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Bologna - domenica 6 aprile - 9877 passi

We had decided to set the alarm early on Sunday morning, so that we could make the most of our last day in Bologna.

Having a coffee before breakfast on the terrace at Bar Vittorio Emanuele overlooking an empty Piazza Maggiore. È magico!

See the city slowly awaken and visit the Basilica di San Petronio even before the 9 o'clock mass.

One more walk through brilliant colored Bologna and its under the alluring arched galleries in the beautiful morning light with long shadows.

Breakfast at Hotel Internazionale and back to the airport by monorail.

How this charming city surprised us and I can say that Bologna has definitely entered my top 3 of Italian cities.

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Bologna - venerdì 4 aprile - 21388 passi

After breakfast a stroll to Orto Botanico. The Botanical Garden of the University of Bologna is one of the oldest in Italy.

Lunch at Signorvino. Pranzo at its most Italian, front row at Piazza Maggiore.

In the afternoon we went to Museo Morandi, located in the heart of the Manifattura delle Arti cultural district. The Morandi Museum is the biggest and most important public collection dedicated to the painter Giorgio Morandi. It was founded thanks to a considerable donation from his sister Maria Teresa Morandi and located in Palazzo d’Accursio until 2012, when it was moved to MAMbo due to renovation work.

Obviously we came especially for the impressive collection of Giorgio Morandi, the Italian painter, draftsman and etcher, known for his subtly restrained still lifes. Moreover we visited the permanent collection of Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna (MAMbo) and the exhibition Facile Ironia, brightly colored and very surprising!

Gelateria Galliera 49. All the locals know this gelateria as the best in town, so we had to line up for delicious ice creams.

Dinner at Scampo - Pescheria con cucina.