Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Bologna, Italy

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3.6 km
Ascend 44 m
Descend 47 m

Experience Bologna in Italy in a whole new way with our free 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: Teatro Dehon

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The Dehon Theater is a theater in Bologna, Italy, built under the church of Santa Maria del Suffragio at the intersection of Via Libia and Via Sante Vincenzi, in the Cyrenaica district of the San Donato-San Vitale district.

Wikipedia: Teatro Dehon (IT)

981 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Museo di Mineralogia Luigi Bombicci

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Mineralogical Collection "Luigi Bombicci Museum" is a mineralogy and natural history museum, situated in Bologna, Italy, near Porta San Donato.

Wikipedia: Mineralogical Collection "Luigi Bombicci Museum" (EN)

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Museo di Palazzo Poggi

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The Palazzo Poggi Museum is a university museum in Bologna, Italy. The same building 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 historic headquarters of the Department of Astronomy.

Wikipedia: Museo della Specola di Bologna (IT)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Teatro Comunale

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna is an opera house in Bologna, Italy. Typically, it presents eight operas with six performances during its November to April season.

Wikipedia: Teatro Comunale di Bologna (EN), Website

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: 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 8: 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)

491 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Giardino del Guasto

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Il giardino del Guasto is a public garden in Bologna, Italy, located near 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

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

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