Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Bologna, Italy

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 6.3 km
Ascend 78 m
Descend 81 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: Monumento ossario ai caduti della Grande Guerra

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Monumento ossario ai caduti della Grande Guerra SconosciutoUnknown author / CC BY 4.0

The Ossuary Monument to the Fallen of the Great War, also known as the Ossuary of the Fallen 1915-18, is a monumental ossuary dedicated to the fallen of the First World War, located in the field of Cloister VI of the monumental cemetery of the Certosa di Bologna.

Wikipedia: Monumento ossario ai caduti della Grande Guerra (IT)

400 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Monumento Martiri dell'Indipendenza

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The monument to the martyrs of Independence, the work of about 1868 by the Bolognese sculptor Carlo Monari (1831-1918), a former Garibaldi volunteer who had taken part in the battle of Mentana, is located in the apse of the Sala delle Tombe of the monumental cemetery of the Certosa di Bologna.

Wikipedia: Monumento ai martiri dell'Indipendenza (IT)

223 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa di San Girolamo della Certosa

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The Certosa di San Girolamo di Casara was the Carthusian monastic center of Bologna, built in the fourteenth century in the western area of the city and used as a public cemetery at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

Wikipedia: Certosa di San Girolamo di Casara (IT)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Monumento Bisteghi

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The Monument of Raffaele Bisteghi is a funerary sculpture made by Enrico Barberi, located in the Certosa Cemetery in Bologna. It is one of the most important works in the Bolognese funeral complex.

Wikipedia: Monumento di Raffaele Bisteghi (IT)

1577 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 5: Prati di Caprara

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Prati di Caprara is an urban forest in Bologna, Italy.

Wikipedia: Prati di Caprara (EN)

1538 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

413 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

641 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: 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 9: 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 10: 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)

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