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Travel Guide to Bologna, Italy

Bologna is a modern city that tenderly keeps its traditions and so here you will find large number of magnificent medieval masterpieces almost in their original condition. Actually, whole city looks like a medieval one. Approximately in the beginning of the 20th century Bologna was surrounded by a huge wall around six meters in diameter and made of bricks.
So what Bologna is like? You’ll find there twelve gates, endless city streets, which are narrow and curved, but still magnificent and amazingly different. A chain of palaces is built along the city wall. Here you will also see multiple cathedrals, churches, and towers with unforgettably fascinating architecture. Walls in Bologna are traditionally colored in reddish or greyish colors.
Even though wonderful walls of the city were partially destroyed yet in 1903, they managed to leave their unforgettable influence on the modern city. Because of this fact the city got additional space and so a wonderful and broad Independence Street was built.
The city features wide selection of museums, education institutes, theaters and cinemas. Moreover, here you will be able to visit large number of historical and cultural places of interest.
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Bologna: Major facts

Number of inhabitants 375.000
Local currency 1 Euro = 100 cents
Working hours Shops in Bologna are normally open from 09.00-12.30 and 15.30-19.30 (closed on Thursdays and Sundays)
Related sites http://www.bolognaturismo.info
http://www.comune.bologna.it
http://www.provincia.bologna.it
http://www.terredibologna.it
http://www.emiliaromagnaturismo.it
Major newspapers and journals Il resto del Carlino
Il domani di Bologna.
L’Unità
La Repubblica
Metro, City and Leggo
Corriere della sera
La stampa
Il Sole24ore
Emergency telephone numbers Carabinieri: 112
Police: 113
Ambulance: 118
Fire brigade: 115

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