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If you are thinking of buying a property in the Emilian capital, come with us to discover the best neighborhoods in Bologna to buy a house in 2020.
A city with an invaluable historical heritage and an intense cultural life. Home to the oldest university in the West. And again: the "learned" European Capital of Culture in 2000, as well as UNESCO Creative City of Music in 2006, Bologna is eclectic, committed, and intellectual. Its two famous towers welcome everyone with open arms: tourists, students, eco-friendly enthusiasts, and foodies.
Choosing just five areas of the city was truly difficult, but in the end we did it. Let's discover together the five neighborhoods of Bologna where you can live according to Casavo.
1. Porto-Zaragozza: ideal for commuters
Porto-Zaragozza is a neighborhood created in 2016 from the merger of the two areas of Porto and Zaragoza. It owes its name to the ancient Porto Navile and the historic street, home to the Spanish College.
The area includes the western half of Bologna's historic center and the immediate southwestern outskirts of the city, including a large portion of hills. Among the predominantly residential neighborhoods, Porto-Saragozza is the right choice if you need to travel frequently for work, given its proximity to the Central Station. There are also excellent connections to Marconi airport.
The area – young, dynamic and convenient – is full of properties of various types, from apartments in historic buildings to more recent properties with a good quality, location and price ratio.
2. San Donato-San Vitale and the universities
San Donato-San Vitale is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Bologna among university students and investors looking to buy a house to generate income.
The name San Donato derives from the church of the same name located near the Jewish Ghetto and from the historic road – now Via Zamboni – which led from Piazza di Porta Ravegnana to the old northeast countryside.
The area – close to various university faculties and hospital facilities, the Regional headquarters and the Fair – is very active from a commercial point of view and guarantees good services
Property prices, among the most affordable, range between €1,800 and €2,500 per square meter (source dove.it).
3. Bolognina: the cosmopolitan face of “la rossa”
From the first glimpse of the suburbs to the last sliver of the city center: Bolognina underwent a radical transformation with the arrival of the Central Station, in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Despite its strong historical and political identity, this area is no longer just the working-class area of the city, on the contrary. Today it has opened up to the future and has become the new cosmopolitan face of the Emilian capital.
Close to the Fiera and well connected to the rest of the city, Bolognina attracts numerous events of national and international importance every year. Furthermore, various urban redevelopment projects and the construction of innovative and cutting-edge buildings have radically changed the layout of the neighborhood.
But that's not all. The Testoni Theater, the numerous markets and the Museum for the Memory of Ustica add the artistic component that makes it one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Bologna to live in today.
4. The historic center and luxury properties
Among the largest in Italy, the historic center is a highly sought-after neighborhood of Bologna and one of the most expensive. The characteristic porticos – 38 kilometers of covered walkways that connect streets, towers, and buildings – and the city's main tourist attractions are visited by millions of tourists every year.
There's no doubt about it: choosing to live in this neighborhood is the dream of many.
Piazza Maggiore, the beating heart of the Emilian capital, is home to three of the most famous historic buildings in our country: Palazzo del Podestà, Palazzo Re Enzo, and Palazzo d'Accursio, now the seat of the Town Hall. And then, the Towers: the Garisenda and Asinelli are part of a complex of medieval towers of which only twenty remain.
To buy a house in the center, you need to spend between €3,000 and €4,100 per square meter, with peaks of €5,000 per m² (source dove.it) for properties in the shadow of the most important monuments.
If you're thinking of buying a property in this neighborhood of Bologna, know that you will need a parking space – even if it could cost you as much as a studio apartment.
Properties overlooking the main roads should be avoided: hundreds of buses pass by, with all the noise that their presence entails. Finally, not all houses enjoy good lighting due to the tunnel-like structure of the more secluded streets.
5. Santo Stefano: Fashion and Elegance
Santo Stefano – born from the fusion of Colli, Galvani, and Murri – is an affluent neighborhood populated by people with a medium-high lifestyle, fashionable clothing, and expensive cars.
In this area – one of the most elegant in the city – the architectural typologies range from post-war rationalism to Art Nouveau villas for a few wealthy individuals. Property prices can, in some cases, be much higher than in the historic center – if not the most expensive in the entire metropolitan area of Bologna.
The main streets of Santo Stefano are home to numerous shopping venues, bars, banks, and sports facilities. The presence of several city parks and the proximity to the Bologna hills make the neighborhood – rich in green areas – quieter than the noisy alleys of the city center.
Culture, art, good food and a healthy dose of nonconformism make Bologna the perfect place to buy a property. Now that you have an idea of the most beautiful areas to live in, visit the Casavo classifieds platform and search our listings for the home that's right for you.
