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Introducing Bologna General information Money, Language Eating Introducing Bologna General information Weather, Electricity

Arriving in Bologna by plane, by car in Arriving in Bologna by train

Getting around the city Bologna Taxi , Public Trasporta- tion Escape room Getting around the city- ,Uber,Car, Nightlife in Bologna Venue Location and sur- roundings Getting there, by bus Nightlife in Bologna

Accommodation Hoteis Local game stores

Tourist information emergeny numbers Places to visit and Local Judges Introducing Bologna

Introducing Bologna- General information

Telephone country code: +39 Here are some basic phrases you can use: : (CET) English/Italian UTC+1 (the same as most of Western Eu- Thank you/Grazie rope) You’re welcome/Prego Can you repeat?/Può ripetere? Emergency numbers: Can you speak slowly?/Può parlare più Sanitary emergency: 118 lentamente? Fire emergency: 115 Please/Per favore Police: 112 What’s your name? Come si chiama? Time and date format: 24-hour clock (0:00 Yes/Sì – 23:59), dd/mm/yy (or yyyy) No/No How are you?/Come va? :Money Is the tip included? Il servizio è incluso? is part of the European Union, and Excuse me/Mi scusi the current currency is the Euro. How much does that cost?/(sg./ pl.).Quanto costa/costano? :Language I’m sorry/Mi dispiace Generally the level of english speaking Can I get on the Internet?/Posso collegar- in italy is low, but you shouldn’t have any mi con Internet? problem in hotel, train station, airport and I don’t understand/Non capisco wherever you ask for information to young I don’t speak Italian/Non parlo italiano people. Can you help me?/Mi può aiutare? Where is the bathroom?/Dov’è la toilette? Do you speak English?/Parla inglese?

“Located in the center/north of Italy, Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, but it is best known as the food capital in Italy.” 2 19 Introducing Bologna

Introducing Bologna- General information

european equipment, but probably also Numbers for other countries, as most devices today 1/Uno have power adaptors that can be used with 2/Due a wide range of voltage power. 3/Tre 4/Quattro In most places you’ll find two different 5/Cinque type of sockets: 6/Sei Type F: standard euro socket, also known 7/Sette as Schuko, will fit also type C (phone char- 8/Otto gers) and type E (French) plugs. Even if 9/Nove in use, it is not very common and it is not 10/Dieci guaranteed that you’ll have one of this in 100/Cento the room. 1000/Mille Type L: also called Italian socket, it is the most common you’ll find in hotels room. :Weather It will also fit Type C plugs (most common At the end of April weather in Bologna for phone chargers), but if you have a Type usually good and temperature may vary F plug (most common in laptops), you will between 15° and 25°. It might be a bit need an adaptor. rainy, but the city is famous for having There is also a 16A version of this, that more than 50 km of covered sidewalks, so have the prongs thicker and more spaced walking around without a raincoat is usual and is practically useless as there are cur- for local citizens. rently no devices that use that plug. It is not very common any more, but don’t be :Electricity surprised if you find one and your phone In Italy all plugs provide 220V 50Hz AC charger doesn’t fit. power, which should be good for most 3 19 Arriving in Bologna

Arriving in Bologna- by plane, by car, by train

Bologna is a central city in Italian need those), and two stops in the city transportation system. Most highways center: Mille, near to the actual city and railways that connects north with center, and Stazione Centrale, at the south Italy cross here. The airport is central train station. very well connected by a lot of airlines If you are not comfortable with the with most big airport in Europe and it bus, it is possible to take a taxi to has also a lot of cheap flights run by your final destination. A one way trip low cost companies. to the city center will be around 18- 20€, depending on traffic condition. :By Plane You can find both taxis and aerobus Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport outside the terminal on the ground (BLQ) is located 6km north-west from floor. the city center. All flights operates from the same terminal. :By Car You can get from the airport to the Bologna is very well connected with city center using the shuttle bus ser- Italian highway system. There are four vice Aerobus (http://aerobus.bo.it/ highways crossing in Bologna: en). It runs from 5:30am to 12:15am A1 from Milan. You’ll arrive from this and it will take approximately 15 mi- direction also coming from Austria nutes to get to the city center, depen- through A22 ding on the time of day and on traffic A13 from Padova conditions. A one way ticket costs 6€ A1 from Naples//Florence and can be bought online or directly A14 from Bari/Ancona/Rimini on the bus. There are two different There are also various exits in Bolo- stops you can get of on route to the gna, depending on where you go. All city center (Pontelungo and Ospeda- of the exits will take you to a freeway le Maggiore, but you probably won’t that cross the city from east to west 4 19 Arriving in Bologna

Arriving in Bologna- by plane, by car, by train

(“Tangenziale”), except for one that when you get on the train, or stand in goes directly to the venue (Bologna the isle if the train is full. All tickets Fiera). See “Getting there” in the “Ve- for a specific train (with or without a nue and Accommodation” section for reserved seat, but with a train num- directions to the venue. ber, date and hour) are usually valid for that train only. Generic ticket :By Train (issued at the train stations for a spe- Bologna railway station is one of the cific route, but without a set date and most important in Italy. From here hour), need to be validated on before you can get a direct train to most ci- getting on the train, using machines ties in Italy. There are high speed con- available on the platforms. nections to Milan (50 minutes), Flo- If you are travelling to/from Tu- rence (30 minutes), Rome (2 hours), rin, Milan, Florence, Venice, Rome Naples (3 hours and 30 minutes) and or Naples there is also an alterna- Venice (1 hour and 25 minutes). If tive company running high speed you are flying to another city airport trains: Italo (http://www.italotreno. you can easily get to Bologna by train. it/?sc_lang=en). It is always best to Tickets can be bought directly at all check also their website for schedule train stations and online on the italian and prices, as sometimes the might be railways web site http://www.trenita- cheaper than the previous ones. lia.com/tcom-en where you can also Be aware that for high speed trains check all train schedules. All high buying the ticket in advance will get speed train have to be booked, but you better fares than buying it last this can be done even a few minutes minute. before train departure. Local trains usually do not allow seat reservation, but you need to find an empty seat 5 19 Getting around the city

Getting around the city- Taxi, Public Transportation,Uber,Car,

To move around Bologna you can validated 10 times. use the public Bus system, that co- daily ticket: this is valid for 24 hours vers most part of the city and it is from the moment you stamp it on usually efficient, even if in peak traf- the first bus you get on and can be fic hours the trip might be delayed. bought in the same shops for 5 €.

:Bus :Taxi The bus company website has a Go- Taxis are not frequently used by local ogle Transit based service that can resident and it is very difficult to find be used. It is only available in Italian, a taxi wandering around the city to but shouldn’t be difficult to under- be stopped. You’ll need to go to a taxi stand: http://www.tper.it/transit stand located in specific places (airport, To use the bus there are mainly two options: train station, city center, there is also hourly ticket: this tickets can be used one in front of the venue) or you can to travel on different buses for 75 mi- call one by phone. There are different nutes. They can be bought in all new- companies running taxi service in sstand and tobacco shops and costs Bologna, but all of them are white cars 1,30 € and must be validated after with a taxi sign on the roof.To call a taxi getting on the bus. They can also be use one of this numbers: bought directly on the bus, but it will cost 1,50 € and can be bought only :COTABO with coins from a ticket machine that http://www.cotabo.it/ will not provide change. In shops you +39 051 372727 can also find a 10 tickets carnet for 12 €, that can be shared by different :Radio Taxi Cat people, just ask for a “City pass”; it http://taxibologna.it/?lang=en looks like a single ticket, but can be +39 051 4590 6 19 Getting around the city

Getting around the city- Taxi, Public Transportation,Uber,Car,

infractions. Parking is available all around the city. :Uber In most streets near the city center Unfortunatly Uber is not operative there is metered parking. Wherever in Bologna. you see blue lines you’ll need to find a parking meter to pay for the stay. Fare :Car is different depending on city areas. If you plan to move around the city by Parking is usually free on sundays and car here are some useful information. holydays and payment is due only in Most of the city historical center is specific hours of the day (usually not accessible only by residents. You’ll find during the night). The meter will give specific signs to tell you where you you a receipt you have to put in the can’t go, and there are cameras that car visible from the front. Yellow and will register cars entering limited traf- white lines means that the parking fic zones. If you have an hotel in the area is reserved (white for residents limited traffic zone they might provide and yellow for specific cars), so no you with a temporary pass to enter parking if those places. If there are no the city center to reach the hotel.The- lines and no forbidden parking signs, re are also lanes and streets reserved parking is free. for buses. All bus lanes are delimited Around the venue you can park on by yellow lines on the street and are the streets on the blue parking lots, frequently controlled by cameras for or in specific parkings shown on the

“You can also visit the tourist information website for more information” http://www.bolognawelcome.com/

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Venue & Accommodation - Location and surroundings

The GP is going to be run in the Bologna :By Bus Fiera Exhibition Centre . The bust stop that serves the GP will be http://www.bolognafiere.it/en/home “Fiera A. Moro” and it is served by bus It is a big fair district in Bologna and there 38/39 (same line going in opposite direc- will be other shows running during the tions) and 28. There is also line 35 that same days. stop there, but it is a school bus and doe- The GP if going to take place in pavillion sn’t run on sunday and saturday afternoon. 33 using the entrance “Sud Moro”, marked From the train station use bus number 38 in the map as number 2. It is usually not or 35. To go back to the train station use possible to enter from the other gates and bus number 39 or 35 move inside the exhibition centre. To and from the city center use bus num- ber 28 (check with the driver the direction :Getting there it is going!) Some information can also be found here: http://www.bolognafiere.it/en/pfiera/co- mearrivare 7 19 Venue & Accommodation

Venue & Accommodation - Location and surroundings

:Schedule Savhotel http://www.savhotel.com/en Both bus 38 and 39 runs every day from 5:30 to 20:30, more or less every 20 minu- Hotel Bologna Fiera tes on monday-friday and 30 minutes on http://www.unawayhotels.it/en/unaway_ saturday and sunday. bologna_fiera/bologna_fair_hotel.htm Bus 35 runs from 6:30 to 20:00 from mon- day to friday and from 6:30 to 14:00 on Novotel Bologna Fiera http://www.novotel.com/en/hotel- saturday, no service on sunday 5172-novotel-bologna-fiera/index.shtml Bus 28 runs every day from 6:00 to 20:40, more or less every 10 minutes from mon- Hotel Michelino day to friday and every 15 minutes on http://www.hotelmichelino.it/en/ saturday and sunday.

:Hotels There are some hotels within walking di- stance from the venue: 9 19 Tourist information

Tourist information- Places to visit

:Due Torri :Quadrilatero e Santa Bologna is the “city of the towers”, Maria della Vita between the XII and the XIII centu- The “quadrilatero” is considered ry the number of the towers in the the food quarter inside the city city was more than one hundred, center. It is a small quarter betwe- today only 24. The two most famous en the Two Towers and Piazza are “Le Due Torri”, the symbol of the Maggiore, made of small streets. city. Wandering around you’ll find old You can go inside the tower and food shops, but also small restau- after a long climb you could have the rants where you can taste all kind opportunity to see a fantastic view of of food. If you want to take home the entire city. some food, this is the right place to go. Hidden between the small :San Petronio e Piazza Maggiore streets you’ll find the church San- Piazza Maggiore is the central squa- ta Maria della Vita. Built in the re of Bologna, a very cool place in 13th century, houses the terracotta particular if you visit it after the sculptures Compianto sul Cristo sunset. The Basilica of San Petronio Morto by Niccolò dell’Arca. is the main church of Bologna. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. It is the :San Luca e il Portico fifteenth largest church in the world, Above an hill near the city cen- 132 metres long and 66 metres wide, ter there is The Sanctuary of the while the vault reaches 45 metres Madonna of San Luca. If you are inside and 51 metres in the facade. brave and the strain doesn’t scare “ You can also visit the tourist information website for more information http://www.bolognawelcome.com “ 10 19 Tourist information

Tourist information- Eating in Bologna you try the walk along the Porti- fun finding little treasures across co of San Luca, that is the longest the city. If you wanna take a tour arcades in the world. The arcade is to the city center you will be sure 3.5 km long and has 666 arches. It to find the best places where to eat. connects the gate of Porta Saragoz- za with the Sanctuary of San Luca, :Homemade pasta on Colle della Guardia. Someone Strangely enough, Spaghetti Bo- says that if you express a wish at lognese is one of the most famous the start of the walk, the wish will italian dish around the world, come true if you reach the top of though this one doesn’t even exist, the hill. at least in Italy! That dish is based on the original recipe of Tagliatel- Eating in Bologna le al ragù Bolognese. It is made of I hope you have saved space in flat egg noodles, usually handma- your stomach, because Bologna de by the cooker, or originally by will test you a lot about eating. the ‘sdaura’, the old cooking lady Known as the cradle of the “Italy’s of the family, dressed with a meat Greatest Gastronomic Treasure”, tomato sauce, cooked very slowly the city offers some of the count- and enriched with spices. You ry’s most ancient and delicious can also try the famous tortellini, cooking traditions. You don’t really handmade flat egg confetti with wanna miss any of the great dishes meat within. You can taste them this city can offer you in two different flavours: the more traditional in broth, or with cre- Here you’ll find some of the most am. Also lasagne, made with green known local dishes you can find, pasta layers alternated with long but there is a lot more to try. Have 11 19 Tourist information

Tourist information- Eating in Bologna cooked meat tomato sauce, parme- some basil: wonderful! san cheese and besciamella. This is Where to eat: Forno Brisa, Via the original recipe you’ll find only Galliera 34/D - If you are taking here in Bologna. It would be a sha- a tour across the city center and me to miss it! want to try a slice of superb pizza, Where to eat: Sfoglia Rina, Via Ca- head here! stiglione, 5/b (near the 2 Towers) http://www.fornobrisa.it/ http://www.sfogliarina.it/ If you want to try a full pizza din- ner near the venue you can also :Pizza try Pizzikotto, Via del Lavoro, 19 Pizza is famous worldwide, pro- http://pizzikotto.it/pizzikotto-bologna/ bably the most famous dish Italy has to offer. So, while you are here, :Cotoletta alla bolognese you really want to try the original What is better than a good veal italian pizza. Beware, we do not steak? A breaded and deep-fried prepare hawaiian pizza, probably veal steak. Want some more? Then the waiter will laugh at you if you pan fry it. Still not enough? Cover ask for some pineapple on your it with melting cheese and ham. irresistible, crispy, round dough. For the brave ones, someone also Do you wanna get the best of the adds mushrooms. Difficult to ima- experience? Ask for a Margherita: gine? Also to finish it! tomato, mozzarella di bufala and

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Tourist information- Eating in Bologna, where

lian food culture! :Trattoria “Da me - 1937” http://www.trattorianonnarosa.it/ https://www.facebook.com/trattoriadame Via San Felice 50/A, :Lambrusco A typical “Osteria” in Bologna, a www.lambruscobologna.it warm and cozy place to eat Emi- Is probably the best traditional lian food restaurant within walking distan- Tigelle and Crescentine with mor- ce from the venue. Here you can tadella, salami and vegetables find good pasta and crescentine e Emilia Romagna produces a lot tigelle with mixed cured meat and different cured pork meat, the cheese. Also, you’ll find very good most famous is probably mortadel- wine. la and bread stuffed by it is one of the best street food you can find :Pane, vino e San Daniele here. Along with different kind of http://www.panevinoesandaniele.com cured pork meats are also served Placed in the city centre, this cozy pickles, different type of cheese, places offers the best of the traditio- like squacquerone and pesto mo- nal salami of Emilia Romagna and denese, made with lard and spices. Friuli, together with the best wine All these treasures are served with the territory has to offer. It also has a “crescentine” (fried bread) and small veranda for the summer. “tigelle” (round flat bread). :Laboratorio Salumeria Simoni :Trattoria “Nonna Rosa” http://www.salumeriasimoni.it/ Via Piave, 31/b, - Is not in the city center, but you will be rewarded with In the middle of the “quadrilatero”, one of the magical place of the emi- in the old center of the city, enjoy

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Tourist information- Eating in Bologna, where a plate of mixed cured meat and cheese, the best you can find in the :FICO Bologna city. All products are selected by Like Las Vegas is famous in the the family from small producers. world for his entertainment op- Will come with typical bacon bre- tions, Bologna is famous for the ad made fresh every day. quality of the food. So Bologna is the perfect town to host FICO Ea- :Antica Trattoria della Gigina taly World: the world’s largest agri- www.trattoriagigina.it food park. One of the most famous restau- Built on an area of 100.000 sqm is rants in Bologna. Here you can eat open to everyone and host dozen all the specialties of the Emilian of shops and markets. Here you can cousine, in particular “Le Mitiche taste every kind of food created in Tagliatelle al Ragù”, maybe the best Italy and see how is created. tagliatella in the whole city. Fico is easily reached by the city center, the railway station and the :Mercato di mezzo airport, by car or public transpor- If you want to take a tour of the tation city center, you can stop here and enjoy your happy hour. A lot of Visit their website or Contact Fran- small and big kiosks will offer you cesco Cinelli for more information. a wide range of food and bevera- https://www.eatalyworld.it/en/ ge, which you can eat in common who-we-are/who-we-are tables.

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Tourist information- Escape room

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Tourist information- Nightlife in Bologna

The vibrant student community of Bo- Bologna Web Night logna fuels a lively nightlife scene that www.bolognawebnight.it can be every bit as radical as the city’s politics. There are plenty of nightclubs, Bologna offer English listings of night- discos and live music venues, with life, restaurants, sports and other a smattering that remain open until events, as do listings magazine 2night 04:00. Good areas for nightlife are the www.2night.it student quarter (via Zamboni hosts va- and Bologna Spettacolo, available from rious low budget restaurants and pubs), newsstands. The periodical A Guest the streets around the main square and of Bologna is free in most hotels and Via del Pratello, which has long been a tourist offices and shares the city’s hi- meeting place for night owls. ghlights.

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Tourist information- Nightlife in Bologna

Suggested Pub, Wine Bar & Disco modern location of the “mercato di :BrewDog Bar mezzo” an excellent alehouse of a local Come here if you love beer and a brewery. young setting. This location is the of- The location also offers a lot more ficial reseller of a UK Beer Company, restaurants and food shops that shares and you can expect high quality and a tables, where people in the same group lot of different kind of tap and bottled can get different kind of food and eat beers. Food here is easy like hambur- together. ger or dishes of Mortadella, Salami and local kind of cheese.Need to reserve :Jukebox & Osteria dell’orsa during the weekend for group greater http://www.jukeboxcafe.it/ than 5. http://www.osteriadellorsa.com/ Twin Restaurant in the student area, :Vineria Accà one side for hamburger (vegetarian or http://www.accavineria.com/about/ vegan too) and Cocktails (Jukebox) the A lot of good wine, a lot of Salami and other (Osteria dell’orsa) for a normal cheese from every region, a veteran dinner with pasta, cotoletta and house- and professional staff.What can you made dessert. The two restaurants are want more than this for a single place? in the same road; you can easily start Vegan option. your night with a dinner at Osteria and finish with a cocktail or a beer at the :Birreria Baladin Jukebox. http://www.baladin.it/it/i-locali/baladin- bologna In the true center of the town in the

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Tourist information- Local game stores

Wonderland - Via Galliera, 64C - http://www.wonderlandgames.it/ Goblin - Via Cesare Battisti, 3A - http://www.goblinclub.it/ Games Academy - Via Aurelio Saffi, 15A - http://www.gamesacademy.it/bologna-2/

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