thanks Oli, really useful to have seen your video, very informative and well put together... spoilt a little by that prat @ 5:37 . Good job nevertheless.
If you're looking about that, as a local I suggest you: look out in advance for the room in which you want to live while studying there! Bologna University is quite renowed, and it is often hard to find rooms. Do not start the searching one/two month before you go, but before that! Better half a year from your departure!
Great video! I'm afraid you missed one of the most moving groups of statues I have ever seen in my life: Bartolomeo dell'Arca's "Compianto di Cristo morto" ( = 'Lamentation on Dead Christ'), an incredibly expressive group of terracotta statues from the 15th century. If you come back to Bologna, don't forget to visit it, in the church of Santa Maria della Vita.
Brilliant! I fell in love with Bologna the first time I went. So much that we stayed there for 10 days whilst doing some inter-railing to other cities. It’s by far our favourite city so far although we haven’t done Siena yet. Laughed out loud about the Aperol spritz. That’s exactly what my 23yr old son said when he first tried one. 😂
It's funny how opinions differ so many people rave about Florence I am yet to visit. I love seeing all the different food 😋 I was in the South of Italy this year. It was amazing. You can't go wrong with any part of Italy it's fab enjoy. Thanks for the video
As someone has already said, the problem with Florence (and Venice too) is that they are so famous that the amount of tourists visiting can be overwhelming.
@@katjaxxx7353 Just stay away from the tourist center and you will be fine. It's like coming to New York City and complaining about Times Square. Not only is Times Square the worst spot (filthy, gross, and crap restaurants), but you just venture out into other places and it's fine. For some reason, everyone thinks Florence consists of only the 3 blocks around the Duomo. Very bizarre.
Of course… Bologna is just a fraction of Rome and Milan (likewise many Italian cities, although Bologna is one of the biggest - capital city of Emilia Romagna region), but with 1,000 years of university you can imagine how deep its culture and friendly its people are. Nevertheless, it is famous for being a city on a human scale. It is wonderful to walk everywhere and its porticoes are very helpful (Unesco heritage). Abroad it's just famous for the food, but that's more a regional thing (for example: Parmigiano Reggiano), or even a national thing, with all the food spread out in the peninsula. It's such a lovely city and, by the way, the most gay-friendly on its scale.
2:58 The dish "spaghetti bolognaise" is not found in Bologna. There the meat sauce is usually called simply "ragù". The sauce is served with tagliatelle rather than spaghetti, as you mention at 10:42. (Spaghetti (pl) are cylindrical and they are a dried pasta; tagliatelle (pl) are a fresh pasta made with egg and shaped like ribbons.) When the word is used in other contexts, the Italian spelling is "bolognese."
And ragù is very very difficult and time consuming to prepare and does not resemble the international dish called spaghetti alla bolognese (I'm bolognese native)
Veryyy good video! i'm planning a trip into Bologna and i wonder if it is walkable like Florence. Is it bigger or smaller in the city center in comparison with FLR? just to take a walk around? Thank yu sooo much and, again, very good video !
My comment was only that the Barretts (the Dad in particular) are known for their consipracy theories - including that there is nothing going on in Xinjiang - and other popular opinions that may have traction with their audience in China - but nobody else takes seriously
Pretty superficial, Bologna is 100 times better than this, Nothing about its churches , palaces, oratories, museums, Where is piazza santo stefano and the seven churches, where is san domwnico and michangelo, Nothing about the canals, the oldest university of europe..and even what you said about food...😥😥😭 Burrata ? Are you serious ? Burrata is capania food ...
I have just been here and it was covered in grafitti, dark and every road looked the same. The food was basic pasta ect so not worth the average €15. Overwhelming heat and few activities made it a boring spot. We stayed just outside the centre and there was anti tourist grafitti and signs with insults Infront of the hotel. All the roads were awful to cross, cars went through red lights, they were extremely overcrowded and dangerous and the police did nothing about it. I tried to buy painkillers and had a pharmacist be very rude to me, then offered paracetamol for ten euros. We went to buy food in the supermarkets and they were dingy and dirty and overpriced. Our coach leaving was delayed because of the roads and then took an hour to get out of the city.
I live in italy(exactly bologna) so this is very nice to see that people like our place
thanks Oli, really useful to have seen your video, very informative and well put together... spoilt a little by that prat @ 5:37 . Good job nevertheless.
I am really happy you enjoyed my city ❤. To see you so curious and happy about the trip makes me really happy too. You're always welcome in here!
wow beutiful video! food must be soooo good!! thanks for sharing!!
Wow 🤩 really amazing…thank you for sharing
Amazing ! I will be there too after some months .
nice video guys!! greetings from Chile!!
Lee rockin that hat again. I gotta get me one of those. Oli is doing a superb job of editing.
Appreciate that 👍
3:28 Mortadella is a local pork sausage, not a cheese.
No one could have shown Bologna as u did. Now I'm more eager to study there.
If you're looking about that, as a local I suggest you: look out in advance for the room in which you want to live while studying there! Bologna University is quite renowed, and it is often hard to find rooms. Do not start the searching one/two month before you go, but before that! Better half a year from your departure!
Great video! I'm afraid you missed one of the most moving groups of statues I have ever seen in my life: Bartolomeo dell'Arca's "Compianto di Cristo morto" ( = 'Lamentation on Dead Christ'), an incredibly expressive group of terracotta statues from the 15th century. If you come back to Bologna, don't forget to visit it, in the church of Santa Maria della Vita.
Brilliant! I fell in love with Bologna the first time I went. So much that we stayed there for 10 days whilst doing some inter-railing to other cities. It’s by far our favourite city so far although we haven’t done Siena yet.
Laughed out loud about the Aperol spritz. That’s exactly what my 23yr old son said when he first tried one. 😂
first university was in FES - Morocco mate
It's funny how opinions differ so many people rave about Florence I am yet to visit. I love seeing all the different food 😋 I was in the South of Italy this year. It was amazing. You can't go wrong with any part of Italy it's fab enjoy. Thanks for the video
Bologna with Sicily and Naples is the capital of Italian food for me
Florence is sooooo full of tourists. It’s awful. Pisa is also nice. Small and full of beautiful museums.
As someone has already said, the problem with Florence (and Venice too) is that they are so famous that the amount of tourists visiting can be overwhelming.
@@katjaxxx7353 Just stay away from the tourist center and you will be fine. It's like coming to New York City and complaining about Times Square. Not only is Times Square the worst spot (filthy, gross, and crap restaurants), but you just venture out into other places and it's fine. For some reason, everyone thinks Florence consists of only the 3 blocks around the Duomo. Very bizarre.
that guy in blue shirt 😂 😂
great video id like to go to bologna seems more chilled than rome milan etc
Of course… Bologna is just a fraction of Rome and Milan (likewise many Italian cities, although Bologna is one of the biggest - capital city of Emilia Romagna region), but with 1,000 years of university you can imagine how deep its culture and friendly its people are. Nevertheless, it is famous for being a city on a human scale. It is wonderful to walk everywhere and its porticoes are very helpful (Unesco heritage). Abroad it's just famous for the food, but that's more a regional thing (for example: Parmigiano Reggiano), or even a national thing, with all the food spread out in the peninsula. It's such a lovely city and, by the way, the most gay-friendly on its scale.
Which month you went to bologna? Planning to visit bologna this march. It's still winter during this month?
I can't remember exactly but it was during the summer months. It'll be cold in March, but just as amazing I'm sure!
2:58 The dish "spaghetti bolognaise" is not found in Bologna. There the meat sauce is usually called simply "ragù". The sauce is served with tagliatelle rather than spaghetti, as you mention at 10:42. (Spaghetti (pl) are cylindrical and they are a dried pasta; tagliatelle (pl) are a fresh pasta made with egg and shaped like ribbons.) When the word is used in other contexts, the Italian spelling is "bolognese."
And ragù is very very difficult and time consuming to prepare and does not resemble the international dish called spaghetti alla bolognese (I'm bolognese native)
The guy giving the finger at 5.38 LOL
Veryyy good video! i'm planning a trip into Bologna and i wonder if it is walkable like Florence. Is it bigger or smaller in the city center in comparison with FLR? just to take a walk around? Thank yu sooo much and, again, very good video !
Bro please I need an update Florence or bologna?
I agree re Florence headed to bolonga soon
is that a Huawei?
Do you order in English ?
Amazing food
Oli. Did you see that guy in the restaurant right about 5:39?
He gave you guys the middle finger.
🤣🤣🤣
Guess he hates british eh?
maybe he didn't like genocide deniers!
@@mgalove 🤣🤣🤣🤣 genocide deniers! Perhaps you are genocide accusers then.
It doesn't take much to convince simple minds.
@@davepsk7334 This comment does not make any sense.
My comment was only that the Barretts (the Dad in particular) are known for their consipracy theories - including that there is nothing going on in Xinjiang - and other popular opinions that may have traction with their audience in China - but nobody else takes seriously
@@mgalove That confirms my theory of simple minds. Conspiracy theories eh?
Simple minds wouldn't understand.
Pretty superficial,
Bologna is 100 times better than this,
Nothing about its churches , palaces, oratories, museums,
Where is piazza santo stefano and the seven churches, where is san domwnico and michangelo,
Nothing about the canals, the oldest university of europe..and even what you said about food...😥😥😭
Burrata ? Are you serious ?
Burrata is capania food ...
6:19 what a mad gyal !!!
Florenz is too full of tourists. I would recommend Pisa, similar to Bologna
6:19 scooter nearly cleans you out
Im a Filippino living in Bologna Italy I see your vlog Her in Bologna and also your now in the philippines my beautiful country Philippines god bless
Io sono Bolognese, hablas español?
Try to show the city next time instead of yourselves
Try to click off the video if you don’t like it next time 💀💀☠️☠️☠️
I want to see the video and not your faces every few seconds!
Bologna was much better still 40 Years ago with the real communist party (the red,) and lot of snow in winter.
Oldest university known to west 😂😂😂 nalanda just google it u will be astounded ##never amazes the western ignorance
Parli inglese? Non capisco Italiano Lingua Straniera!
I have just been here and it was covered in grafitti, dark and every road looked the same. The food was basic pasta ect so not worth the average €15. Overwhelming heat and few activities made it a boring spot. We stayed just outside the centre and there was anti tourist grafitti and signs with insults Infront of the hotel. All the roads were awful to cross, cars went through red lights, they were extremely overcrowded and dangerous and the police did nothing about it. I tried to buy painkillers and had a pharmacist be very rude to me, then offered paracetamol for ten euros. We went to buy food in the supermarkets and they were dingy and dirty and overpriced. Our coach leaving was delayed because of the roads and then took an hour to get out of the city.
Bologna or Florence ? I am trying to decide which one to study abroad in.
Le tagliatelle si mangiano sorseggiando vino Lambrusco o Pignoletto , mai la Birra !!
La Birra va solo con la Pizza o il panino !!!
Qwazon. Apple qwazon. 🤌