A beautiful park - I used to go here a lot at one time. It's a lovely place to relax in after being…read morein the busy city! There are many mature and tall trees, fountains, a lake, and statues too, such as the one of Victor Emmanuel 2. The park also has an archeological area where lots of ancient tombs have been found.

Unfortunately I have only visited these gardens in the winter and thus in the snow. However,…read moredespite this these are a pleasant airy space in the city. They are a necessary break from the miles of road, stone and buildings of the city. A welcome place to temporarily escape.

This square is almost like a hub to all of the best sightseeing in Bologna. It's the central…read moresquare where a lot of the interesting sights are located. While we were there, they were setting up for some sort of viewing with a huge screen and plenty of seats. I didn't look up what it was for but I assume that because this square is so large and central, they do this sort of thing all of the time. We visited the fountain, the church and the shops and restaurants branching off from this square and we also took the San Luca express from here. Great way to landmark yourself in the city.

Other Yelp reviewers have covered many of the major points regarding location and this square's…read morecentrality to all the major site seeing attractions nearby. I'll add a few notes on some of the notable places to visit in and around this piazza: - Palazzo Re Enzo in April 2024 wasn't open to the public for general viewing, inside are mainly government offices. - Biblioteca Salaborsa: cool library building for history and architecture fans. Aside from the impressive details of the current building. Roman ruins are visible from main library floor and visitable underneath the library. See my separate review for this! - Biblioteca Communale and the Two Towers (Asinelli Tower and Garisenda Tower--not to be confused with LOTR) are about a 5 minute walk from this square. Towards the south for the historical library with a historic anatomical studies operating room, and directly east for the towers. - Signorvino: decent spot to people watch, enjoy some wine and a light meal or charcuterie while taking in the view of the piazza. Indoor and outdoor seating available. - Fontana del Nettuno: ask the locals about the legend around the sea god's sculpture...walk around it to view at different angles...maybe not appropriate for kiddies. - Cinema Modernissimo: recently renovated (end 2023) old school movie theater from 1915 that's underground and on the block next to the piazza. They play Italian classics, and both old and modern movies, tickets starting at €6 and some movies with free entry. All showings book up very quickly, so move fast--as of end June all paid shows were booked up thru end November. Hope anyone reading this enjoys their time in Bologna as much as I did!

We had read about how good Dynamo is before we came to Bologna, and Bologna is a bike-crazy town…read more(no other place during our 12 day trip around Italy had a large bike-parking-lot for its commuters). Our hotel was just down the block and so we came here to rent bikes for half a day. Although not everyone's English there is top notch, amongst us all, we were able to get pretty good directions on how to bike out and up (and up, and up!) to the Basilica San Luca (the one with the HUGE number of porticoes). They were thoughtfully particular about which bikes to assign to us and we appreciated that. My bike was excellent. My husband's bike, he being quite tall, was not perfect, too heavy for a nearly all-uphill ride, and his seat kept slipping slightly forward. When we told the Dynamo staff about this issue at the end of the day, they gave us a generous discount on an item of clothing that we were planning on buying and offered to return some of our money. We loved the cavernous show/service/storage/rental/sales/concert space and loved the cool vibe of antique and kids' biking paraphernalia. I highly recommend Dynamo

Highly recommended. Such a great way to tour the city. We rented for an all day trip to San Luca…read moreto watch stage 1 of the Gira d'Italia. Bikes worked perfectly. We've rented bikes before in the States with differing levels of success. This was the best experience we've had, by far, from rental to return. Plus, we found they have an ultra cool bar attached at one end of the shop! Best day of our 10 day trip in this beautiful city!

OK, hotel in a good area. Hotel shows some wear. labyrinth of corridors difficult to navigate. Room…read moreOK, no tissue in holder, toilet didn't flush correctly. Front desk personnel some OK some not so much. Room assigned had a terrible actually no view. Good but typical breakfast buffet with scrambled eggs, undercooked, greasy bacon, and the usual meats, cheese, and fruit selections, bread and rolls, etc., unexpected perk was fresh honey in the frame. Most likely would not return.

Simply put, one of the best yoga courses I've ever signed up for. Simonetta's intermediate course…read morewas well structured, while still allowing for focus on developing a personal practice. Each week offers a slightly different course, leaving room for improvement from previous weeks, but simultaneously introducing new challenges. Every class ends with Shava-asana and my personal favorite part -- the lavender scented eye masks. Now, imagine opening your eyes in a room with light streaming in and with walls covered in frescos. How better to find the beauty of balance?

I'm giving a review about the restaurant only. It's practical since you have a lot of tables with…read more free wifi, it was perfect to work there a bit on my laptop there while waiting for check-in of my hotel. The food was good but I was still hungry after a "3 courses", so it's better for people who dont eat too much I think. Overall good experience though.

Fantastic shop for Magic the Gathering players. To be quite honest, I know it seems a little naïve…read moreof me, but I was shocked at how similar this place was to American tabletop game set ups. My husband takes me to his game places all the time and it was comforting to see that Italians do it the same way we do too. The shop itself had everything we were looking for and more. In fact, they were so nice and kind and excited we wanted to get Italian Magic cards, that they gave us a few freebies as well. Great conversation and a nice place to sit and play or buy items you need.