Starting: Piazza della Mercanzia
From the busy piazza della Mercanzia, you can also go to Castiglione, squeezed
in between large and ancient palaces.
You can enter the airy and dynamic via Clavature from the widening of the ancient Foro dei Mercanti, which effortlessly combines tradition and modernity. A comprehensive business proposal, which is completed with selected specialty shops and has an adjacent food market. A place for dining and entertainment just a few steps from piazza Maggiore.
From the busy piazza della Mercanzia, you can also go to Castiglione, squeezed
in between large and ancient palaces.
In the portico of the Bolognetti palace there are the showcases of Novissima, a bookstore specializing in commercial and administrative texts, rooted in the cultural and economic environment of Bologna from the 40’s.
Melloni Charme of Zinelli was founded in 1936 by Giovanni Melloni. It was created for the sale of wool, cotton and silk, then, extended to the trade of linen.
In palazzo Gaddi Pepoli, you can find Giusti clothing for men, since 1887 in this city.
The traditional shoe shop, Rimondi, embraces the angle between Castiglione and Clavature, with a succession of windows lit by crystal chandeliers.
The laboratory Casali artistic frames is found in a typical courtyard, and does custom work.
Store for bread and pasta, which has the Bakery Priori sign with a wide range
of traditional bakery products, since 1920.
A taste and atmosphere of past times can be enjoyed at Bottega della Luce, where the shop windows, doors and windows and furniture date back to the previous business of selling household goods.
Several public places enliven this stretch of Via Clavature with outdoor dining, already active since the early decades of the 900’s including Il Calice
Several public places enliven this stretch of Via Clavature with outdoor dining, already active since the early decades of the 900’s including Bistro 18.
Several public places enliven this stretch of Via Clavature with outdoor dining, already active since the early decades of the 900’s including Ristorante Clavature.
Mustards, preserves and sauces, selected local produce and a wide range of fruit, vegetables and meats are the goods proposed by the Melega family
The Paoletti family has been present in the city since 1950 as a benchmark for the most famous brands in photography.
Founded in 1907, the goldsmith “Oreficeria della Vita”, which takes its name from the nearby church, sells and repairs articles of jewelry and watches.
Wicker baskets and objects characterize the Antica Cesteria of the Ventura family, active since the beginning of the twentieth century and one of the few shops of this kind remaining in town.
On the corner of the Santa Maria della Vita square is the famous Silversmith Stefani. It was founded by Enea and the furnishings date back to 1920. This was when the company moved from via Orefici to via Clavature. The family business is a guarantee of high quality silver and crystal products.
Once a stationers, immediately after the war, now Quadretti is a shop that is highly specialized in watches and electronics
For You footwear, a brand that has over fifty years with two stores in the Quadrilateral.
Under the archway that opens into piazza Maggiore, there is Fiorini, founded by Pietro in 1919, was originally a shop of dressmaking fabrics, and in the past ten years it has specialized in clothing, knitwear and accessories for women
Wood-framed windows, friezes, decorations and banners of Ferdinando Veronesi and Sons. Founded in 1893.
The historic palazzo dei Notai was built in Gothic style in the fourteenth century and restored by Alfonso Rubbiani the beginning of the twentieth century. In this building there is Manifatture all’Orologio, a custom-made shirts shop that also sells fabrics and garments.
You can enjoy the view of the Maggiore square sitting at a table of one of the bars that have been welcoming visitors and passers-by for more than a century. There is the Bar Giuseppe,
Situated in the Palazzo del Podestà, overlooking Piazza Maggiore and view on the fountain of Neptune.
You can enjoy the view of the Maggiore square sitting at a table of one of the bars that have been welcoming visitors and passers-by for more than a century. It is the Bar Romano
Under the archway that opens into piazza Maggiore, there are two shops of ancient tradition.