Giardini Margherita
The largest park outside the old city's south gate, where lakeside lawns and summer night bars are popular with locals.
Opened in 1879, this English-style landscape garden covers about 26 hectares just outside the Porta Santo Stefano on the south side of the old city. It has a small lake, large lawns and shaded paths, and it also preserves an Etruscan tomb site. In summer the greenhouse restaurant and temporary bars are lively, and this is a good place to see the daily life of young people in Bologna. Entry is free. It is about a 15-minute walk from the Santo Stefano church.
Opening hours
Approx. 06:00–24:00 in summer; closes earlier in winter
Nearby sights
- Santo Stefano (Seven Churches)
- Basilica of San Domenico
- Palazzo Pepoli – Museum of the History of Bologna
- Two Towers (Asinelli & Garisenda)
- San Giacomo Maggiore
- Archiginnasio of Bologna
- Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna
- Santa Maria della Vita