Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bologna, Italy

The Oratory of Saints Cecilia and Valeriano is a religious site in central Bologna, found on Via Zamboni, contiguous to the portico of the church of San Giacomo Maggiore.

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The basilica of San Martino Maggiore is located in the square of the same name in the historic center of Bologna. It is a parish run by the Carmelite Fathers. In August 1941 Pope Pius XII elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica.

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Il giardino del Guasti is a public garden in Bologna, Italy, Italy. The name of the garden derives from the fact that it was built on the ruins of an important noble palace, Palazzo Bentivoglio, which was destroyed in 1507.

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The Museum of Palazzo Poggi is a university museum of Bologna, located in the palace of the same name in via Zamboni. 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).

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The Specola Museum is located in the astronomical tower erected at the beginning of the eighteenth century on Palazzo Poggi in via Zamboni, 33 and represents the historical headquarters of the Astronomy Department.

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The Luigi Bombicci Museum of Mineralogy is part of the University Museum System of the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna.

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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.

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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.

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Porta Mascarella was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. It stands just before the Ponte Stalingrado.

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The Park of Montagnola is one of the oldest and greenest public parks in the centre of Bologna, Italy. It was first opened in the 17th century. It commemorates the victory of the Italians over the Austrians in 1848. The park has a number of 19th and early 20th century sculptures. It is used for various events.

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The monument to the fallen of August 8, 1848, also known as the Popolano, is a bronze statue located in Piazza VIII Agosto in Bologna, at the entrance to the Montagnola Park. A work by Pasquale Rizzoli dated 1903, it was modeled in memory of the day when the Bolognese people drove the Austrians out of the city after a firefight.

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

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The Oratory of the Madonna of San Colombano, also called the Chiese di San Colombano e Santa Maria dell'Orazione is a religious site in central Bologna, found on Via Parigi #5, near the Bologna Cathedral.

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The Medieval Civic Museum is a museum in Bologna and is located in Via Manzoni 4 in Palazzo Ghisilardi. Since July 2022, the museum has been managed by the Bologna Civic Museums Sector.

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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.

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The Fountain of Neptune is a monumental civic fountain located in the eponymous square, Piazza del Nettuno, next to Piazza Maggiore, in Bologna, Italy The fountain is a model example of Mannerist taste of the Italian courtly elite in the mid-sixteenth century.

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

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Palazzo Re Enzo is a palace located on Piazza del Nettuno, 1 in the historic center of Bologna, northern Italy. The palace takes its name from Enzio of Sardinia, Frederick II's son, who was prisoner here from 1249 until his death in 1272. The palace is presently used to sponsor cultural events and exhibitions.

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

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

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The Memorial of the Partisans is a commemorative installation located in Bologna, Italy.

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Palazzo dei Notai is a historic building in Bologna, Italy. It faces Piazza Maggiore, between the basilica di San Petronio and palazzo d'Accursio. It was built in 1381 by the city's notaries guild as their seat, under design by Berto Cavalletto and Lorenzo da Bagnomarino.

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The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petronius, who was the bishop of Bologna in the fifth century. Construction began in 1390 and its main facade has remained unfinished since. The building was transferred from the city to the diocese in 1929; the basilica was finally consecrated in 1954. It has been the seat of the relics of Bologna's patron saint only since 2000; until then they were preserved in the Santo Stefano church of Bologna.

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The Oratory of the Holy Spirit is a Catholic church located in Via Val d'Aposa, in the historic center of Bologna.

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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 minor basilica by the Holy See.

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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.

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The crypt of San Zama is a place of worship in Bologna, Italy, located within the complex dedicated to Saints Naborre and Felix and is considered one of the oldest Christian places in the city. It stands on the remains of what, according to tradition, was the home of Vitale and Agricola, the two holy protomartyrs of Bologna. The crypt is a monument of great importance both from an artistic and historical point of view, because the Christian roots of the Emilian capital are rooted in this place.

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

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