{"id":141,"date":"2026-02-05T09:47:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:47:28","slug":"guida-bologna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/guida-bologna\/","title":{"rendered":"Guida Bologna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Sezione&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#336699&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; 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global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Bologna\u2019s sightseeing<br \/>\nla dotta (museums, university and churches),<br \/>\nla rossa (buildings and the towers),<br \/>\nla grassa (specialties, restaurants and bars).[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<strong>A simple and useful guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Via Morgagni 10, 40122 Bologna &#8211; +39 051272672 &#8211; www.t7h.it[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|on|||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bedandbreakfast-bologna-t7h.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Guida.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download the guide in pdf<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Sezione&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Riga&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>From our spectacular penthouse, it\u2019s easy to reach by foot all the main monuments, squares and museum of Bologna. If you are interested in some attractions, museums, restaurants don\u2019t hesitate to ask to our staff for help or infos.<\/p>\n<p>We truly enjoy taking care of you and we will do our best to satisfy your requests and to realize your wishes while your staying in Bologna.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a short guide to suggest you what to visit and to do during your stay in Bologna.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_4189-1.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Immagine&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; 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background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Bologna\u2019s video presentation:<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/cJj57iXlIqw&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Video&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;] [\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]www.bolognawelcome.com[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Bologna\u2019s maps<\/h2>\n<p>Here is the map of Bologna, with some pics about most important monuments and attractions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-796 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bolognaoffice.eu\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mappa-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"mappa\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can download the map in your own language (www.bolognawelcome.com):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bolognawelcome.com\/files\/PDF\/MAPPE\/mappa456x305eng2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bolognawelcome.com\/files\/PDF\/MAPPE\/antmappa456x305espcard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bolognawelcome.com\/files\/PDF\/MAPPE\/mappa456x305rus2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bolognawelcome.com\/files\/PDF\/MAPPE\/ant-mappa456x305chicard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|on|on||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#0956a3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;28&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Bologna\u2026 something unforgettable!!![\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Sezione&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Riga&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(224,164,161,0.47)&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;h2 {color:blue;}&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #cc6600;\"><strong>Our favourite museums<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As museums we can suggest our favourite museums, probably not the most famous in the city but the ones we are everyday glad to show to our friends and guest: they are the Medieval Museum (the age in wich Bologna flourished and was more famous than Paris) in Manzoni 4th street, the Archeological Museum (in the most famous underwalk of the city named Pavaglione Portico where you can see the old and wonderful library of Archiginnasio with iuts astonishing anatomical theatre in carved wood (where there was the faculty of Medicine of the oldest University of the world). If you like modern Art you can\u2019t miss Mambo Museum too.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Museo Civico Medievale:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2016-10-06_155951b.jpg\" alt=\"2016-10-06_155951b\" width=\"249\" height=\"168\" \/>via Manzoni 4 &#8211; ph. 051 2193930 &#8211; 2193916<br \/>\nOpen: from Tuesday to Friday: 9am-5pm;<br \/>\nSaturday, Sunday and holiday: 10am-6.30pm;<br \/>\n24th and 31st Dec 9pm-2pm<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Museo Civico Archeologico:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2016-10-06_160116.jpg\" alt=\"2016-10-06_160116\" width=\"316\" height=\"172\" \/><\/p>\n<p>it has got one of the most important archaeological collections in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>There is an Etruscan section, Greek and Roman art; there is also a unique collection of Egyptian antiquities, one of the most important of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Via dell\u2019Archiginnasio 2 \u2013 ph. 051 2757211<br \/>\nopen: Tuesday &#8211; Thursday: 9am-6.30pm;<br \/>\nFriday: 9am-10pm; Saturday, Sunday and holiday: 10am-6.30pm;<br \/>\n24th and 31st December: 9am-6.30pm<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Mambo &#8211; Museo d&#8217;Arte Moderna di Bologna e Museo Morandi<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>via Don Minzoni 14 &#8211; ph. 051 6496611<br \/>\nOpen Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 12pm-6pm;<br \/>\nThursday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday, 24th, 31st Dec: ore 12pm-8pm<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 20px; color: #cc6600;\"><strong>Where to eat, our suggestions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-838 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bolognaoffice.eu\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-10-06_160335-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"2016-10-06_160335\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>We have got a prestigious address, in a stylish and fashionable neighborhood, full of restaurants and bars .<br \/>\nFor a good breakfast, in via Riva di Reno, just 50 meters from the penthouse, there is a huge bakery, called \u201cLa Borbonica\u201d\u2026very tasty!!!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 20px; color: #cc6600;\"><strong>Our favourite restaurants<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>They are surely \u201cGigina\u201d (not in the historical centre), \u201cDa Nello\u201d in via Montegrappa, \u201cMerl\u00f2\u201d via de Gombruti and, really close to the apartment, the Fresh Fish Market and \u201cMercato delle Erbe\u201d (Vegetable Market).<\/p>\n<p>Around the Market and inside the ancient Market you can find bars, little restaurants and wine bars for a tasty dinner or an aperitif!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Restaurants:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Trattoria della Gigina<\/strong><br \/>\nVia Stendhal, 1 \u2013 Bologna<br \/>\nPhone: (+39) 051 322300<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trattoriagigina.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.trattoriagigina.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ristorante Da Nello<\/strong><br \/>\nAl Montegrappa<br \/>\nVia Monte Grappa, 2 &#8211; Bologna<br \/>\nPhone: (+39) 051 236331<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ristorantedanello.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ristorantedanello.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ristorante Merl\u00f2<\/strong><br \/>\nVia de\u2019 Gombruti, 2 \u2013 Bologna<br \/>\nPhone: (+39) 051 239645<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ristorantemerlobologna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ristorantemerlobologna.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Banco 32 al Mercato delle Erbe<\/strong><br \/>\nVia S. Gervasio, 3\/A &#8211; Bologna<br \/>\nPhone: (+39) 051 269522<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/BANCO-32-481451281972550\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profilo facebook<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Short Bologna\u2019s timeline<\/h2>\n<p>The first settlements in Bologna date back to at least 1000 BC. The city has been an important urban center under the Etruscans and, after, under the Celts. Romans gave to Bologna the actual name \u201cBononia\u201d and built roads and buildings that somewhere in the center you can see.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/bolognaoffice.eu\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/bologna-panoramica-aerea-small-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"bologna-panoramica-aerea-small\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/>Then, in the 5th century, after a long decline, Bologna was reborn and rebuilt under Bishop Petronius and in the Middle Ages it became a free municipality, the fifth largest European city based on population (bigger than Paris!).<\/p>\n<p>Bologna has the oldest university of the world, founded in 1088, and has got the longest underwalk in the world, that brings to San Luca Basel. There are more or less twenty medieval defensive towers remained out of up to 200 that were built between the 12th and the 13th centuries. The most important and famous one, that became the symbol ot the town, is the Torre Asinelli from the name of the richest family who built the tallest tower of the city.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Defensive towers and ancient churches<\/h2>\n<p>Defensive towers and ancient churches is what we recommend to see: Santo Stefano church, San Pietro Dome and San Petronio church, San Luca Sanctuary, Torre Asinelli, Re Enzo palace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-807 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bolognaoffice.eu\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-10-06_125720-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"2016-10-06_125720\" width=\"461\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the view from S. Peter\u2019s church, a unique view of the major square (piazza Maggiore), of the biggest church of Bologna (San Petronio Church), of Palazzo Re Enzo and Palazzo d\u2019Accursio.<\/p>\n<p>The most famous tower in Bologna is the Asinelli tower, that is the tallest one but also the most visited and it\u2019s often crowded and, to get in, there are often long queues. To avoid the touristic flows, on Saturday afternoon it\u2019s possible to visit another stunning tower, in via Avesella, on the back of the cathedral of S.Peter.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some pics from the guided tour of St. Peter\u2019s bell tower.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img12.jpg\" alt=\"img12\" width=\"711\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-811\" src=\"https:\/\/bolognaoffice.eu\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-10-06_130804-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"2016-10-06_130804\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>As you can see, from this tower you can have a 360 degrees view of the city and a professional guide will wait you at the top of the tower, to tell you the fascinating history of this magic place.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Santo Stefano Church or The Seven Churches \u2013 Piazza Santo Stefano<\/h4>\n<p>Opening: All days from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/basilica_santo_stefano_bologna.jpg\" alt=\"basilica_santo_stefano_bologna\" width=\"781\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Santo Stefano church is the most particular church and perhaps monument in Bologna. It\u2019 s also called The Seventh Churches because of the seven parts of which it has been constructed from the Middle Ages and first on a Roman Isis Temple.<\/p>\n<p>According to tradition Saint Petronius, a bishop of the city during the 5th century, built the basilica over a temple of the goddess Isis. The saint wished to have a building that recalled the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>The different parts of the complex include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Church of Saint John the Baptist or of the Holy Crucifix (8th century)<br \/>\n\u2022 Church of the Holy Sepulchre (according to tradition: 5th century)<br \/>\n\u2022 Church of the Saints Vitale and Agricola (4th century, rebuilt first in the 12th century)<br \/>\n\u2022 Courtyard of Pilate (&#8220;Santo Giardino&#8221;, 13th century)<br \/>\n\u2022 Church of the Trinity or of the Martyrium (13th century)<br \/>\n\u2022 Chapel of the Bandage (&#8220;Cappella della Benda&#8221;) dedicated to the strip of cloth worn around the head by the Virgin Mary as a sign of mourning.<\/p>\n<p>Pilate&#8217;s Courtyard recalls the lithostrotos, where Jesus was condemned; it leads to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In the center, a basin called the &#8220;Catino di Pilato&#8221;, a Lombard work from 737-744.<\/p>\n<h4>Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca<\/h4>\n<p>Opening: All days from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1280px-Madonna_di_San_Luca_Panorama-small.jpg\" alt=\"1280px-madonna_di_san_luca_panorama-small\" width=\"700\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca is a basilica church, sited atop the hill Monte della Guardia, some 300 metres above the city, along the road called Via Saragozza.<\/p>\n<p>While a road now leads up to the sanctuary, it is also possible to reach it along a (3.8 km) monumental roofed arcade (Portico di San Luca) consisting of 666 arches, which was built in 1674-1793.<\/p>\n<p>The present church was constructed in 1723 using the designs of Carlo Francesco Dotti. The lateral external tribunes were built by Carlo Francesco&#8217;s son, Giovanni Giacomo, using his father&#8217;s plans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-816\" src=\"https:\/\/bolognaoffice.eu\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Funivia_Di_SanL_uca-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"funivia_di_sanl_uca\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>From 1931 to 1976 an aerial cable car operated from the base of the hill on the outskirts of Bologna, to the summit. The total distance covered in the 7 minute travel time was 1328m with a vertical difference of 220m. The operation was closed due to increased usage of private transport to ascend the hill. The top station is abandoned but intact, the bottom station has been converted into apartments but remains structurally the same, and the single pylon remains intact in a field.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Hidden Bologna: Michelangelo and Cimabue in Bologna<\/h2>\n<p>We usually associate the name of Michelangelo with Florence and Rome, where the great Renaissance artist was most active, leaving outstanding works of art.<\/p>\n<p>However, not many people know that, at some point during his career, Michelangelo spent his time in Bologna \u2013 twice to be precise \u2013 and left some works of art here too. The first time Michelangelo came to Bologna was after the death of Lorenzo de\u2019 Medici (1492), when he found himself with no patrons and no salary. The young artist decided to try his luck in Venice, but nobody wanted to commission him any work.<\/p>\n<p>On his way back to Tuscany, passing through Bologna, he was stopped at customs and fined for not having paid the entry tax.<\/p>\n<p>A Bolognese senator, the wealthy Giovan Francesco Aldrovandi, witnessed what was happening, paid the fine for the penniless Tuscan and offered him a job: to be a lecturer at his house for the works of Tuscan literary masters Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, so he wouldn\u2019t have to hear them read with a Bolognese accent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2016-10-06_132334.jpg\" alt=\"2016-10-06_132334\" width=\"568\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Aldrovandi\u2019s connections, Michelangelo was assigned the task of making three small sculptures (Saint Petronius, Saint Proclus and an angel holding a torch) for the Arca di San Domenico (Ark of Saint Dominic), the monumental tomb containing the remains of Saint Dominic, to which other major artists of the time contributed.<\/p>\n<p>The monument is one of Bologna\u2019s most important pieces of art, and this is how Bologna too can boast some art by Michelangelo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can you see it? In the Basilica of San Domenico, on the piazza by the same name.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img15.jpg\" alt=\"img15\" width=\"230\" height=\"176\" \/>Outside the Basilica of San Domenico you can find some particular high tombs: these are the tombs of glossators (that you can find outside the beautiful romanic Basilica of San Francesco, placed in Piazza San Francesco), the most important professor of the ancient University in Bologna, in particular in Law and Arts (medicine, philosophy, arithmetic, astronomy, logic, rhetoric and gramma).<\/p>\n<p>In Bologna you can see also a painting of Cimabue in the wonderful church of Santa Maria dei Servi in Strada Maggiore, where, during Christams time, there is a famous Christmas market named \u201cSanta Lucia\u2019 Christmas Market\u201d.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bologna\u2019s sightseeing la dotta (museums, university and churches), la rossa (buildings and the towers), la grassa (specialties, restaurants and bars).A simple and useful guide Via Morgagni 10, 40122 Bologna &#8211; +39 051272672 &#8211; www.t7h.itdownload the guide in pdfOverview From our spectacular penthouse, it\u2019s easy to reach by foot all the main monuments, squares and museum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154,"href":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bolognaoffice.it\/servizi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}