University tour

It is quite easy to “get some Fair air” in Bologna’s University area, in a tour among University Departments and alleys.
Start with a culture breakfast in via San Petronio Vecchio to visit (A) Libri Liberi, the bookshop where nothing is on sale… take a look at the Santa Cristina complex nearby, site of the Visual Arts Department and of Biblioteca delle Donne (Women’s Library) and continue wandering through the alleys, from piazza Aldrovandi jump in the warm embrace of via San Vitale, peeking in the (B) Fratelli Broche vintage shop, right under the historical “torresotto” of this street and then visit (C) La Bioprofumeria, a few steps away, in direction of the Two Towers. You cannot overlook via Zamboni, the historical center of University Departments, and we suggest to arrive in piazza Verdi from piazza Rossini, to see the facade of San Giacomo church and Bologna’s Conservatory. Always strolling in the alleys and the twisting streets of this area, go to (D) Lortica for a light lunch just like another University student: on the other side of the street you can see the celebratory plaque of Francesco Lorusso, the student and Lotta Continua militant killed during 1977 riots. You can spend the afternoon strolling around the Parco della Montagnola, the Botanical Gardens of the Education Studies Department, all facing via Irnerio. When you start to feel a bit peckish around dinner time, go right out of Porta San Donato to taste the pizza of (E) Masaniello, and continue towards the city suburbs, and right after the San Donato bridge, under which you can find via Paolo Fabbri, celebrated in the famous sonf of the singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini, on your right you’ll see (F) Mercato Sonato: a space recovered by Orchestra Senza Spine that hosts concerts, workshops, events – the best way to end the day! If you want to take a stroll instead of listening to some live music, a good excuse is to visit (G) È Buono! in via Palmieri, in the Cirenaica area, to savor Bologna’s taste out of the city center and treat yourself to a delicious ice-cream.