Where to stay in Bologna

from €61/night37 hotels sampledIT
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3★+ hotels in Bologna from €61/night (range €61–605, 37 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Holiday Inn Bologna - Fiera by IHG hotel · Bologna
from €61/night★ 4
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Best Western Plus Tower Hotel Bologna hotel · Bologna
from €64/night★ 4
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The Social Hub Bologna hotel · Bologna
from €64/night★ 4
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Getting there

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Weather in Bologna

Thu ☁️ 30° 18° 💧3%
Fri ☁️ 29° 21° 💧5%
Sat ☁️ 32° 18° 💧23%
Sun 🌧️ 24° 21° 💧76%
Mon 🌤️ 33° 20° 💧22%
Tue 🌤️ 33° 20° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 33° 20° 💧0%

In Jul, Bologna typically sees ~31°C daytime highs and 5 rainy days.

Best time to visit Bologna — climate

Jan: ~9°C daytime, 9 rainy days 9° JanFeb: ~10°C daytime, 11 rainy days 10° FebMar: ~15°C daytime, 17 rainy days 15° MarApr: ~19°C daytime, 11 rainy days 19° AprMay: ~23°C daytime, 13 rainy days 23° MayJun: ~32°C daytime, 3 rainy days 32° JunJul: ~31°C daytime, 5 rainy days 31° JulAug: ~31°C daytime, 8 rainy days 31° AugSep: ~27°C daytime, 7 rainy days 27° SepOct: ~19°C daytime, 7 rainy days 19° OctNov: ~13°C daytime, 9 rainy days 13° NovDec: ~9°C daytime, 6 rainy days 9° Dec

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F/L
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries

Things to do in Bologna

Top-rated tours and tickets from €75 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €280
Felsina Culinaria - Personalised Private Cooking Course★ 5.0 (49)
from €145
Best of Bologna in one day : Food, architecture, art and history★ 5.0 (35)
from €173
Pasta Class in Bologna in a 15th-Century Estate Home with Chiara★ 5.0 (25)
from €160
Welcome to Bologna! Private Walking Tour★ 5.0 (21)
from €290
Parmigiano, Prosciutto and Traditional balsamic Tour from Bologna★ 5.0 (19)
from €75
Gelato Crawl Tour Bologna: See Italy's Food Capital in a New Way★ 5.0 (15)

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About Bologna

Bologna (Emilian: Bulåggna) is a beautiful and historic city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northeast Italy. It has the oldest university in the Western world, a lively student population, excellent food, a striking brick terracotta-roofed cityscape, and lots to see and do. The city had a population just under 395,000 in 2020. Until 2015 it was part of a "Province of Bologna" but this was absorbed into a metropolitan area, population 1,017,000. This page therefore covers the entire metropolis, with the exception of Imola, described separately.

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Round out the trip

eSIM for BolognaData from the moment you land — no roaming bills. Rent a car in BolognaCompare local and international rental desks. Airport transferFixed-price pickup waiting at arrivals. Travel insuranceMedical + luggage cover from a few €/day.

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