Bologna Alone: A Solo Travel Guide for Women 50 and Over

Bologna, a city under porticoes.

Take a counter seat at the Mercato di Mezzo, order tortellini at a trattoria two-top, and walk the covered portico up to San Luca, with a taxi for the station streets after dark.

Eat alone: Tamburini, tagliatelle and mortadella, a pasta-making class.

See: Piazza Maggiore, the Due Torri, Via Santo Stefano, Ravenna and Modena.

Feel safe: station pickpockets, and late evenings on Via del Pratello.

Day plans, hotels by budget and honest safety notes. EPUB ebook.