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Italy, Europe

3-Day Bologna itinerary guide

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Bologna — Bologna Italy San-Giacomo-Maggiore-01

Top stops to prioritize

  • FICO World Eataly
  • Salumeria Simoni
  • Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
  • Le Golosità Di Nonna Aurora
  • Giardini Margherita
  • Bar Senza Nome
  • Centro Commerciale Centronova
  • Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Piazza Maggiore, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • FICO World Eataly
  • Centro Commerciale Centronova
  • Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro
  • Neptune's Fountain
  • Mercato di Mezzo
  • Two Towers
  • Basilica di San Petronio

Day 2: East side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the east side side of town.

  • Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
  • Centroborgo
  • MAST
  • Parco di Villa Angeletti

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Giardini Margherita and Mercato delle Erbe and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Giardini Margherita
  • Mercato delle Erbe
  • Pizzeria Due Torri
  • Galleria Cavour
  • Basilica of San Domenico

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