Bologna Centrale puts much of northern Italy within easy reach. These guides cover which trips are worth a whole day and which are better kept short.
Rimini’s reputation is primarily built on its 15-kilometer beach — one of the most popular resort coastlines in Italy, with a continuous strip of beach clubs stretching from the northern marina to the southern hotel district. In summer it is loud, crowded, extremely Italian, and fun in a way that has nothing to do with…
If you have arrived at this guide looking for tickets to the 2026 Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, there is important news: the race was discontinued after the 2025 event. Formula 1 no longer races at Imola from 2026 onward, with the calendar slot replaced by a new street circuit in Madrid. What remains…
Short answer: Yes, San Marino is worth the trip from Bologna, but only if you leave by 08:00-08:30. There is no direct train. The journey runs Bologna to Rimini by rail, then a bus up Monte Titano, and takes roughly 1 hour 50 minutes each way at a cost of about 16 to 22 euro…
Every other day trip from Bologna competes for the same type of traveler. Modena is for car enthusiasts and food lovers. Parma is for anyone who wants to watch prosciutto age in a mountain valley. Venice is for the people who want to tell others they have been to Venice. Ravenna is for everyone else…
Venice in a day is possible from Bologna. Not just possible — it is one of the most efficient ways to experience the city, because Bologna gives you the logistical advantage no other Italian base can match: a high-speed train connection that deposits you at Santa Lucia station, right on the Grand Canal, in 75…
If Bologna is La Grassa — The Fat — Parma is what happens when a city takes the same obsession with food and pairs it with opera, Renaissance art, and an elegant French-influenced urban planning that earned it the nickname Petit Paris of Italy. Parma sits 57 minutes from Bologna Centrale by train. In that…
Bologna is world-famous for pasta. Modena, just 37 kilometers away, is world-famous for three things that could not be more different from each other: the fastest cars on earth, the most complex condiment in Italian cuisine, and the voice of Luciano Pavarotti. In a single day from Bologna, you can stand inside a room full…
Bologna is arguably the best base camp in all of Italy. The reason, more than any other, is this: you can reach Florence in 37 minutes flat. While Florence hotels have pushed to €250+ per night for peak 2026 dates, Bologna remains the smart traveler’s hub. Wake up in Bologna. See the David. Eat a…
One of the smartest travel decisions in Italy is to use Bologna as your base camp. Here is why: Bologna sits at the central junction of Italy’s high-speed rail network. From Bologna Centrale, you can reach Venice in 90 minutes, Florence in 37, Milan in 60, and Verona in 55. The country’s most famous cities…
Bologna is the railway hub of northern Italy — Florence in 37 minutes, Venice in 90, Milan in 60. Most travelers know this and plan accordingly. What fewer travelers realize is that the most rewarding day trips from Bologna are not the famous cities. They are the towns right next door, in the heart of…