Walk Bologna under the porticoes
Bologna is covered in porticoes, arched walkways that line its streets for kilometres. FOG starts the map dark and clears only what you walk, and here you can walk most of the city without leaving the shade.
The red city
Bologna is a city of red brick and terracotta, centred on Piazza Maggiore, with the Basilica of San Petronio and the Neptune fountain beside it. The Quadrilatero, just east, is a market quarter of narrow streets full of food shops.
The Two Towers, the Asinelli and the leaning Garisenda, stand nearby as the symbol of the city. The university, one of the oldest in the world, fills the streets to the north east.
Porticoes everywhere
The porticoes of Bologna, a World Heritage site, cover dozens of kilometres in the historic centre, so it is possible to walk almost anywhere under cover. The longest runs from the city up the hill to the Sanctuary of San Luca, around four kilometres under hundreds of arches.
A good day: Piazza Maggiore, the Quadrilatero, the Two Towers, the university area, then out through Porta Saragozza and up the portico to San Luca, with a view over the city and the hills.
Coverage
The centre is compact and flat, and the porticoes make walking pleasant in rain and summer sun. The old town fills in fast as a dense oval inside the ring of avenues.
Summers are hot and winters foggy, which seems appropriate.
What the app adds to a walk
The ledger tracks the area you have unfogged, the distance you have covered and your share of the whole Earth. Ranks climb with area, from Fogbound and Wanderer up through Scout, Pathfinder and Explorer to Atlas. The collection fills with the countries, regions and cities you have actually stood in, and nothing else can add to it.
Everything stays on the phone: no account, no cloud, no app analytics, no ads. If you already have years of Google Timeline or GPX history, FOG Unlimited can import it, a single purchase rather than a subscription, so Bologna walks you took before installing appear on the map the same day.
Questions people actually ask
How long is the portico to San Luca?
Around four kilometres, under hundreds of arches from the city to the sanctuary.
What are the Two Towers?
The Asinelli and Garisenda towers, medieval towers in the centre of Bologna.
Is there a subscription?
No. Exploring is free and FOG Unlimited is a single purchase. There is never a subscription.
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