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VIALE GIOVANNI VICINI<br />
VIA SAN FELICE<br />
VIA SANT’ISAIA<br />
VIALE ANTONIO ALDINI<br />
Bologna<br />
ITALY<br />
miss the chance to visit the beautiful church<br />
of Santa Maria della Vita (at number 10),<br />
dating from the 13th century, where you can<br />
find one of the great masterpieces of Italian<br />
sculpture, the 15th-century La Pietà by<br />
Niccolò dell’Arca. From here you can enter<br />
Piazza Maggiore, the pulsing heart of the<br />
city that’s surrounded by some of its most<br />
bewitching buildings: the Podestà palace,<br />
the Accursio palace, the Basilica of San<br />
Petronio and the Banchi palace. From<br />
Piazza Maggiore you appear on the Piazza<br />
del Nettuno, with its fountain of the<br />
all-powerful Neptune by Giambologna,<br />
and the Palazzo Re Enzo.<br />
■ 13:00 Now the really fun part: lunch! Walk<br />
along Via Rizzoli in the direction of the Due<br />
Torri to stop at Taverna di Roberto (9b Via<br />
San Vitale, tel. +39 051 266851) under the<br />
porticoes of Via San Vitale. It’s an elegant<br />
dining room, but not well known by people<br />
outside the city – a place where you can<br />
enjoy typical Bolognese cuisine with the<br />
locals. Fish fresh from the market is one<br />
menu highlight, or try the delicious pasta.<br />
Rodrigo<br />
I Carracci<br />
Piazza del Nettuno<br />
Caffè Zanarini<br />
Asinelli Tower<br />
Montagnola Park<br />
Via dell’Indipendenza<br />
Cantina Bentivoglio<br />
Taverna di Roberto<br />
Corte Isolani<br />
The Bravo Caffè<br />
The church of Santo Stefano<br />
North<br />
International Museum and Library of Music<br />
Take Five Genuine Music Club<br />
GRAPHICS<br />
PICKERSGILL/ACUTE JASON<br />
Margherita Gardens<br />
200 metres ILLUSTRATION<br />
■ 14.30 To work off your lunch, stroll the<br />
short distance from Via San Vitale to Piazza<br />
Santo Stefano, with its curious triangular<br />
shape. During the summer there are evening<br />
concerts held here. The church of Santo<br />
Stefano deserves an in-depth visit, as it’s<br />
constructed from a complex of a good seven<br />
churches – called Santa Gerusalemme – all<br />
built during different historical ages. You’ll<br />
also find a pagan altar inside.<br />
■ 17:30 In Piazza Santo Stefano, make<br />
your way to the Corte Isolani (Via Santo<br />
Stefano), where you’ll find a beautiful<br />
assortment of shops housed in architecture<br />
that is both ancient and unusual; I love<br />
browsing through the antique stalls<br />
and small art shops.<br />
■ 19:00 Take an early evening passeggiata<br />
(stroll) towards the Zona Università, which<br />
is 900 years old and made up of Via Zamboni<br />
and the various side roads leading off it.<br />
Alternatively, explore the tangle of streets<br />
that were originally the Jewish quarter<br />
(Via Valdonica, Via dell’Inferno, Via de’<br />
ALAMYMAP<br />
Giudei and Vicolo Tubertini), heading IMAGE<br />
VIALE GIOSUE CARDUCCI<br />
Brussels Airlines b.there! magazine November <strong>2010</strong> 53
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