 About bologna Welcome to our page for Bologna hotels. Here you can easily choose and book online your
best
accommodation option in that charming Italian city. Bologna is located in northern Italy, between the Appennines and the Po River. Founded as
an
Etruscan town with the name Felsina around 534 BC, it was later (189 BC) conquered by the Romans and turned into
colony Bononia, from where derives
its contemporary name. During the Roman Empire Bologna was among the five richest
cities in Italy and many historical monuments that can be seen now
witness about that. In its long history Bologna has acquired many nicknames.
Because of its famous university, one of the oldest in Europe, the city was
called "Bologna the learned".
"Bologna the fat" is a reference to its cuisine and "Bologna the red" - to its political leanings and numerous
red
brick and marble buildings. |