Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bologna, Italy

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 88 m
Descend 81 m

Explore Bologna in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BolognaIndividual Sights in Bologna

Sight 1: Porta San Felice

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Porta San Felice was the westernmost gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. It led into Via Emilia, here Via San Felice changes name to Via Aurelio Saffi, After crossing the Viali di Circonvallazione of Bologna.

Wikipedia: Porta San Felice, Bologna (EN)

413 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Santa Maria della Carità

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Santa Maria della Carità is a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church in central Bologna, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria della Carità, Bologna (EN)

285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Abbazia dei Santi Naborre e Felice

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The Abbey of Saints Naborre and Felix, also known as the Abbey of Saints Naborre and Felix, is the place of Catholic worship and the oldest episcopal see in Bologna.

Wikipedia: Abbazia dei Santi Naborre e Felice (IT)

514 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Tomba degli Accursii

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The tombs of the glossators of the Bolognese School preserve the remains of some of the first and most important professors of what in the Middle Ages was called the studium, that is, the University, which in Bologna was renowned above all for the teaching of Law: they were called glossators because they commented on the texts of Roman law with explanatory additions in the margin, the "glosses", to make the contents of the passages under consideration clearer. These new professional figures, cornerstones of the city's political and cultural life, chose to be buried in places of great urban visibility.

Wikipedia: Tombe dei Glossatori della Scuola bolognese (IT)

48 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Basilica di San Francesco

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Basilica di San FrancescoGiovanni Dall'Orto / Attribution

The Basilica of Saint Francis is a historic church in the city of Bologna in northern Italy. Founded in the 13th century, it has been the property of the Conventual Franciscan friars since then. The church has been raised to the rank of a Roman Catholic basilica by the Holy See.

Wikipedia: San Francesco, Bologna (EN)

574 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Biblioteca Salaborsa

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Salaborsa is the main public library in Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Wikipedia: Biblioteca Salaborsa (EN), Website

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Fontana vecchia

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The Old Fountain of Bologna is located next to the town hall, on the side of Via Ugo Bassi.

Wikipedia: Fontana Vecchia (Bologna) (IT)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Cattedrale di San Pietro

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Cattedrale di San Pietro Steffen Brinkmann, claimed to be Szs here Hue and distortion fixed by Wikipeder. / CC BY-SA 3.0

Bologna Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Peter, is the cathedral of Bologna in Italy, and the seat and the metropolitan cathedral of the Archbishop of Bologna. Most of the present building dates from the 17th century, with a few parts from the late 16th century.

Wikipedia: Bologna Cathedral (EN)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Salone della Podestà

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Salone della Podestà Georges Jansoone / CC BY 2.5

The Palazzo del Podestà is a civic building in Bologna, northern Italy.

Wikipedia: Palazzo del Podestà, Bologna (EN)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Strada del Jazz

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La Strada del Jazz is a project conceived in 2011 by Paolo Alberti and Gilberto Mora, and carried out in collaboration with the municipality of Bologna and the Quadrilatero.

Wikipedia: Strada del jazz (IT)

433 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa dei Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano

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Chiesa dei Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano Georges Jansoone / CC BY 2.5

The Basilica of Saints Bartholomew and Gaetano is a Roman Catholic church in Bologna, Italy, Italy. In October 1924 Pope Pius XI elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano (IT)

285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Chiesa dei Santi Vitale e Agricola in Arena

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The church of Santi Vitale and Agricola in the Arena is a building of Catholic worship located in via San Vitale, in the historic center of Bologna. The church is home to the homonymous parish of the Vicariate of Bologna-Centro of the Archdiocese of Bologna.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Vitale e Agricola in Arena (IT)

302 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore

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The Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore is an historic Roman Catholic church in Bologna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy, serving a monastery of Augustinian friars. It was built starting in 1267 and houses, among the rest, the Bentivoglio Chapel, featuring numerous Renaissance artworks.

Wikipedia: San Giacomo Maggiore, Bologna (EN)

494 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: Museo di Palazzo Poggi

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The Palazzo Poggi Museum is a university museum in Bologna, Italy. The same building that houses the headquarters of the Alma Mater Studiorum and other university museums, such as the Specola Museum and the European Student Museum (MEUS).

Wikipedia: Museo di palazzo Poggi (IT)

397 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Porta San Donato

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Porta San Donato, also known as Porta Zamboni, was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. It was a gate into the university area of the city.

Wikipedia: Porta San Donato, Bologna (EN)

477 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Botanical Garden

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The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Bologna, also known as the Orto Botanico di Bologna, is a botanical garden operated by the University of Bologna. It is located at Via Irnerio, 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy, and open daily except Mondays.

Wikipedia: Orto Botanico dell'Università di Bologna (EN)

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 17: Giardino del Guasto

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The Garden of the Fold is a public garden in Bologna, located at Piazza Verdi. The name of the garden derives from having been built on the rubble of an important noble palace, Palazzo Bentivoglio, destroyed in 1507.

Wikipedia: Giardino del Guasto (IT), Website

491 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 18: Chiesa di San Martino

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The Basilica of San Martino Maggiore is located in the homonymous square in the historic center of Bologna. It constitutes a parish lined with the Carmelite fathers. In August 1941 Pope Pius XII elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Martino (Bologna) (IT)

516 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 19: Teatro Arena del Sole

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The Arena del Sole is a permanent theatre in Bologna, Italy.

Wikipedia: Arena del Sole (IT)

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