Tower, Lookout

The Torre degli Asinelli and the Torre della Garisenda - two towers standing side by side - are the most famous symbols of the city and one of the most famous buildings in Italy. They are generally referred to as one monument "The Two Towers" or also "The Two Sisters". [btn "Book your hotel now with a discount at Booking.com" https://www.booking.com/city/it/bologna.cs.html?aid=2380460&label=p-bologna-le-due-torri] Both towers lean a bit,…

Square, Fountain

Piazza Piazza Maggiore flows seamlessly into another square, Piazza del Nettuno, which is also home to one of the most beautiful fountains in Italy, the Fontana del Nettuno. [btn "Book your hotel now with a discount at Booking.com" https://www.booking.com/city/it/bologna.cs.html?aid=2380460&label=p-bologna-fontana-del-nettuno] Bologna's Neptune Fountain is one of the city's most famous symbols and appears on many promotional materials. …

Basilica

The Basilica di San Petronio is the most important and imposing church in Bologna and is also the 5th largest church in the world. Building work on the basilica, which stands on the site of many private houses and 8 churches, began in 1390 but continued for centuries. And yet, the building remains unfinished. Only the lower part of the façade is clad in marble, creating a unique two-colour façade. It is the last great Gothic work created in…

Square

The city's largest square, known as the Bologna Salon, is the main meeting place and the centre of the city's civic and religious life. [btn "Book your hotel now with a discount at Booking.com" https://www.booking.com/city/it/bologna.cs.html?aid=2380460&label=p-bologna-piazza-maggiore] In the centre of the square stands the grand Palazzo di Re Enzo, which houses the Bologna Welcome information and tourist centre. The square is lined with…

Library

Opposite the Fontana del Nettuno is the Salaborsa, a former stock exchange that became the centre of the city's economic life in the 19th century. Today you will find an incredible library. Under the transparent walkway of the Salaborsa's covered atrium you can see archaeological finds and the remains of old Bologna. More information at: bibliotecasalaborsa.it [btn "Book your hotel now with a discount at Booking.com" https://www.booking.com…

Street

Take a stroll down the rue dell'Archiginnasio, characterised by the most famous of all Bologna's famous arcades. The street runs connecting Piazza Maggiore and Piazza Galvani. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Bologna" https://www.booking.com/city/it/bologna.cs.html?aid=2380460&label=p-bologna-archiginnasio] Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio was the original seat of the university. Today it houses the Biblioteca dell'Archiginnasio, and inside it's worth a…

Water Canal

Few people know that Bologna has always been a city of water. Bologna's "little Venice" Finestrella is now largely hidden away, but you can still admire some of it. For example, in Via Piella, where there is a mill canal used for centuries to feed water mills, or from the bridges in Oberdan and Malcontenti streets. [btn "Book your hotel now with a discount at Booking.com" https://www.booking.com/city/it/bologna.cs.html?aid=2380460&label=p…

Church, Road

The church, associated with the cult of the image of the Blessed Virgin of San Luca, stands less than 5 km from Piazza Maggiore on Guardia Hill. The monumental basilica stands completely outside the city and is a popular destination for pilgrims as well as tourists. [btn "Book your hotel now with a discount at Booking.com" https://www.booking.com/city/it/bologna.cs.html?aid=2380460&label=p-bologna-san-luca] The sanctuary was built in the…

Museum

In 1926, in an alleyway in Bologna, the great Italian dream, Ducati, was born. The three Ducati brothers Adriano, Bruno and Marcello Cavalieri founded a motorcycle workshop that became one of the most famous not only in the region but also in the world. Today, the factory is located in Borgo Panigale and is open to the public along with the museum. What will you see in the museum? The Ducati Museum welcomes visitors with 4 tours, during which…

City Quarter

The Jewish Ghetto is located in the heart of the medieval city centre, between the historic centre and the university quarter, and still retains its original structure. It is a maze of alleyways and corridors, covered bridges and small windows telling the hard fate of a community that was forced to live in separation from 1556 before being expelled from the city. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Bologna" https://www.booking.com/city/it/bologna.cs…

Basilica

The early 13th century basilica will captivate you with its sculptural decoration by artists such as Michelangelo, Guercino, Filippino Lippi and Ludovico Carracci.

Basilica

The Basilica stands on the site of a former complex of 7 churches, of which only 4 remain today - Chiesa dei Crocefisso, Basilica dei protomartiri San Vitale e Sant'Agricola, la Basilica del Sepolcro and Chiesa della Trinità, all of which are worth a visit.

Church

The small church is located next to Piazza Maggiore and is worth a visit for the sculpture Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Niccolo dell'Arco. It is an unjustly neglected masterpiece of Italian sculpture, which Gabriele D'Annunzio called "the stone cry".