Is Bologna too much touristic ?

Not at all! It is a thriving historic university town.

I don't think of Bologna as a tourist city, although it does have a very nice historic center. I think of Bologna as a major Italian business and industrial city.

Thanks!
Would it be a nice place to stay 3 months ??
My husband and I are retired and we decided to travel in a diferent way. 90days at a time, in a difetent place.
.We have stayed in Lyon twice, in Palermo last year and now we are heading to Montral. We are in love with Italy and want to have more 90 days in some nice city... We will do this next april/may/june. We though about Bari, about Perugia and know we are flerting with Bologna. We don´t want any too crowded and tourisc city as Rome or Florence. We intend to do another italian course, go to the gym, do some tourism aroud in weekends and especialy do friends and come to know the city and the way life goes by there.
Any help will be appeciated!!
Ktia

I spent a month in Bologna and it is not full of tourists. It can be quite crowded on weekends but it is the people that live there. I will return for another month this October and November. I have been nearby in Vignola the past 3 months and go to Bologna a couple of times a month. A great town and easy to travel by train to many cities.

We love Bologna and have visited several times. My husband and I often duscuss how we'd love to live there for several months after we retire. It is a wonderful city with many great special events and exhibits (and the food!)

Bologna is an excellent choice for a long stay. It has great transportation links for daytrips or overnight trips. I would love to spend that much time there!

Another "yes" for a long stay in Bologna.

Put Ravenna at the top of your day-trip (or, even better, weekend-trip) list.

One extra advantage of Bologna for a spring trip is that the arcades along most of the streets in the historic district will provide some protection from rain. We're talking northern Italy here. Don't expect Sicilian weather!

Bologna is very underrated as a place to explore as a traveler, I spent some time there in October of last year and look forward to returning.

Like Torino, Bologna is a university town, so lots of young adults doing...young adult things.

The food can't be over-stated, all the popular favorites, modern versions of those favorites along with various other unknowns you can indulge in.

The tourists that visit Bologna are either Italians themselves or, tourists who've moved past all the A-list locations and looking to embrace more of Italy.

Bologna would be an excellent choice for an extended stay.

It's probably the major rail hub of Northern Italy, so excellent for day trips.
If you have 3 months at your disposal, you could even consider splitting your stay into 2 or 3 bases.
Perugia/Assis area would be a good base for Umbria/Eastern Tuscany

Took a day trip to Bologna from Firenze last month. Didn't see one tour group or run into any American tourists. Had a great lunch, visited some beautiful churches and the Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio, and our daughter did some shopping. Bologna reminded me somewhat of Torino in that all the people we encountered appeared to be students and locals living their daily lives.