and cylinder heads interesting, well I am female! The tour lasted about 45 minutes then we were shown around the museum. Well worth a visit if you are interested in bikes
Bologna is well worth visiting or staying a few days as it is central for many other places of interest and has a good train service. I definately will go back to do some more exploring |
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