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Tagliatelle alla Bolognese

tagliatelle-bolognese

In Bologna stores dominate the pasta, tortellini and tagliatelle, of course. Everywhere is hanging Mortadella, a massive pork sausages typical cuisine of Bologna. The central station of Bologna where the rails are intertwined forking continues on all sides of Italy, easy walking quickly coming to downtown. This short section you will passunder the arcade, because this is Bologna, a city in which about 40 km coveredsidewalks. Even after the biggest storm, the viewing of Bologna can be fun.
And before you get to the central Piazza del Nettuno you will find a chic restaurant -Diana (address: Via Indipendenza 24). Waiters in white suits and black ties servedversed specialties. The restaurant is regularly filled to the maximum. And when we look at the menu and see the famous spaghetti alla bolognese, you will soon realize that they are not. Here are “tagliatelle alla Bolognese” served. “You will not find spaghetti alla Bolognese in Bologna”, says the waiter.
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Bologna, the capital of Italian cuisine

Bologna

A favorite among Italians, but less well known among foreigners, Bologna has a perfectly preserved historic center, which has not yet been swamped by mass tourism.

Bologna is famous for its architecture dominated by a warm reddish-orange color, and the center itself, given that only half a million people, a very large and at the same well-preserved.

Bologna in Italy is considered the capital of gastronomy, and spaghetti Bolognese andlasagna Bolognese specialties
are known worldwide. Coffees are everywhere.

Bologna trademark of the covered arcade of shops in addition to numerous streetsaround the city that Italians call the portico, so you can easily browse for hours and whenthe windows during the rainy. The total length of the arcade is all of 45 miles, and among them is the longest portico in the world which has 3.5 km long and extends from Basilica Santuario della Madonna diSan Luca to the historic center. Arcade building was financed by the city authorities to Bologna could accommodate allits visitors. Arcade had to be long enough to be the man to give them the lie.

Bologna is a lively city with good night life, mostly thanks to the students who make up a significant part of the local population.

In Bologna there is one of the most renowned faculties in Italy, and the oldestuniversity in Europe, founded in the 11th century. Read more