To visit Festa del Cactus it is necessary to enter from the main entrance of Grand Tour Italia, walk through the food and service area and finally reach the ticket office that allows access to the event, set up in a large outdoor area near the wonderful “Grand Tour Italia” collection of vines and protected by a large wooden canopy.
If needed, a trolley for transporting bulky plants from the exhibition area to your vehicle can be borrowed free of charge.
Getting there
By car
Grand Tour Italia is at 8 Via Paolo Canali, Bologna, BO.
Free and free entrance to the parking lot with open tollbooth bar.
Both P1 and P2 are equipped with charging stations for electric cars.
From Florence, Milan and Ancona
Take the Bologna Fiera exit on the A14 highway. Turn onto Viale Europa, and follow Viale Tito Carnacini and Viale Giuseppe Fanin in the direction of Via Paolo Canali.
From Padua
Exit at Bologna Arcoveggio and merge onto Bologna’s Tangenziale nord in the direction of Ancona.
Take exit 8bis in the direction of Granarolo dell’Emilia. Finally take Viale Europa and Viale Giuseppe Fanin in the direction of Via Paolo Canali.
By bus
The following lines are available:
Line 35 (departure and arrival from Faculty of Agriculture) From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays. Saturday until 2.35 pm
Line 55 (departure and arrival from Faculty of Agriculture) From 7.41 am to 5.07 pm working days
Line 20 (departure and arrival from Pilastro) From 5.38 am to 0.38 am every day
Line 20N (departure and arrival from Caab) operating on nights between Friday and Saturday and Saturday and Sunday, every 60 minutes from midnight to 6 am
For other directions on bus routes see www.tper.it
Shuttle
A free shuttle service is available from the bus station (near the train station) on weekends, Saturdays and Sundays only, subject to availability with a maximum capacity of 50 people.
The shuttle runs the following routes:
FROM BOLOGNA CENTER TO GRAND TOUR ITALY
At the Bologna AUTOSTATION, at bus station shelter number 25 (inside the bus station, 300 meters from Bologna Central Station, at the address Piazza XX Settembre 6, Bologna)
RUN HOURS every SATURDAY and SUNDAY: 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
FROM GRAND TOUR ITALIA TO BOLOGNA CENTER
canopy in front of the main entrance to Grand Tour Italia
RUN HOURS SATURDAY and SUNDAY: 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m.
From the airport
From Guglielmo Marconi International Airport you can reach Grand Tour Italia by cab service or by bus via TPER line Q to the Ospedale Maggiore stop, then change and take TPER bus 35 to the Faculty of Agriculture stop.
By cab
Grand Tour Italia FICO is at 8 Via Paolo Canali, Bologna, BO.
You can reach it by cab; here are some contacts:
Cab Cat +390514590 and Cotabo +39051372727
NCC Saca +390516349444 and Cosepuri +39051519090
