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Bologna District Source

• FIERA. The Fiera area is perfect for visitors and workers of the 24 expositions in Bologna, for tourists who want to visit the city or persons interested in meetings. You can reach the historical centre in 10 minutes, by bus or train.
  The districit is furthermore full of shopping center, pizzerias, shops, supermarkets and restaurants.
  
  
• SAN VITALE. The district of San Vitale is located near the historical centre, in the East part of Bologna. Not too far from Fantuzzi Palace, Ercolani Palace and the romanic church of San Vitale e Agricola, you can easily reach the University of Bologna and Sant'' Orsola Hospital. It is also possible to enjoy the night life with the restaurants, bars, pizzerias and discotheques of the area
  
• NAVILE. Navile district is the biggest and most populated district in Bologna and got its name by the homonymous channel in 1985, when the three previous districts Lame, Bolognina and Corticella were unified. It is a very important industrial zone and also represents a touristical point of attraction thanks to Sacro Cuore di Gesú Church, Testoni Theater, the hypodrom and Aldini Valerians Museum-Laboratory. The district is furthermore full of restaurants, bar, pizzerias, shops, parks and gardens (Carlo Broschi, Villa Angeletti, Ca'' Bura parks, ...).
  
• SANTO STEFANO.In this district you can find the most evocative sacred buildings complex of the whole city. It is situated in the homonymous square and it’s also known as the complex of seven churches even if today there are only four: the Church of the Crucified, the Church of the S. Sepolcro, Basilica of Saint Vitale and Agricola and Church of the Calvario. Other monuments that you can see in this part of the city are: Baraccano, Palazzo Scardovi, and the Archiginnasio, originally headquarters of the University. The district has a lot of green areas and due to its central position is provided with all kind of infrastructures like shops, restaurants and bar with terraces, to relax in a calm and charming atmosphere.
  
  
  
• PIAZZA MAGGIORE. Piazza Maggiore is one of the oldest and biggest in Italy. It is completely surrounded by lots of ancient historical buildings (Podestá, Capitano del Popolo, Legato and Notai Palaces, ...) and by the Basilica of San Petronio. It is without a doubt an important reference for tourism, arts, culture and also entertainment in Bolonia (apart from the fact that there are many tourist attractions there are also restaurants, bars and clubs).
  
• FIERA. The Fiera area is perfect for visitors and workers of the 24 expositions in Bologna, for tourists who want to visit the city or persons interested in meetings. You can reach the historical centre in 10 minutes, by bus or train.
  The districit is furthermore full of shopping center, pizzerias, shops, supermarkets and restaurants.
  
  
• OZZANO DELL''EMILIA. Ozzano is situated few Kms from Bologna city center and it is the perfect place to enjoy a journey contemplating the calmness of the country, far away from the traffic and the choas of the city. Nearby, you can visit the Nacional Park “dei Gessi” and the baths of Castel San Pietro. Furthermore, you can reach the historical centre of Bologna in 10 minutes with the railroad connection to the city centre
  
• CASALECCHIO.Residential district just outside Bologna, toward the hills and the Tuscany Mountains, very well served. You can reach Bologna in 15 minutes by train, leaving from the station every 30 minutes, and by different bus routes (92 and 89).
  
  You can find many hypermarkets and a cinema plus other services like banks, pharmacies etc. Tourist destinations are Colle Ameno’s ancient district, the Casalecchio shore (a well known meeting point during the summer), and the dam, the oldest hydraulic work in the world, still active and continuously used.