Shopping in Bologna
Gastronomic Bologna specialises in food shopping. Pick up souvenir olive oils and balsamic vinegars and drool at displays of pastas, cheeses and speciality meats. Bologna's stylish Galleria Cavour shopping arcade features leather goods in Bruno Magli, while intact old shops pepper the key shopping streets surrounding Piazza Maggiore square. Most shops open 9am-1pm and 4pm-7.30pm, and are closed on Sundays and Thursday afternoons.
Upim
Italian department store
Upim is an Italian chain of department stores specialising in fashion,
perfumes, cosmetics and homewares. In Bologna's shopping hub on Via Ugo
Bassi, it's great for day-to-day essentials, rather than luxury goods,
providing all the basics under one roof.
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Opening Hours
Daily 9am-7.30pm
Address
6, Via Ugo Bassi, Bologna 40121
Telephone
+39 051 223 809
Bruno Magli
Designer shoes, leather goods
Bruno Magli is synonymous with classic shoes and accessories, and has been a
Bolognese fashion icon since 1936. This boutique in Bologna's most
sophisticated shopping arcade, south of Piazza Maggiore square, is a
suitably glamorous setting to browse the collection.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-1pm, 3.30pm-7.30pm
Address
9, Galleria Cavour, Bologna 40124
Telephone
+39 051 266 915
Mercato dell'Erbe
Indoor produce market
Bologna's food-loving locals shop at the indoor Mercato dell'Erbe, west of
Piazza Maggiore square. It's crammed with stalls selling fruit, vegetables,
cheese and seafood. Pick up chocolates, fruit spreads and aged balsamic
vinegar as souvenirs.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Wed & Fri 7am-1.15pm & 5pm-7.30pm (from 4.30pm in winter); Thu & Sat 7am-1.15pm
Address
25, Via Ugo Bassi, Bologna 40121
Telephone
+39 051 230 186
La Piazzola Market
Vintage clothing stalls
Bologna's popular La Piazzola Market specialises in vintage, discounted and
second-hand clothing, and dates back to 1219. Join the throngs scanning the
400 covered stalls for bargains on Fridays and Saturdays at Piazza VIII
Agosto near the train station.
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Opening Hours
Fri and Sat 6.30am-8pm
Address
Piazza VIII Agosto, Bologna 40126
Telephone
+39 335 496 292
F. Veronesi & Figli
Fine jewellery
Dating back to 1893, F. Veronesi & Figli specialises in quality gold
jewellery and watches, and is one of the city's finest jewellers. The lovely
old shop is in the heart of Bologna's ritzy shopping hub on Piazza Maggiore
square.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 9.30am-1pm & 3.30pm-7.30pm (until 1pm Thu)
Address
4, Piazza Maggiore, Bologna 40124
Telephone
+39 051 224 835
Roccati
Chocolate delights
Run by a husband-and-wife team that is still celebrated for the gianduja
chocolate their ancestors made for the princes of Savoy, Roccati is
Bologna's cocoa paradise. Visit the open-air laboratory to see heavenly
delights like the Cognac-filled chocolates take shape.
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Opening Hours
Daily 9am-1pm & 3.30pm-8.30pm (from 10am Sun)
Address
17A, Via Clavature, Bologna 40124
Telephone
+39 051 261 964
