2022 - Bologna, Italy - 15
Bologna has the largest medieval centre of any Italian town except Venice, despite substantial damage during WWII.
The historic city centre is a myriad of cute narrow winding streets, like this one. Have GPS on your cellphone or be lost.
Bologna dates back 2,500 years, when the Etruscans first occupied the site. It was still an important city later, under the Romans, and many of the streets in the centre of the town still follow the original Roman layout.
Following a few centuries of decline with the end of the Roman empire, Bologna regained its importance in the 11th century when the Bologna university opened in 1088 and is now Europe's oldest university.
It was during the 11th-15th centuries that many of the fine buildings, palaces and arcades in the town were constructed.
2022 - Bologna, Italy - 15
Bologna has the largest medieval centre of any Italian town except Venice, despite substantial damage during WWII.
The historic city centre is a myriad of cute narrow winding streets, like this one. Have GPS on your cellphone or be lost.
Bologna dates back 2,500 years, when the Etruscans first occupied the site. It was still an important city later, under the Romans, and many of the streets in the centre of the town still follow the original Roman layout.
Following a few centuries of decline with the end of the Roman empire, Bologna regained its importance in the 11th century when the Bologna university opened in 1088 and is now Europe's oldest university.
It was during the 11th-15th centuries that many of the fine buildings, palaces and arcades in the town were constructed.