Bologna

Medieval towers, porticoes

Bologna is a city in northern Italy, capital of the Emilia-Romagna region and home to one of the world's oldest universities.

The city is famous for its cuisine, including the meat sauce known as Bolognese and the sausage that became American bologna.

We spent three days in Bologna touring the old city. (Lowercase bologna is the sausage or slang for nonsense.)

cuisine

tortellini

Stuffed ring pasta

lasagna · Parmigiano-Reggiano · balsamic · prosciutto · trattoria · osteria · aperitivo · salumi

city

Emilia-Romagna

Region in northern Italy

medieval · university · porticos · arcades · towers · piazza · terracotta · Renaissance · basilica · Neptune

region

Emilia-Romagna

Region in northern Italy

plains · fertile · agricultural · motorway · railway · Lombardy · Tuscany · lowlands · foothills

Categories
Opposites
Italian city rivalry/character

BolognaMilan

Lombardy's capital city

Naples · Palermo · Florence · Venice · Rome

political orientation (Italian context)

BolognaVerona

Italian city, famous tragically

Vicenza

authenticity/quality (referring to bologna/baloney the processed meat)

Bolognamortadella

Italian pork cold cut

prosciutto · wagyu beef · filet mignon · caviar

Phrases
Family

Bolognese sauce

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G