Our normal breakfast placed is closed on Mondays, so we had a voucher for a nearby place: Italian BreakPast. It’s primarily a pasta place, but they serve coffee and pastries in the morning. Our cappuccini and pastries were delicious! Archiginnasio of Bologna After breakfast we headed to the Archiginnasio of Bologna, which was once the main building of the...
Basilica Sanctuary of Santo Stefano – Complex of the Seven Churches Another full day in Bologna. We got an early start. After coffee and pastries at Pasticceria Santo Stefano, we explored the Basilica Santuario Santo Stefano – Complesso delle Sette Chiese (Basilica Sanctuary of Santo Stefano – Complex of the Seven Churches), a cluster of chapels...
A day full of Christmas shopping, sightseeing, and food! Our second full day of the trip, but our first devoted entirely to Bologna. We began by exploring the areas around our B&B. We were right in the heart of the old city, so it wasn’t hard finding fun things to check out! We admired the architecture, visited many shops, checked out a couple different...
We arrived in Bologna in the evening, took a train from the airport to the Bologna Centrale train station, then walked about 20 minutes to our B&B, Casa Isolani Santo Stefano. Our room, the Santo Stefano room, overlooked Piazza Santo Stefano, also known as the square of the Seven Churches. The room had a private bathroom, and there’s a shared room in the...