Day Trips to Bologna & Lucca
Jun 12th, 2017, 05:09 PM
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Day Trips to Bologna & Lucca
We've been to Florence several times before. and are planning on being there for 4 1/2 days in early September.
We've never been to Bologna but have been to Lucca. We're thinking of going to Bologna and possibly to Lucca (biking the wall again is drawing us back) on day trips.
Will both of these be "locked up" in the middle of the day or on a Sunday?
We've never been to Bologna but have been to Lucca. We're thinking of going to Bologna and possibly to Lucca (biking the wall again is drawing us back) on day trips.
Will both of these be "locked up" in the middle of the day or on a Sunday?
Jun 12th, 2017, 10:33 PM
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If you want to visit the historic food market & shops in Bologna, they close up by 1pm and don't reopen until around 4pm. They are not open at all on Sundays (and many shops close Thursday afternoon as well).
However, the main thoroughfare of Bologna is now pedestrianized on weekends, with all motor traffic banned between the train station and the heart of town, the piazza Maggiore. So if you are less interested in food markets than you are in experiencing the life of the city in a festive mood, Sunday is a fine time to go. Almost all the quality restaurants will be open for lunch and all the museums, churches and other historic sights will be open (although some are only open in the mornings and it is best to check opening hours for any site you specifically want to see).
Lucca is a popular weekend tourist destination, so restaurants will be open for Sunday lunch and geleterie/cafes will be open too. Lucca shops observe a pausa every day of the week. Since you've already been to Lucca you probably already know that the main attraction of Lucca is simply walking around or biking, and it scarcely matters if anything else is open unless you are particularly keen to shop.
However, the main thoroughfare of Bologna is now pedestrianized on weekends, with all motor traffic banned between the train station and the heart of town, the piazza Maggiore. So if you are less interested in food markets than you are in experiencing the life of the city in a festive mood, Sunday is a fine time to go. Almost all the quality restaurants will be open for lunch and all the museums, churches and other historic sights will be open (although some are only open in the mornings and it is best to check opening hours for any site you specifically want to see).
Lucca is a popular weekend tourist destination, so restaurants will be open for Sunday lunch and geleterie/cafes will be open too. Lucca shops observe a pausa every day of the week. Since you've already been to Lucca you probably already know that the main attraction of Lucca is simply walking around or biking, and it scarcely matters if anything else is open unless you are particularly keen to shop.
