BolognaPride Direction

For those wishing to participate in the national BolognaPride2008 demonstration on June 28th, exceptional transport services will be made available in the main Italian cities.

This way, reaching Bologna will be very easy!


Here's how the Arcigay Committees of various cities have organized themselves to ensure maximum accessibility: Ancona, Bari, Brescia, Bergamo, Bolzano/Bozen, Catania, Florence, Genoa, Grosseto, Livorno, Milan, Modena, Naples, Padua, Perugia, Pesaro, Piacenza, Pisa, Pistoia, Rome, Turin, Trento, Trieste, Udine, Verbania, Verona. You can find all the information and details at the club nearest you.

Please let us know of any other departures by writing to

[email protected]
[email protected]

ANCONA – PESARO
Arcigay Caleido – Arcigay Agorà

Departures: stops are planned at the motorway toll booths of
• Ancona North – 9.15am
• Senigallia – 9.30 am
• Fano – 9.45 am
• Pesaro – 10.00 am
Return: expected in the evening.
Total cost of the service: 15 euros
Note: Please indicate your name, contact information, and the stop where you wish to board. To do so, contact Germana from Caleido at 347 7249508 or Pietro from Agorà at 389 9725980.

BERGAMO
Arcigay Bergamo

Departure: 11:00 am from Piazzale Malpensata
Return: approximately 12am
Total cost of the service: 14 euros
Note: For information and reservations, please contact Alessandro at 3402737537 or 3289528130; email: [email protected]

GENOA
Arcigay The Approach

Departure: 10:30 a.m. from Piazza della Vittoria (Caravelle side)
Return: more buses will be made available to allow the return both immediately after the Procession and at the end of the Night Party
Total cost of the service: 25 euros
Note: Due to limited availability, reservations are required no later than June 24th by writing to [email protected] or calling +39 392 2528294, Monday to Friday, 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM.

GROSSETO
Arcigay Leonardo Da Vinci

Departure: 9.30 am
Return: within 12 am
Total cost of the service: 15 euros
Note: The bus has 55 seats and will also stop in Siena. For more information, call 347 0788972.

LIVORNO
Arcigay The Blue Angel

For all information, please call 3484935240 or write to www.arcigaylivornese.it or [email protected]

MILAN
Arcigay CIG – Gay Initiative Center

Departure: 10 a.m., Via Cadore, corner of Via Bezzecca
Return: 9:00 PM or 5:00 AM on Sunday, June 29th
Total cost of the service: 5 euros
Note: Register by June 26th at
• CIG in via Bezzecca 3, from 3pm to 8pm from Monday to Friday
• Infocig stand at “Join the Gap” on Sunday evening at the Borgo del Tempo perso
When registering, you must indicate your return time.

PERUGIA
Arcigay Omphalos

Departure: 11 a.m. from Piazzale Bove
Return: 8:30 p.m. from Piazza Medaglie D'oro (Bologna Railway Station)
Total cost of the service: 10 euros
Note: For information and reservations, write to [email protected] or call 339 8508056. Website www.omphalospg.it/primopiano/pride08.asp

PISA
Arcigay Pride!

For information and reservations, call 328 4559245 or 050555618, or write to [email protected]

TRIESTE
Arcigay Rainbow

Departure: 8:45 a.m. inside the concourse of Trieste Centrale train station (benches in front of the bookstore inside the station). The tour will depart on the 9:50 a.m. direct Eurostar train.
Please meet one hour early to take advantage of any group discounts.
Note: For more information, call 3490582092

BRESCIA
Arcigay Orlando

The caravan will depart by car on Saturday at 9:30 am from the OM square on Via Volturno in Brescia.
Note: Registration is required by emailing [email protected] or calling ANDREA at 346.0377333. Also indicate whether you will be providing your own car (we will split travel expenses between passengers).

PADUA
Arcigay By the way

Departure by train: meet at the Padua station at 11:15 AM. Departure at 11:33 AM and arrival in Bologna at 1:04 PM.
For information, call 347.9990827 or email [email protected]

CATANIA
Arcigay Catania

Departure by coach for the June 28th event in Bologna:
Departure at 2:00 pm from Catania on Friday 27 June
Return from Bologna on the 29th at 2.00 pm.
Individual fee: €70.00 for a minimum of 45 participants. The fee includes travel expenses only.
Note: Contact Alessandro: 3345484938 / 3470711039

BOLZANO/BOZEN
Arcigay Centaurus

Go to the Centaurus website and CLICK on the Pride2008 banner: you will find all the information for travelling with Arcigay from Alto Adige
http://www.centaurus.org/02_frameset_it.html

UDINE
Arcigay New Steps

We'll organize two meeting points, one at Udine station (we'll depart on the 8:15 train) and one at Bologna station at 1:30 pm. From there, we'll walk to the meeting point in Piazza Ravegnana.
Info [email protected] – 340.3144203

ROME
Arcigay Ora Group

The Roman Arcigay will leave by train for BolognaPride2008.
Anyone interested in joining can write to [email protected] or call the office at 06.64501102.

NAPLES
Arcigay Antinoo

If you also want to come to the fantastic Bologna Gay Pride 2008… hurry up and get your ticket.
OPENING HOURS AND TICKET PRICE
The departure is scheduled for Saturday morning, while
Departure from Bologna to Naples is around 11:00 PM. Arrival in Naples is on Sunday morning around 6/7:00 AM.
The timetables are still being finalized, however.
We will contact everyone to inform the exact times.
The cost of the return ticket:
For registered Arcigay members it is €20, while for non-members it is €40.
HOW TO BUY A TICKET
Bus tickets can be purchased:
– Friday, June 20, at our office in Via San Geronimo alle Monache 19 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
– Saturday, June 21st, at the inauguration of the Love Village in Bagnoli
TICKETS AVAILABLE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER,
SO HURRY.
INFO [email protected]

BARI
Arcigay Free to Be

Departure by bus from the Apulian capital at a cost of 20 euros
Info 320.4516775 – [email protected]

VERONA
Arcigay Planet Uranus

DEPARTURE BY TRAIN from Verona. Meet at 9:15 a.m. in front of the entrance to the
VERONA PORTA NUOVA station to get off in a cheerful group.
Departure by train at 9.44am – arrival in Bologna expected at around 11.23am, we will have lunch together and then all of us will go to the GATHERING (at 2.30pm) in PIAZZA RAVEGNANA (under the two towers)
Return will be individual depending on who wants to stay at the PRIDE OFFICIAL PARTY.
Info: 349.3134852

MODENA
Arcigay Matthew Shepard

The meeting point (approximate, to be confirmed) is scheduled for 10:00 am at Arcigay Modena (via 4 Novembre 40/a) to go to Bologna to set up the truck that we, together with the other Arcigay Emilia Romagna committees, have rented and on which we will parade, dance, and make others dance throughout the Pride parade.
In addition to the provincial committees of Arcigay Emilia Romagna (Ferrara, Modena, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Rimini), the Ottavo Colore Association of Parma will be present with us.
Our friends from Frozen Modena and Drag Marcella collaborated in the creation of our float

Info [email protected]

FLORENCE
Arcigay The Pink Lily

Arcigay Florence has organized a bus for Saturday, June 28th, in collaboration with ARCI Provinciale di Firenze. The bus will depart at 11:00 a.m. from Piazza Adua in Florence to the Pride rally in Piazza Ravegnana, Bologna. The return ticket costs €15, and tickets can be purchased at Via di Mezzo 39/r.
Info at 340 8135204.

TURIN
TorinoPride Coordination – Arcigay Ottavio Mai

The Torino Pride Coordination is organizing the bus trip to participate in the Pride. RESERVATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE MUST BE MADE BY THURSDAY 26TH. The cost is:
20 Euro return with bus that returns at the end of the procession;
17 euros one way for those stopping in Bologna
Meeting point: 7:30 a.m., Corso Bolzano/Corso Matteotti. For information on departures and/or to collaborate with us, write to:
• [email protected], [email protected]
• or call 011/5211116 from Monday to Saturday from 2.30pm to 6.30pm

VERBANIA
Arcigay New Colors

Arcigay Verbano-Cusio-Ossola will come to Bologna by car or, alternatively, like every other year, we have announced the possibility of coming by bus with the CIG from Milan.
In both cases, please communicate your participation by Wednesday 25 June to the following addresses:
[email protected] or 329-3377638

PISTOIA
Arcigay The Giraffe

Arcigay Pistoia is organizing a bus together with CGIL, leaving at 11 a.m.
Info [email protected] – 347.6926658

TRENTO
Arcigay July 8th

Arcigay Trentino will depart Trento on the 8:11 train (arriving at 11:23), then meet at 2:00 pm in Piazza Ravegnana.
Info [email protected] – 348.1447151

PIACENZA
Arcigay The Atom

The train leaves at 10:57, so the meeting point is at Piacenza station around 10:30.
Info [email protected] – 346.6877021

(information and text by Alessandro Papadakis, Valentina Lanzetti and Matteo Ricci)
image courtesy of Arcigay Verona
https://www.arcigayverona.org/attivita/volantini/vienialprideA4.pdf)

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ARCIGAY'S FLOATS

Arcigay will participate in the BolognaPride parade with a series of floats from various Provincial Committees, Regional Coordinators, thematic sectors, and networks:

* Arcigay IL CASSERO – BOLOGNA – [email protected]

* RED CLUB – BLACK SAUNA – Arcigay recreational clubs – [email protected]

Join us!!!