This is not a regular city guide. First and foremost, this is a love letter to Bologna. A letter that was long due, boiling inside me in a form of pure emotion and forming itself into words over the years. This guide is not just an itinerary to follow; it is me having an ambitious goal to make you fall in love with Bologna, to love it as much as I do - just quicker.
You know how they say, you should know when the city is yours? Turns out, it’s not always the case. At least for me, it took some time to realize it. I liked Bologna immediately, but it took months, if not years, to call this place home.
Bologna was slowly but steadily rubbing on me, and as I was exploring every new corner, meeting every new person, and trying every new food, this place was transforming into the home, a place I want to come back to after traveling, no matter how beautiful the places I visit are.
And in this guide, I want to share this complex but beautiful feeling with you, this love that took some time to mature, the kind of love when you get to know the place intimately first and fall for it later.
So take your phone and follow my route from the beginning or the end, or from any other point you’d choose to start it from. Indulge in all the amazing food places along the itinerary and check for extra recommendations. Discover all the hidden corners. Listen to all the untold stories. Try out all the things regular tourists just don’t do.
And feel.
