Bologna – Aeroporto Marconi Business Lounge

Bologna is a very old university town, it still hosts many students who animate its cultural and social life. Known for its towers and porticos – one of the examples is the way that starts from Porta Saragozza up to the Sanctuary of San Luca – it has, thanks to a careful restoration and conservation policy started by the end of the years sixty of the last century, a well-preserved historic centre. The city, whose first settlements date back to at least a thousand years before Christ, has always been an important urban centre, first under the Etruscans and the Celts and then under the Romans. Its monumental importance is based on a homogeneous set of architectural emergencies such as medieval towers, ancient buildings, churches and, in general, the structure of the historic centre, together with works of art resulting from an artistic history that should not be underestimated. Bologna also boasts an important transports communication: its central position and the linking of the railway line from north to south, allows it to be a centre of communication that is fundamental for the economy and the viability. In Bologna take place numerous prestigious cultural, economic and political institutions and one of the most advanced exhibition centres in Europe. In 2000 it was “European Capital of Culture” and since 2006 it is UNESCO “Music City”. Bologna was also selected to participate in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo along with 45 other cities in the world.