The drive from Verona to Bologna, our next stop, took about 2 hours. It took us two attempts to find a good supermarket – the first seemed to be surrounded by multi-story car parks – not very helpful for motorhome users!

The municipal campsite we used had a major attraction of a direct bus to the city centre. The weather was still very hot but at least there was a slight breeze at times. The city’s central square, Piazza Maggiore, is in easy walking distance of all the main attractions. Just to the north was the Cathedral of San Pietro…

…. and just to the south was the even more impressive Basilica of San Domenico, one of the richest churches in Bologna in art history and was erected by the Dominican Friars as a place to store the remains of San Domenico di Guzman, founder of the order and who arrived in Bologna around 1200.

One of the delightful features of the town is the fact that most of the pavements in the centre are under huge archways – some very welcome shade on sunny days! Here are some examples:

We had a very nice lunch on one of the piazzas (followed by ice cream – Italy makes the best!). Nearby we spotted the most common form of local transport!

The Quadrilatero District was packed with cafes and food shops:

We walked past the Two Towers, tallest of the remaining guard towers of the city (in medieval times there were over a hundred) – both leaning quite noticeably! En-route back to the bus stop we caught a glimpse of one of the few remaining canals that once ran through the city.