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Il Guercino Hotel Bologna City Centre: Railway Station EUR 48
Touring Hotel Bologna City Centre: Maggiore Square EUR 72
Art Orologio Hotel Bologna City Centre: Maggiore Square EUR 156
Hotel Centro Turistico Bologna City: Residential Area EUR 47
Fiera Hotel Bologna City: Exhibition Centre EUR 36
Jolly Hotel Bologna Villanova City: Residential Area On Request
Astoria Hotel Bologna City Centre: Railway Station On Request
Best Western Re Enzo Hotel Bologna City: Residential Area On Request
Metropolitan Hotel Bologna City Centre: Maggiore Square EUR 111
Nettuno Hotel Castel Maggiore Castel Maggiore EUR 43
Hotel Regina Bologna City: Residential Area On Request
King Rose Hotel Bologna Residential Area: Granarolo On Request
Express By Holiday Inn Bologna Bologna On Request
Holiday Inn Bologna City
Art Corona D'oro Hotel Bologna City Centre: Maggiore Square EUR 204
Art Commercianti Hotel Bologna City: Maggiore Square EUR 138
Jolly De La Gare Hotel Bologna City Centre: Railway Station On Request
Top Hotel Park Bologna City: Residential Area EUR 48
Holiday Inn Hotel Bologna Via Emilia City: Residential Area On Request
Art Novecento Hotel Bologna City Centre: Maggiore Square EUR 144
Monte del Re Residence Bologna Dozza - Imola EUR 163
Eurogarden Hotel Bologna City: Residential Area EUR 66
Golden Tulip Aemilia Hotel Bologna City Centre: Maggiore Square EUR 122
Grand Elite Hotel Bologna City: Residential Area On Request
Green Park Bologna & Congressi Hotel City: Exhibition Centre On Request
Sofitel Hotel Bologna City Centre: Railway Station EUR 120
AC Hotel Bologna City Centre: Railway Station EUR 85
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Grand Baglioni Hotel Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura
Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly, between Reno River
and Sàvena River.
ologna is the first railway and motorway hub in Italy; its Fiera District (exhibitions) is the 2nd in Italy and the 4th in Europe, with important international exhibitions, like Motorshow (cars, motor-cycles, considered the most important in all the world), Saie, Saiedue and Cersaie (buildings), Cosmoprof (beauty culture, considered the most important in all the World), Lineapelle, etc. Bologna and its metropolitan area has important industries (mechanics, foods, electronics), has very important retail and wholesale trade (the "Centergross" in the northern metropolitan area, built in 1973, was the biggest in Europe until few years ago), and has the first Italian vegetable and fruit market. Bologna also has important monuments, museums, and rich cultural life.
The importance of Bologna in Italy and in Europe, considered from the points of view of culture, industry, trade, social, political, economy, etc., is much greater than suggested by its demographic data: about 400,000 inhabitants in the city, about 1 million in the metropolitan area, including over 100,000 students of the ancient and renowned University of Bologna, founded in the 11th century.
Bologna is home to Guglielmo Marconi International Airport, expanded in 2004 by extending the runway to accommodate larger aircraft: it is the fifth busiest Italian airport for passenger traffic (about 3,6 million/year). Since 2004, is the third busiest for intercontinental flights.Bologna Central Station is considered the most important train hub in Italy thanks to the city's strategic location. Also, its goods-station (San Donato) with its 33 railway tracks, is the largest in Italy in size and traffic and is one of the biggest in Europe. Bologna's station holds a memory in Italian public consciousness for the huge terrorist bomb attack that killed 85 victims in August 1980. The attack is also known in Italy as the Strage di Bologna, the Bologna massacre. It is widely believed the bomb was planted by neo-fascist activists - possibly to stir public opinion against Italian communists.
Over the centuries, Bologna has acquired many nicknames: "the learned one" (la dotta) is a reference to its famous university; "the fat one" (la grassa) refers to its cuisine."The red one" (la rossa) has also been said to refer to the city's left-leaning politics. Until the election of a centre-right mayor in 1999, the city was a historic leftover of socialism and communism. The centre-left gained power again in the 2004 mayoral elections, with the election of Sergio Cofferati. It was one of the first European settlements to experiment with the concept of "free" public transport.
Another nickname for Bologna is Basket City, referring to Bologna's obsession with basketball, unusual in football-dominated Italy. The local derby between the city's two principal basketball clubs, Fortitudo and Virtus (often called after the clubs' principal sponsors), is intense.
Football is still a popular sport in Bologna; the main local club is Bologna F.C. 1909, which was relegated to Serie B at the end of the 2004/2005 season.
The city of Bologna was appointed a UNESCO City of Music on 29 May 2006. According to UNESCO "As the first Italian city to be appointed to the Network, Bologna has demonstrated a rich musical tradition that is continuing to evolve as a vibrant factor of contemporary life and creation. It has also shown a strong commitment to promoting music as an important vehicle for inclusion in the fight against racism and in an effort to encourage economic and social development. Fostering a wide range of genres from classical to electronic, jazz, folk and opera, Bologna offers its citizens a musical vitality that deeply infiltrates the city’s professional, academic, social and cultural facets"