Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bologna, Italy
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6.7 km
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 BolognaSight 1: Porta San Felice
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.
Sight 2: Santa Maria della Carità
Santa Maria della Carità is a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church in central Bologna, Italy.
Sight 3: Abbazia dei Santi Naborre e Felice
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.
Sight 4: Tomba degli Accursii
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.
Sight 5: Basilica di San Francesco
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.
Sight 6: Biblioteca Salaborsa
Salaborsa is the main public library in Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Sight 7: Fontana vecchia
The Old Fountain of Bologna is located next to the town hall, on the side of Via Ugo Bassi.
Sight 8: Cattedrale di San Pietro
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.
Sight 9: Salone della Podestà
The Palazzo del Podestà is a civic building in Bologna, northern Italy.
Sight 10: Strada del Jazz
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.
Sight 11: Chiesa dei Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano
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.
Sight 12: Chiesa dei Santi Vitale e Agricola in Arena
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.
Sight 13: Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore
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.
Sight 14: Museo di Palazzo Poggi
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).
Sight 15: Porta San Donato
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.
Sight 16: Botanical Garden
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.
Sight 17: Giardino del Guasto
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.
Sight 18: Chiesa di San Martino
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.
Sight 19: Teatro Arena del Sole
The Arena del Sole is a permanent theatre in Bologna, Italy.
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