Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Bologna, Italy

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 7.3 km
Ascend 123 m
Descend 122 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: 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)

731 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

837 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Monumento ai caduti del VIII Agosto 1848

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The monument to the fallen of 8 August 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)

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

457 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Teatro Arena del Sole

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

Wikipedia: Arena del Sole (IT)

420 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Palazzo Fava

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Palazzo Fava

Palazzo Fava or Palazzo Fava-Ghisilieri is a historic palace at 2 via Manzoni in Bologna, now housing art exhibitions and the Caffè Letterario Carracci Fava. It is most notable for its three rooms of frescoes of scenes from the lives of Jason, Medea, Europa and Aeneas by Ludovico Carracci, Agostino Carracci and Annibale Carracci, commissioned in 1584 by Filippo Fava - he was introduced to them by his tailor Antonio, Agostino and Annibale's father.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Fava, Bologna (EN)

21 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: 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 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)

342 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

606 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Abbazia dei Santi Naborre e Felice

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The abbey of the niborre saints and happy also known as Abbadia dei Santi Naborre and happy is the Catholic place of worship as well as the oldest episcopal seat of Bologna.

Wikipedia: Abbazia dei Santi Naborre e Felice (IT)

1 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Cripta di San Zama

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The crypt of San Zama is a place of worship in Bologna, located within the complex dedicated to Saints Naborre and Felice 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 protomartyr saints 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 lie in this place.

Wikipedia: Cripta di San Zama (IT)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: 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)

420 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: 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)

794 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 14: Porta Lame

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Porta LameG.dallorto / Attribution

Porta delle Lame or Porta Lame was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. It is located at the end of Via Lame, where it meets via Zanardi.

Wikipedia: Porta delle Lame, Bologna (EN)

381 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: MAMbo

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The Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna or MAMbo is a purpose-designed museum of modern and experimental art in Bologna, Italy. The Museo Morandi, which displays a large collection of works by Giorgio Morandi, is temporarily housed in a part of it.

Wikipedia: Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna (EN)

957 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 16: Porta Galliera

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Porta Galliera was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. It is the most ornamented of all the remaining gates.

Wikipedia: Porta Galliera, Bologna (EN)

536 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: Chiesa del Sacro Cuore di Gesù

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The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a parish church in Bologna located just outside Porta Galliera, overlooking Via Matteotti, in the Bolognina area, in the Navile district. It is one of the most populated parishes in the city: its demographic coverage is well over ten thousand souls.

Wikipedia: Chiesa del Sacro Cuore di Gesù (Bologna) (IT)

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