The app. is well located in the center of Bologna. We called it "four steps" because it is close to everything: four steps (15 minutes walk) from the train station and airport bus, bus station, Piazza Maggiore and the oldest University in Europe. Served by all public transport. There are museums, libraries, the best restaurants, bars and pubs in the area, but there are also supermarkets, grocery stores and the famous Herb Market, where you can eat at home. The space ----------- The apt. is located in the center of Bologna. We called "four steps" because it´s close to everything: four steps (15 minute by walk) from the train station and airbus, from the bus station, Piazza Maggiore and the oldest university in Europe. Served by all public transport. Nearby you can find museums, libraries, the best restaurants, bars and pubs, but there are supermarkets, fruit shops and the famous market "mercato delle erbe", for the cockers. Note: Theapartment ison the first floor without an elevator. Sorry, thebuilding has not yet been equipped with access for people with limited mobility. Ci stiamo lavorando!! Please note: The apartment is on the first floor with no elevator. We're sorry, but the building is still not equipped with an access for people with reduced mobility. We're working on!! Guest access Hosts Me and Dalva, we live a little in Italy and a little bit in Brazil. When we are at home we will be super happy to give you any advice or information about the city. It's clear to us. But we have many friends, great connoisseurs of Bologna, so we hope to answer most of your questions. When we're not there, our friend Raffaela is a host. She knows Bologna even better than us. Me and Dalva, this years, diced to live a little bit in Italy and a little bit in Brazil. When we are at home we will be super happy to give any advice or information about the city. Clearly under our limits. But we have many friends, great connoisseurs of Bologna and then, hopefully, we´ll answer most of your doubts. When we are not in Bologna our friend Raffaela, plays the role of host. She, even more of us, knows Bologna. How to get there: Airport: Aerobus a direct connection every 11 minutes takes you to the Station. The first run from the airport is at 5:30, the last one at 12:15, the first run from the station starts at 5:00, the last one at 11:35. 6 euros per person and takes you to the Railway Station From the station: 10 minutes walk under the arcades of Via Independencia. As soon as you pass Piazza 8 Agosto on your left enter Via Righi, immediately to the right on Via Malcontenti and left Via Bertiera 10, under the portico at the Bar. Taxi: If you are 3 or more people it is worth checking a taxi that is around 25 euros and takes you under the house. By car: Please note that it is a restricted area to traffic, partly pedestrian, with video control cameras. But there are plenty of parking within 5 minutes. The main one is an underground parking lot 3 minutes away in Plaza 8 Agosto. There is also an option to park at 1 euros per day in the Tanari parking lot, 20-30 minutes from home and with bus service included in the price. (English version below) The Lover's Window In Via Piella, below the house, you will find the famous WINDOW. A point in Bologna where you can have an evocative view of the Rhine River that, suddenly, stands in the streets of the center. If you are a guest, know that thebuilding allows you exclusive access to the River, from the wineries. Go downstairs and go to the door at the end of the hallway. Just be careful not to fall... (English version below) The apartment is in the San Vitale neighborhood, theuniversity district, bars, "biassanot", Bolognese word to indicate the "mastica noche", of the night owls. Don't worry, though! Our street is quiet. You are very close to many restaurants, bars, trattorias, nightclubs, and everything you need. We don't even suggest one against theother. Get lost in the narrow streets and look for what you love. Of course, in the end, the center of Bologna is not very big, so you can wander the various neighborhoods walking through the streets always quite alive even at night. But always very CAREFUL when going at night!! The city is quiet, but you don't have to overdo it. Always in company and at the straits... a nice taxi!! (English version below) A little history Thebuilding where you will be staying is located on the walls oftheyear about 1100. Also called Torresotti or 1000 walls. During the municipal period, the population of Bologna is on the rise, and many houses begin to be built outside the Roman walls called "di Selenite" of the century. IV and V, therefore, there is a need to protect these new neighborhoods as well. Therefore, a second four-kilometer long wall was built, equipped with 19 doors called greenhouse or towers (because of defensive towers), surrounded by a moat fed by the Aposa stream and the Rhine River. Of the 19 doors today there are only four, and one is right on Torresotto on Via Piella right below the house!!! The others still existing are Torresotto on Via Porta Nova, Via San Vitale and Via Castiglione. Thelast circle of walls, the most visible, are from the 13th century. (English version below) The Via Bertiera is an ancient name. Already mentioned 1296 as Strata Beriteriorum, Bereterii As for the origin of the Omonimo Bertiera, according to the idea of the historians (Zanti and Fanti), it was led by the fact that in this region there were head coverings, known as berets...by the berets and thecurrent Bertiera. In the State Archive on 1268, the Via Bereteriorum and the contratam beretariorum are documented, areas near the Reno Canal (ripa fossati, super moat civitatis, navigium), in line with the quotes of the esteem of 1296. (English version below) The house Respect thebuilding where you will live is, according to the Ariosti archive, theold house of Bonifacio, Guido. Rinaldo, Guglielmo di Tommaso Ariosti, who had a house on Via Bertiera Discoverta. The town is Bondomenico da Cento del 5 Dec 1330. So it describes it: Building of a house on land, and reasons on land, due to the Municipality of Bologna to go towards the canal, which is located under S. Tommaso del Mercato, or under Santa Maria Maggiore in Bertiera. Chiara di Benedetto, Giovanni di Giacomo, now the Vescovato, the public street and the Naviglio, of value L. 24. The house is almost like Campo di Fiore, on which there was a weapon on the facade with a rampant lion that holds a bouquet of ray between the frogs, and on the head of the shield there is a cross with two lilies. Fu dei Cavalca Fonte: site (URL HIDDEN) Other sources Zanti: Names, surname of all streets, contrasts, et villages of Bologna, by Giovanni Zanti published in 1583. Bankers: Origin Of The Gates, Roads, Villages Contrade, Via, Viazzoli, Pitches, Salicate, Piazze, and Trebbi of the Illustrious City of Bologna with their Names, Pronouns, and Surnames, by Camillo Scaligeri della Fratta (pseudonym of Adriano Banchieri), published by Clemente Ferroni in 1635. Aretusi: Origin of Bologna. Planta di Bologna di Costantino Aretusi, published in 1636. Taruffi: Ancient foundation of the city of Bologna, the mother of Gianandrea Taruffi, published in 1738. Guidicini: Notable Things of the City of Bologna, Cronological History of its sacred, public and private buildings, by Belle Guidicini (written before 1837, but published in 1868). Estimi 1296/97: Historic Atlas of Italian cities. Emilia Romagna, 2 Bologna. Hosted by Francesca Bocchi, published by Grafis, Bologna, (PHONE NUMBER HIDDEN) (contains the Estimi (PHONE NUMBER HIDDEN)) Fanti: The Streets of Bologna. Wise of Historic Toponomastica, by Mario Fanti, for the History of Bologna, 2000. ENGLISH Me and Dalva, this years, diced to live a little bit in Italy and a little bit in Brazil. When we are at home we will be super happy to give any advice or information about the city. Clearly under our limits. But we have many friends, great connoisseurs of Bologna and then, hopefully, we´ll answer most of your doubts. When we are not in Bologna our friend Raffaela, plays the role of the host. She, even more of us, knows Bologna. How to reach us: Airport: Airbus every 11 minutes live you to the Train station. The first bus from the airport is at 5:30, the last at 00:15, the first from the Train station leaves at 5:00, the last at 23:35 hours. 6 € per person From the Train station: 10 minutes walk under the arcades of Via Independence. Just past the Piazza 8 Agosto and on your left take Via Righi, immediately right into Via Malcontenti and left in Via Bertiera 10, under the arcades close to the Bar. Taxi: If you are 3 or more people it's worth checking a taxi. It´s around 25 € and bring you under the house. By car: attention that is restricted traffic area! Partly pedestrian, with monitoring cameras. But there are plenty of parking within 5 minutes. The principal is an underground parking at the 3 minutes , in the Piazza 8 Agosto. There is also a cheapest option to park at 1 euro per day in the Tanari parking, 20-30 minutes from the apartment and bus service included in the price. The window of lovers In Via Piella, close to the house, you will find the famous WINDOW. A point of Bologna where you can have a picturesque view of the Reno river, sliding between the streets of the downtown. If you are a guests, the building provides to you an exclusive access to the River, from the cellars. Go down to the stairs and look in the door at the end of the corridor. Be careful not to fall ... The District The apartment is in the San Vitale district, the district of the University, of bars, restaurants, of the "Biassanot", Bologna words that means "the night´s chews", the night owls. But do not worry! Our street is very quiet. You are very close to many restaurants, bars, taverns, night clubs. There are for any kind of tastes. We suggest to lose yourself in the streets and look for the one that you like. Clearly, at the end... the Bologna Center it is not so big and then you can wander around in the various neighborhoods going to walk in the streets crowded also in the night. BUT please take ATTENTION when you go at night !! The town is quiet, but do not overdo it. Always in the company and if´s too dark...why not a good taxi !! A bit of history The building where you will stay, is located on the ancient Walls of the city, around of the year 1100. Also called Walls of Torresotti. In the communal period the Bologna population is soaring, and many homes are building outside the Roman walls called "of Selenite" ( IV and V). To protect also these now districts of the city is therefore built a second wall, about four kilometers longer, with 19 gate or Torresotti (because surmounted by defensive towers), surrounded by the Aposa stream and the River Reno. Of the 19 gate today there are only four, and one is the Torresotto in via Piella just below the house !!! The remaining others are the Torresotto Via Porta Nova, Via San Vitale and Via Castiglione. The last Walls of the city, the most visible, are of the XIII century. The Street Bertiera is very old name. Already mentioned in 1296 as Strata Beriteriorum, Bereteriii The origin of the name Bertiera, according to the hypothesis of historians (the Zanti and Fanti), bacame from the producer of the caps working in the area, this caps has a name bereterii ... so now Bertiera. In the Archive of State dated 1268 has documented the street as bereteriorum, an areas close to the channel of the Reno. The House The house according to the Ariosti archives, in the ancient house of Bonifacio, Guido. Rinaldo, William Thomas Ariosti, who had a house in via Bertiera scoperta. The deed is dated 5th December of 1330. It's described as: Building of a house on land, and reasons on the land, due to the Municipality of Bologna to go towards the canal, which is located under S. Tommaso del Mercato, or under Santa Maria Maggiore in Bertiera. Chiara di Benedetto, Giovanni di Giacomo, now the Vescovato, the public street and the Naviglio, of value L. 24. The house is almost like Campo di Fiore, on which there was a weapon on the facade with a rampant lion that holds a bouquet of ray between the frogs, and on the head of the shield there is a cross with two lilies. Fu dei Cavalca Source: site (URL HIDDEN) Other sources Zanti: Names, surname of all streets, contrasts, et villages of Bologna, by Giovanni Zanti published in 1583. Bankers: Origin Of The Gates, Roads, Villages Contrade, Via, Viazzoli, Pitches, Salicate, Piazze, and Trebbi of the Illustrious City of Bologna with their Names, Pronouns, and Surnames, by Camillo Scaligeri della Fratta (pseudonym of Adriano Banchieri), published by Clemente Ferroni in 1635. Aretusi: Origin of Bologna. Planta di Bologna di Costantino Aretusi, published in 1636. Taruffi: Ancient foundation of the city of Bologna, the mother of Gianandrea Taruffi, published in 1738. Guidicini: Notable Things of the City of Bologna, Cronological History of its sacred, public and private buildings, by Belle Guidicini (written before 1837, but published in 1868). Estimi 1296/97: Historic Atlas of Italian cities. Emilia Romagna, 2 Bologna. Hosted by Francesca Bocchi, published by Grafis, Bologna, (PHONE NUMBER HIDDEN) (contains the Estimi (PHONE NUMBER HIDDEN)) Fanti: The Streets of Bologna. Wise of Historic Toponomastica, by Mario Fanti, for the History of Bologna, 2000.