Bologna, heart of transportation in Italy

Bologna is quite a big city. In the 70's it exceeded half-a-million people, now the population has reduced but it's still around that amount. By being the capital town of a rich region like Emilia-Romagna, its train and transportation system is very well developed.

In addition, by being in the center of Italy, Bologna is the heart of the Italian transportation system. If something goes wrong in Bologna, the whole of Italy is split in two, whether it's trains or highways: Bologna is the connection between the northern and the southern part of Italy. If you go from Milan or Turin or Venice to Florence, Rome, Naples, Le Marche, Abruzzi or Puglia, you have to pass through Bologna.

I leave you to imagine how crowded the station of Bologna might be on Friday afternoon when all the daily and weekly commuters are going back home; now, add a holiday and you have this amount raised by 40%; say that the holiday is the 8th of December - when the biggest exhibition, the Motor Show - is taking place with thousands and thousands of visitors, and I wouldn't be exhaggerating if I said you would feel like you are at the gates of Hell...