Football Trips to Bologna - Football Travel

Steam rises from a plate of tagliatelle, porticoes glow red after rain, and scarves drift west towards Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. That is the charm of football trips to Bologna: a walkable, food-obsessed Serie A city break where old-school calcio still feels woven into daily life. We arrange flights, carefully selected hotels and official match access in one package, with ticket guarantee included.

Bologna tastes like calcio

Bologna is nicknamed La Grassa, “the fat one”, and the name is worn with pride. Before the game, the centre pulls you into market lanes, tiled counters and tables filled with tortellini in brodo, Mortadella Bologna IGP, cured meats and cheese. The municipality has even recognised tagliere, ragù and tagliatelle al ragù as part of local heritage.

We like the rhythm here because it suits a football trip perfectly: eat properly in the historic centre, let the city slow you down, then move towards the ground without a last-minute rush. For supporters who love cities with strong local flavour, our unique football trips show why weekends like this stay with you long after the final whistle.

Osteria del Sole on Vicolo Ranocchi dates back to 1465, serves wine and lets guests bring food bought nearby.
Via del Pratello has a lively evening feel, with chatter spilling into the street before or after the game.
Piazza San Francesco works beautifully for a slower drink under the arcades, especially when red-and-blue scarves start appearing around town.
If you want a more accessible Italian getaway without losing character, our budget-friendly football trips include weekends where the destination feels every bit as important as the ninety minutes.

The red-brick Dall’Ara

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is not a polished out-of-town arena. Opened in 1927 as the Littoriale and later renamed after Renato Dall’Ara, it sits in Costa Saragozza, roughly 3 km from the historic centre. Its red brick, arched windows and route towards San Luca make it feel unmistakably Bolognese.

The Torre di Maratona is the landmark you remember first, rising opposite the main stand like a civic monument. After work for Italia ’90, capacity reached 38,279. There is an athletics track, so fans are not right on top of the pitch, yet the banners, songs and old bowl shape the noise in a way newer venues rarely manage.

Even the playing surface has a secret: river stones about one metre below the grass help drainage and have kept it reliable for decades. Our packages for Bologna bring together travel, hotel and guaranteed official access, while our wider Serie A trips in Italy place this weekend among the country’s great football journeys.

Rossoblù pride is back

Bologna are far more than charming hosts. The club have won seven Scudetti, and their recent revival has changed the city’s tone. In 2024, the Rossoblù returned to the Champions League after a 60-year wait. In 2025, they won the Coppa Italia with a 1–0 final victory, their first major trophy since 1974.

You feel that lift in bars, under porticoes and on the streets west of the centre. Conversations carry more bite, big games feel sharper, and the anthem “Le Tue Ali Bologna” ties football to local culture through names such as Lucio Dalla, Gianni Morandi, Luca Carboni and Andrea Mingardi.

There is depth here too. The home end was named after Giacomo Bulgarelli in 2009, with a plaque calling him an eternal Rossoblù legend. Arpad Weisz also belongs to the story: the Hungarian-Jewish coach led Bologna during their 1930s glory years and died at Auschwitz in 1944.

For fans who love tradition, Bologna offer a rare mix of silverware, song and lived-in neighbourhood identity.
The Derby dell’Appennino is the fixture locals mark early, while regional meetings add another layer of Emilia-Romagna pride.
When the biggest Serie A visitors arrive, the city feels tighter, louder and more expectant from lunch onwards.
If rivalries are what pull you abroad, our derby trips and classic Italian clashes collect weekends where tension starts well before kick-off.

Your Bologna game-day rhythm

The best way into the day is on foot. Start beneath the UNESCO-listed porticoes, pass through the market streets, then let the city open westwards. The San Luca portico runs for around 4 km with almost 700 arches, giving the weekend a walking route unlike anywhere else in Serie A.

Via Andrea Costa is the natural arrival point near the home end, and official Fan Village activity sometimes appears around Via Andrea Costa and Via dello Sport. Supporters often gather near the tower and outer streets, but Bologna’s build-up is not about one fixed corner. It spreads, gradually, as voices grow and scarves multiply.

Arrive early if you want the loudest moments before kick-off, then watch the home end after goals; that is when the old bowl really answers back. For travellers who want to combine more than one game in Italy, our double and triple match trips can turn a Serie A weekend into a broader calcio adventure.

Since 2008, we have sent more than 50,000 fans to football across Europe, and Bologna remains one of those places that rewards curiosity. The final whistle is only part of it. The memory is also brickwork, broth, old songs, orange streetlights and the walk back under arches while the city keeps talking about the game.