Piazza Bellini Area

Piazza Bellini is the student nightlife area with cheap drinks and an international crowd. Welcoming for solo travelers, but stick to the well-lit square itself.

Piazza Bellini is where students and artists hang out at night. The square has excavated ancient Greek walls in the center and bars around the edges. It's near the conservatory and university, so it stays busy even on weeknights. Outdoor seating at Caffè dell'Epoca (called Peppe Spritz) and Intra Moenia fills up by 9 PM with people drinking cheap spritzes. The vibe is more intellectual than party - writers with notebooks, musicians with instruments, students speaking different languages. Common to see people drinking alone, reading or people-watching. The crowd is university students, Erasmus exchange students, local artists, travelers. Lots of English since international students come here. Main streets around the square stay busy and lit until 2 AM on weekends. The narrow side streets get dark and empty though. Stick to the square itself and main approaches. Police patrol Thursday through Saturday nights. It's not clean or fancy - mismatched tables, plastic cups, questionable bathrooms. But that's how it is.