Basketball
il basket (Basketball) is the only other sport that maintains any
sustained level of interest among the Bolognese. Kinder
Virtus, the local team, and they are among the best in Europe
they won the Euroleague in 1998. Their home court is at PalaMalaguti,
Via Cervia 1, in Casalecchio di Reno (telephone number: (051) 758
758). Tickets cost between €15 and €85 are available for
purchase at the stadium, two hours prior to a match or from EBC,
Burgnoli 7 (telephone number: (051) 555 504) and cost between €35
and €85.
Golf
The best greens close to the city are Golf
Club Bologna, Via Sabattini 69, Monte San Pietro (telephone
number: (051) 969 100), or at the nine-hole Golf Club Molino
del Pero, Via Molino del Pero 323, in Monzuno (telephone
number: (051) 677 0506). Both courses are closed on Monday, visitors
should expect to pay €30-45 for a round of golf. Membership
is not required.
Fitness centers
Fitness Centres can be found at almost all the four and five star
hotels in the city. The Gym, Via della Grada 13
(telephone number: (051) 551 539), affiliated with the Centro
Studio Danza, Via Azzo Gardino 50 (telephone number: (051)
649 0476), is an excellent option. Other good centres are The
Atles Club, Via Vezza 22 (telephone number: (051) 251 122),
and Body Planet, Via delle Armi 12 (telephone number:
(051) 494 155).
Football
In Italy, the national passion (before food, religion or politics)
is football (il calcio). The Bologna
Football Club 1909 (telephone number: (051) 611 111) may not
be one of the best-known teams outside of Italy but as a Serie A
(premier league) team, it still excites a great deal of noisy discussion
even though they have not won Serie A since 1964. Their home ground
is the Stadio R. Dall’Ara, Via A Costa 174, to the northwest
of the city. The ticket office sells seats starting from €15.50
and rising to €125. Carisbo (telephone number: (051) 421 1342),
the Bolognese bank and team sponsor, also sells tickets.
Swimming
The public swimming pools in Bologna are provided by Sogese
(telephone number: (051) 519 109; fax number: (051) 514 054). The
Pools opening hours are normally from about 1000 hrs-1500 hrs, usually
with a late night opening on Wednesday. Entrance is in the region
of €5-6.
Pools close to the city centre include Piscina Comunale
Vandelli, Via Corticella 180/4 (telephone number: (051)
375 130), Piscina Comunale Cavina, Via Biancolelli
36 (telephone number: (051) 404 312), Centro Sportiva Record,
Via Pilastro 8 (telephone number: (051) 503 311), Piscina
Comunale Stadio, Via dello Sport (telephone number: (051)
615 2520), and Piscina Sterlino, Via Murri 113
(telephone number: (051) 623 7034).
Tennis
Indoor and outdoor Public tennis courts, are located at the Centro
Sportivo ‘Record’, Via Pilastro 8 (telephone
number: (051) 503 311). The courts cost €5.50-14 per hour,
depending on the time of day. |
