Places to visit around Bologna
Alto Reno Terme - Bologna
ALTO RENO TERME was formed on 1 January 2016 by merging the municipalities of Porretta Terme and Granaglione. Located at the border with the Tuscan territory of...
Anzola dell’Emilia - Bologna
Anzola dell’Emilia is an Italian municipality of 12,260 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. In old times its name was Unciola, which is probably derived from the tradition that was in ancient time …
ARGELATO - Bologna
Argelato is a municipality of 9.823 inhabitants, in the province of Bologna. Its name probably derives from the characteristics of the territory, whether it is the predominantly clayey soil or the wor …
BARREL VAULT - Bologna
Baricella is a village of 5,727 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. In ancient times, around 1300, its name was Guazzarello, that is "soaking in the water", which indicated that in these territori …
BAZZANO - Bologna
Bazzano is a village of 6.917 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The first settlements are very old, as evidenced by the remains found in the area and now exposed into the Crespellani Museum, whi …
BENTIVOGLIO - Bologna
Bentivoglio is a municipality fo 5.495 inhabitants in the province of. Its name comes from the homonymous noble family of Bologna, who here built a castle in about 1500, called Domus Jocunditas, that …
Tossignano - Bologna
Borgo Tossignano is a municipality with 3,273 residents, located in the Santerno Valley, in the metropolitan city of Bologna. The municipal territory consists of the centers of Borgo (the main town and seat of the Municipality), ...
BUDRIO - Bologna
Budrio is a village of 18,479 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins are ancient, even date back to the Villanovian civilization, as evidenced by the many finds found in the area and expo …
CALDERARA DI RENO - Bologna
Calderara di Reno is a town of 13,260 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins are very ancient, dating back probably to the Villanovan period, and in this area it is also confirmed that...
CAMUGNANO - Bologna
Camugnano is a town of 1,849 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins are ancient, even dating to the Bronze Age, as evidenced by the discovery of 14 axes and some votive statuettes found …
CASALECCHIO DI RENO - Bologna
Casalecchio di Reno is a municipality in the province of Bologna, at about 8 km. The name probably has Roman origins, and comes from "Casaliculum", which means "small agglomerate of houses", but the …
CASALFIUMANESE - Bologna
Casalfiumanese is a town of 3,441 inhabitants in the province of Bologna, located in the valley of the Santerno river. Its origins are very ancient, dating back as far as the Bronze Age, as evidenced by...
CASTEL D'AIANO - Bologna
Castel d'Aiano is a village of 1,857 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins date back to Roman times, and it is thought that its name derives from the Roman family to whom this area had …
CASTEL DEL RIO - Bologna
Castel del Rio is a municipality of 1,229 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins date back very likely to the 6th and 7th centuries, as shown by some artifacts found in the area. In the 10th century...
CASTEL DI CASIO - Bologna
Castel di Casio is a commune with 3,427 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. It is located in the beautiful Valle del Limetra di Treppio, a tributary of the river Reno. The name is of Roman origin, and it derives from...
CASTEL GUELFO di BOLOGNA
Castel Guelfo di Bologna is a village of 4.482 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its name derives from Castrum Guelfum, Guelph fortification dating back to 1309, when a castle was built to …
CASTEL MAGGIORE - Bologna
Castel Maggiore is a city of 18,298 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. In ancient times its name was Castaniolo, and its origins date back to the Roman imperial era, as evidenced by some discover …
CASTLE OF CLAY - Bologna
Castello d'Argile is a municipality of 6,509 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its name derives from the Latin "Argiletum", word used by the Romans to indicate a territory rich in clay; the addi. …
CASTELLO DI SERRAVALLE - Bologna
Castle of Serravalle is a town of 4,902 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins are very ancient, and thanks to the artifacts found in the area, there are testimonies of the presence of Etruscans, ...
CASTEL SAN PIETRO TERME - Bologna
Castel San Pietro Terme, known by locals as Castel San Pír or Castel San Pídar, is a commune of the metropolitan city of Bologna, which is named after an ancient Basilica dedicated to Saints Peter and …
CASTENASO - Bologna
Castenaso is a town of 15,214 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The first settlements date back to 900 BC and are associated with the Villanovan culture; the presence of the Romans is also well...
CASTIGLIONE DEI PEPOLI - Bologna
Castiglione di Pepoli is a village of 5,505 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The area has been inhabited by Etruscans and Romans, but the period of greatest development, also characterized by …
CRESPELLANO - Bologna
Crespellano is a municipality of 10,117 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. As evidenced by some findings made in the area, it has been inhabited by Villanovian, Etruscan, Galli Boi and Romans, to …
CREVALCORE - Bologna
Crevalcore is a town of 13,544 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The origins of its name are very uncertain, as are those of the city; probably the first castle of Crevalcore was...
DOZZA - Bologna
Dozza is one of the most fascinating villages in the metropolitan city of Bologna. Situated on the first hills that, from Via Emilia, rise to the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines, with the village of Toscanella …
FONTANELICE - Bologna
Fontanelice is a village of 1,936 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. It is located in the Santerno Valley, and its origins date back to prehistory, as evidenced by the many finds found in the …
GAGGIO MONTANO - Bologna
Gaggio Montano is a town with 4,838 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The origins of the town are very ancient, as remains dating back as far as the Bronze Age and the...
GALLIERA - Bologna
Galliera is a village of 5.444 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The territory was inhabited by the Romans and the Galli Boi, as evidenced by some remains found in the area. Already in the Roman …
Granaglione - Bologna
Granaglione is a town with 2,222 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. As of January 1, 2016, Granaglione became a locality of the Alto Reno Terme municipality, a new local entity formed from the merger of...
GRANAROLO EMIILIA - Bologna
Granarolo dell'Emilia is a town of 12.042 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. As evidenced by the graves found not far away, the first inhabitants of the area were the Villanoviani, but remains we …
Grizzana Morandi - Bologna
Grizzana Morandi, a mountain resort in the province of Bologna, is home to suggestive naturalistic settings and sites of historical and artistic interest. Situated on the ridge between the valleys of …
IMOLA - Bologna
Imola is a beautiful town of 69,938 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna, and is located 30 km from Bologna and about 60 from the Riviera. The city was founded by Lucio Cornelio Silla, in the 82 b.C., an …
LIZZANO IN BELVEDERE - Bologna
Lizzano in Belvedere is a village of 2,250 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins are ancient, in fact at Rocca Corneta and the Sboccata dei Bagnadori were even found evidence of the exis …
LOIANO - Bologna
Loiano is a village of 4.347 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins date back most probably to the Roman period, as evidenced by various findings made in the area. Given its position, the …
MALALBERGO - Bologna
Malalbergo is a municipality of 8.977 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins date back probably to the Bronze Age, as evidenced by the discovery of a settlement dating back to that period …
MARZABOTTO - Bologna
Marzabotto is a town with 6,812 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins probably date back to the Etruscan period. Given its position as a border between the territory of Bologna and Tuscany, ...
Medicina - Bologna
Medicina is a town of 16,878 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its name derives from Latin and means "place where one medicates, where one cures." As demonstrated by many archaeological findings, ...
MINERBIO - Bologna
Minerbio is a municipality of 8,770 residents in the province of Bologna. The origins of the village date back to Roman times, as evidenced by its name, which seems to derive from that of the goddes …
MOLINELLA - Bologna
Molinella is a town of 15,576 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The name probably derives from the large number of mills in the area and fundamental for the economy, while its origins can be …
MONGHIDORO - Bologna
Monghidoro is a village of 3,788 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Due to its location, this area has always been a point of passage between the Pianura Padana and central Italy, and for this …
MONTERENZIO - Bologna
Monterenzio is a village of 6,028 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its name derives from the Latin Mons Renzuli, a name that the Romans gave to a mountain located to the east of the village. The …
MONTE SAN PIETRO - Bologna
Monte San Pietro is a municipality of 11,029 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Some findings proving that the area was inhabited as early as 2500 b.C., during the Copper Age, but remains were …
MONTEVEGLIO - Bologna
Monteveglio is a village of 5.105 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Like the surrounding area, the territory of Monteveglio was also inhabited in the Neolithic period, but there are also traces …
MONZUNO - Bologna
Monzuno is a village of 6.414 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The first finds date back to the Neolithic Age, but the earliest settlements probably date back to the period of Imperial Rome. In …
MORDANO - Bologna
Mordano is a village of 4,747 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The first settlements date back to Roman times, and the first drainages are just due to the Romans, in addition to the …
Ozzano dell’Emilia - Bologna
Budrio is a village with 18,479 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins are very ancient, dating back as far as the Villanovan civilization, as evidenced by the many artifacts found in the area and...
PIANORO - Bologna
Pianoro (Pianôr, dialect), 17,000 inhabitants, recently ranked first in the province of Bologna and 14th in Italy among the 100 most happy villages. Located along the Futa road linking Bologna to …
PIEVE DI CENTO - Bologna
Pieve di Cento is a municipality of 7,010 inhabitants in the province of Bologna, on the border with the province of Ferrara. Its origins date back to the 8th century, when the village developed around the church, ...
PORRETTA TERME - Bologna
Located in the beautiful Tuscan–Emilian Apennines, Porretta Terme is part of the Metropolitan City of Bologna. It is only 59 km from the provincial capital and is known primarily for its beneficial...
Sala Bolognese - Bologna
Sala Bolognese is a municipality of 8.361 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins date back to the Villanovan period, as evidenced by some findings made in the area, but probably the first …
SAN BENEDETTO VAL DI SAMBRO - Bologna
San Benedetto Val di Sambro is a village of 4.348 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origin is very recent, the end of 1800, when the two municipalities of Pian del Voglio and Poggio dei Rossi …
SAN GIORGIO DI PIANO - Bologna
San Giorgio di Piano is a town with 8,472 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The first settlements in the area date back to Roman times, but the first documents mentioning San Giorgio date from 947, ...
SAN GIOVANNI IN PERSICETO - Bologna
San Giovanni in Persiceto is a city of 28,016 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its origins are very ancient, and date back to the Bronze Age, but there are also news of celtic settlements and …
SAN LAZZARO DI SAVENA - Bologna
San Lazzaro di Savena is a town in the Metropolitan City of Bologna that grew up at the intersection between Via Emilia and the Savena river.Its territory has been inhabited since ancient times by pre-Roman …
SAN PIETRO IN CASALE - Bologna
San Pietro in Casale is a municipality of 12,293 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. The findings made in this area, such as vases, cippi and sarcophagi, testify that the first settlements date …
Sant’Agata Bolognese - Bologna
Sant'Agata Bolognese is a village of 7,283 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. As evidenced by some findings found in the area, the first settlements date back to the Bronze Age, but it is with …
SASSO MARCONI - Bologna
Sasso Marconi is a town of 14.612 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. Its name comes from the cliff that lies just south (called "sasso") and by Guglielmo Marconi, the scientist who invented …
SAVIGNO - Bologna
Savigno is a village of 2,735 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. As evidenced by the many findings found in the area, the territory of Savigno has been inhabited since ancient times, but the …
VERGATO- Bologna
Vergato is a small town of 7,714 inhabitants in the province of Bologna, which is about 42 kilometers away. Its origins are very ancient, even dating back to the Etruscan and Roman times: the …
VALSAMOGGIA - Bologna
VALSAMOGGIA is a country of 30,800 inhabitants in the province of Bologna. It was formed in 2014 by the union of the municipalities of Bazzano, Crespellano, Monteveglio, Savigno and Castello di …
Vidiciatico - Bologna
Vidiciatico is a district of Lizzano in Belvedere of 714 inhabitants, in the province of Bologna. Its origins are ancient, in fact at Rocca Corneta and Sboccata of Bagnadori were even found evidence …
ZOLA PREDOSA - Bologna
Zola Predosa is a city of 18,625 inhabitants, in the province of Bologna. Its origins are very ancient and date back to the Bronze Age.In this area were found artifacts belonging to the Villanovian …