Bologna is only a 90 minute drive from Bagni Di Lucca if you drive across the mountain towards Abetone. We have done this a couple of times now. Bologna is a city that needs to be visited often.
I just love the 2 market streets in the centre of town, Via Pescheria and Via Drapperie. Take a look at the wonderful things on offer there.
the flower shop – from my hotel room
the bakery next door
beautiful oranges
great colours
finocchio and radicchio
walnuts
I love fennel
artichokes
sardines
cute little fish
a huge eel
torta de verdure
fresh pasta
ready to take home
in the butcher’s window
it looks very fresh
pig’s trotter anyone?
the chicken shop
somebody must have found this amusing
back to the flowers
beautiful tulips
Now why would you want to go to a supermarket, when you could shop here?
I have always stayed at Hotel Drapperie at 5 Via Drapperie. www.albergodrapperie.com Phone (39) 051 223955
Take a look in the Bologna category for more on this fabulous city.
looks like an amazing market!
By: rene on June 18, 2011
at 9:14 am
It is on of the best I have seen.
By: bagnidilucca on June 18, 2011
at 10:47 am
Fantastic photos. As a vegetarian I didn’t expect to be admiring pics of a butchers window, but even they’re artistic!
By: From a Tuscan Villa on June 18, 2011
at 11:42 am
They are very artistic. I love the way the food is displayed in the Bologna markets.
By: bagnidilucca on June 18, 2011
at 11:57 am
“Bologna la rossa, Bologna la grassa”, Bologna, the red (a reference to its political tendencies) Bologna, the fat. They deserve the motta, but it is a real foodies paradise. Not only the markets are great, some of the food shops are magnificent. My favourite one is Tamburini (www.tamburini.com)
As you rightly said, Bologna is only 90 minutes from Bagni di Lucca and a delightful day trip. The city itself is magnificent. And the food….. a cardinal sin!!!!!
By: Mulino Dominillo on June 18, 2011
at 11:47 am
We have eaten at Tamburini several times. You can eat in at lunch time as well as take away their fabulous food. We love Bologna and our Brisbane neighbour has just bought an apartment there, so we expect to visit even more often.
By: bagnidilucca on June 18, 2011
at 11:56 am
From your photos I can almost taste the wonderful fruit, vetables and yummy sweets.
Where do you stay when you are in Bologna ? You mentioned a hotel, do you know of any wonderful apartments where we can just feast on the fresh produce.
Possibly looking at going in May or June ? is that a good time !
By: Lorraine on June 18, 2011
at 1:05 pm
I have always stayed at Drapperie. They also have an apartment with a kitchen not too far away from the hotel. I haven’t stayed there, but the hotel is excellent so I imagine the apartment would be good too. http://www.albergodrapperie.com My friend will be renting her apartment when it is ready, so that may be an option. May would be better than June as Bologna becomes very hot in summer.
By: bagnidilucca on June 18, 2011
at 9:21 pm
Yes why would you go to a supermarket when there is such rich and vivid offerings as these! I admit I did chuckle at the pig with the cigarette 😛
By: Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella on June 18, 2011
at 2:37 pm
Is it easy to park the car in Bologna? Where can I do it?
By: Leandro on June 18, 2011
at 2:44 pm
You cannot park in the centre of the city unless you are staying at a hotel there, but there is a very big carpark at the end of Via Independenza (not far from the station) where you can park. We have left our car over night there on several occasions. Then it is a pleasant walk under the portico to Piazza Maggiore in the centre. Bologna is easily reached by train from Florence, Milan etc. It is a central hub for rail travel.
By: bagnidilucca on June 18, 2011
at 9:17 pm
I have got to get to Bologna and rent an apartment where I can shop at this fabulous market and then go home and cook.
By: paninigirl on June 18, 2011
at 3:39 pm
My friend will be renting her apartment when it is ready and it is right in the centre of town.
By: bagnidilucca on June 18, 2011
at 9:22 pm
I’m visiting Bologna in the fall and this just made me very excited for it! Thanks for posting!
By: ashleypaige4 on June 18, 2011
at 9:59 pm
Bologna is a fascinating city. I’m sure you will love it.
By: bagnidilucca on June 19, 2011
at 3:59 am
Fabulous pictures again Deb, they transport me to another place, make me want to cook something and remind me what will happen if I smoke. LOL.
By: Liz Golding on June 18, 2011
at 11:14 pm
The markets are inspiring. I always want to buy heaps of stuff and go home to cook something.
By: bagnidilucca on June 19, 2011
at 3:58 am
looks like a culinary delight – amazing colours!
By: Petra on June 19, 2011
at 1:04 am
I love the Bologna markets – a foodie’s heaven.
By: bagnidilucca on June 19, 2011
at 3:57 am
Exactly – who would need a supermarket. What a wonderful array – have you cooked radicchio Deb? I would love to go on a holiday where market tours and cooking classes are incorporated, but then I would need a month in boot camp where they would make me whiz up and down hills on my porky little trotters.
By: Jan on June 19, 2011
at 1:10 am
There is so much walking to do in cities like Bologna that is is easy to walk off all the eating – or you could climb the tower every day.
By: bagnidilucca on June 19, 2011
at 3:57 am
Great photos, my mouth is watering with all that fresh food! Don’t you just love the fresh food markets in Italy?
By: Tali on June 19, 2011
at 11:11 am
The Bologna market is definitely one of my favourites. The whole city is fabulous.
By: bagnidilucca on June 19, 2011
at 11:20 am
What an amazing assortment of colours & flavours. I cant wait to visit this market. It gives me a feel of the local people and their culture & food……..
By: Anita on June 19, 2011
at 12:28 pm
These 2 streets are amazing, you will love it.
By: bagnidilucca on June 19, 2011
at 8:23 pm
Thanks to your Italian dictionary post awhile back I now know what casalinga means, and I think that torta casalinga looks mighty fine!
By: cityhippyfarmgirl on June 19, 2011
at 8:09 pm
It looks very edible doesn’t it?
By: bagnidilucca on June 19, 2011
at 8:23 pm
Thanks for sharing the photos! Was in Bologna on 1st May this year, and everything around that area was closed!
By: nateniale on June 20, 2011
at 2:39 pm
1st May is a holiday all over Italy.
By: bagnidilucca on June 20, 2011
at 8:52 pm
Every April, Bologna is also the venue for the world’s most important children’s book fair – at which I’m please to say some Australian publishers have successfully sold translation rights to my books. I hope to get there soon!
By: Richard Tulloch on June 20, 2011
at 4:48 pm
Perhaps next year.
By: bagnidilucca on June 20, 2011
at 8:52 pm
Beautiful photographs!
By: lisa@notesfromafrica on June 24, 2011
at 7:44 am
I love the way the food is arranged. They look like little works of art.
By: bagnidilucca on June 24, 2011
at 8:39 am
Yes, the Italians pay a lot of attention to how their goods are displayed don’t they?
By: lisa@notesfromafrica on June 25, 2011
at 4:52 am
I think they are the best at this.
By: bagnidilucca on June 25, 2011
at 5:55 am
[…] before (click here), and you cannot leave Bologna without seeing the market streets. Click here and here for more. GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); GA_googleAddAttr("Origin", "other"); […]
By: Back to Bologna « Bagni di Lucca and Beyond on August 16, 2011
at 10:48 pm
[…] posts on the Bagni di Lucca and Beyond blog are those featuring markets and shops in Italy (see this post). It is not that I am an enthusiastic shopper, I just enjoy seeing products and produce beautifully […]
By: Roadside retail therapy in Mozambique | Notes from Africa on June 6, 2012
at 6:41 am
[…] see more food market photos in Bologna, click here and here. Go to the Bologna category to see more on this amazing […]
By: The best deli in Bologna? | Bagni di Lucca and Beyond on November 3, 2013
at 1:08 pm