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…

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,…

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".

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…

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.

Basilica

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