Last Friday was a kind of a snow day in Bologna. I mean nothing compared to the 'big snow' of 2012 (see how was Bologna under the snow that time), but still enough to leave the car in the parking and walk around with my camera to take a few photos. These are a few shots I took during the afternoon, walking around the city centre from Via Saragozza to Piazza Maggiore. I hope you like them

Every year in December, the elegant Piazza Minghetti in Bologna hosts a French food market. Cheese, chocolate, wine and a Christmas atmosphere in the air.Nothing like the best food markets of Bologna like Mercato delle Erbe or Quadrilatero. But still a good place for foodies looking for presents. Brie de Meaux Cheese How is Bologna French Market Bologna's French market is an outdoor seaso

There's a new place in Bologna. It's called Kilowatt but for locals it's just Le serre. It was born from the old greenhouses of Bologna's most famous gardens: Giardini Margherita. You can go there to get one of the best aperitivo in Bologna, to enjoy a Dj set or to read and study during the day. It's so far one of the most fascinating places I've ever been to. Not only in Bologna. Old gree

One of the best desserts you can eat in Bologna is the rice cake (torta di riso). Its name and its look don't seem very appealing but, like the best of Bologna, you need to taste it to uncover its goodness.

A unique name for a unique rice cake: the legend of Torta degli Addobbi

If you have to walk from Stazione Centrale (railway station) to Piazza Maggiore there are 2 options. You can take the famous Via Indipendenza and walk straight to the Square, and you can stop at Zara, H&M and all these S*** chains that are swallowing our historical cities, or you can take this less famous street called Via Galliera. I always prefer the last option and probably Leonardo d