Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bologna, Italy

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Number of sights 28 sights
Distance 8.5 km
Ascend 123 m
Descend 128 m

Experience Bologna in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BolognaIndividual Sights in Bologna

Sight 1: Oratorio di Santa Cecilia

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Oratorio di Santa Cecilia

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.

Wikipedia: Oratorio di Santa Cecilia, Bologna (EN)

444 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Chiesa di San Martino

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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.

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

491 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Giardino del Guasto

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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.

Wikipedia: Giardino del Guasto (IT), Website

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Museo di Palazzo Poggi

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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).

Wikipedia: Museo di palazzo Poggi (IT)

5 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Museo della Specola

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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.

Wikipedia: Museo della Specola di Bologna (IT)

305 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Museo di Mineralogia Luigi Bombicci

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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.

Wikipedia: Museo di mineralogia Luigi Bombicci (IT)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: 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 8: 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)

731 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 9: Porta Mascarella

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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.

Wikipedia: Porta Mascarella, Bologna (EN)

869 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 10: Parco della Montagnola

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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.

Wikipedia: Park of Montagnola, Bologna (EN)

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Monumento ai caduti del VIII Agosto 1848

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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.

Wikipedia: Monumento ai caduti del VIII Agosto 1848 (IT)

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Teatro Arena del Sole

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

Wikipedia: Arena del Sole (IT)

543 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 13: San Colombano

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San Colombano Workshop of Ludovico Carracci (Francesco Albani, Domenichino, Lucio Massari, Lorenzo Garbieri, Giacomo Cavedoni, Francesco Brizio and Guido Reni) / CC BY 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Oratory of San Colombano, Bologna (EN)

255 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Museo Civico Medievale

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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.

Wikipedia: Museo civico medievale (IT)

213 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

307 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Fontana del Nettuno

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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.

Wikipedia: Fountain of Neptune, Bologna (EN)

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: 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)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: Palazzo Re Enzo

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Palazzo Re Enzo Patrick Clenet / CC BY 2.5

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.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Re Enzo (EN)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: 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)

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Biblioteca Salaborsa

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

Wikipedia: Biblioteca Salaborsa (EN), Website

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Sacrario dei partigiani

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

Wikipedia: Sacrario dei partigiani (IT)

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Palazzo dei Notai

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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.

Wikipedia: Palazzo dei Notai (EN)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 23: Basilica di San Petronio

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Basilica di San Petronio

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.

Wikipedia: San Petronio, Bologna (EN)

285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 24: Oratorio dello Spirito Santo

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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.

Wikipedia: Oratorio dello Spirito Santo (Bologna) (IT)

636 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 25: 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 minor basilica by the Holy See.

Wikipedia: San Francesco, Bologna (EN)

563 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 26: 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)

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Sight 27: Cripta di San Zama

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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.

Wikipedia: Cripta di San Zama (IT)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 28: 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)

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