Teatro Arena del Sole

Beautiful building

This theatre is located along the city’s central avenue, via dell’Indipendenza. The theatre was opened in 1810 as an open-air theatre. It was built on the site of a 16th-century convent of which so...

Only from outside

Unfortunately when we were twice in Bologna, the theater was closed, no performances. However it has got a very imposant facade on the Via Indenpendenza.

Itialian Renaissance Theatre at its finest.

This estraordinary facility located in the old downtown part of Bologna should be required viewing for any theatre goer. It is the home theatre of the Bibbienna family and has remarkable history for ...

An interesting night out

This place always looked enigmatic to us from the outside on previous visits to Bologna. What does " Luogo dato agli spettacoli diurni" mean exactly ? It turns out that this was for many years an outd...

Teatro monumental

Magnifica factura para un teatro que en su momento tuvo que ser uno de los más grandes y glamurosos de la ciudad. Hoy en día es uno de los edificios que destacan en la vía de la Independencia y aunque...