Bologna in Bologna? Italy’s underrated food and art spot

Oct 14, 2018 | 0 comments

By Andy Yemma

BOLOGNA, Italy — We spent a day touring Bologna with an engaging guide, Micol Mazzeo, from Tours by Locals. Bologna is Italy’s 7th largest city and often overlooked by tourists more interested in Rome, Florence or Venice. The University of Bologna is the oldest university in Europe. Its school of anatomy was one of the first to perform autopsies and surgery.

The streets were teeming on a Saturday morning as a large fundraising event for Africa occurred in the central square. The osterias and bars were crowded midday. The food was delicious

Bologna in Bologna
Bologna in Bologna

And if you are wondering if there is bologna to be found in Bologna, wonder no more.

Following are scenes photographed by Andy Yemma with a Nikon D3400 SLR Digital camera Oct 13, 2918:

Sliced bologna, salami, prosciutto and other appetizers for lunch
Sliced bologna, salami, prosciutto and other appetizers for lunch
Bologna has several towers that lean - but are not as famous as the one in Pisa
Bologna has several towers that lean – but are not as famous as the one in Pisa
And some tourists try to push them over
And some tourists try to push them over
Raising money for food needed in Africa in Bologna's city centre
Raising money for food needed in Africa in Bologna’s city centre
The anatomical theater at the University of Bologna, where they performed about 4 dissections per year, in the winter months, on executed criminals. It was such a big deal that each dissection would last upward of 20 hours and be witnessed by about 200 students and faculty, The professors would comment while butchers and barbers did the cutting--all under the watchful eye of the church, which authorized it all.
The anatomical theater at the University of Bologna, where they performed about 4 dissections per year, in the winter months, on executed criminals. It was such a big deal that each dissection would last upward of 20 hours and be witnessed by about 200 students and faculty, The professors would comment while butchers and barbers did the cutting–all under the watchful eye of the church, which authorized it all.
More modern lecture hall at University of Bologna library, which houses millions of ancient books and texts. The University opened in 1088 and is the oldest in Europe
More modern lecture hall at University of Bologna library, which houses millions of ancient books and texts. The University opened in 1088 and is the oldest in Europe
Parmigiano Reggiano from nearby Parma
Parmigiano Reggiano from nearby Parma
Prosciuto in Bologna too
Prosciuto in Bologna too
tortellini for sale
Tortellini for sale
Lasagne Bolognesi too
Lasagne Bolognesi too
Local fish market in Bologna
Local fish market in Bologna
The family that has owned Trattoria Pizzeria Belle Arti since 1998, We ate a delicious lunch here
The family that has owned Trattoria Pizzeria Belle Arti since 1998, We ate a delicious lunch here

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