Before It Strikes 12: Experience Italian New Year In Bologna

The best things in life need not be that expensive. When in Italy, visit and go nostalgic over the wide array of cultural traditions, cuisine and scenery. Be fascinated by the timeless work of arts and enjoy dining in the all-authentic Italian restaurant that serves the best spaghetti in Bolognese sauce, where the dish actually originated. While in the city, stay in , located at NAZIONALE 67, just minutes away from the city’s historical center which comprises 38km of arcade so it’s where you can eventually walk the entire city through. Have a day tour in the city’s best structural features like the two towers which are the only two left of the hundred-plus constructed in the 12th and 13th century. Visit the famous Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi and Basilica di Santo Stefano or go beyond the city to visit Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. It is a totally perfect place for those who have good taste in architecture fused with culture and aesthetics. What best time to experience than this special holiday. Experience a great New Year’s eve in the streets of the city and get lost with the traditional celebration with the Fiera del Bue Grasso or the fat ox fair. Here you’ll get to see ox decorated with ribbons and flowers from their horns to their tails, the traditional way to meet the incoming New Year. See a different and funny yet very special way to celebrate your New Year’s eve! Dine in street restaurants, have a glass of local wine with your friends and love ones, and get to watch the long procession of the beautiful ox decorated and a river of people lighting the streets with candles. It is truly mystical and nostalgic. Before it strikes 12, be in the Piazza San Petronio and you might fall in love with the fireworks and music; this is the place where the procession ends and where the New Year is welcomed by burning a doll figure of an old man or effigy, as the symbol of saying goodbye to the previous year and welcoming the new incoming one. And to top the whole New Year’s celebration in , the Piazza Maggiore offers live music, performances and street market to keep everyone alive happy and all in celebration. Complete your ultimate experience by staying in , Viale Alcide De Gasperi, 2-4, an old farmhouse turned into a guesthouse, a bonus for it is not so expensively priced. Or maybe you can indulge while in this most wonderful city by checking in at at M.E. Lepido, 39. It offers full hotel and restaurant amenities which will make your experience totally worthwhile.