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Bolonha

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In the photo: Piazza Maggiore, Bolonha

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The city

What to expect from Bolonha.

As the capital of Emília-Romanha, Bolonha has a red-brick historic centre cut through by porticoes. Around the Piazza Maggiore are the Basilica di San Petronio, the Palazzo d'Accursio and the Archiginnasio, the old university seat. A few minutes away are the Basilica di Santo Stefano, the Basilica di San Domenico and the Pinacoteca Nazionale. On the hill, the Santuario della Madonna di San Luca is reached via the city's longest portico.

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What to see in Bolonha

Square

Piazza Maggiore

The main square of Bolonha, surrounded by the Basilica di San Petronio, the Palazzo d'Accursio and the Palazzo del Podestà. Beside it is the Fontana del Nettuno by Giambologna.

Church

Basilica di San Petronio

The largest church in Bologna, built of brick with an unfinished façade facing the Piazza Maggiore. Running across the floor is the meridian by Giovanni Domenico Cassini, from 1655.

Palace

Palazzo d'Accursio

The seat of Bologna's town hall since the Middle Ages, on the Piazza Maggiore. It houses the Collezioni Comunali d'Arte and the Torre dell'Orologio, which can be climbed by reservation.

Palace

Archiginnasio di Bologna

16th-century palace that was the seat of the former university. It has thousands of students' coats of arms on the walls and the Teatro Anatomico, a wooden hall used for anatomy lessons.

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Church

Basilica di Santo Stefano

Group of churches, courtyards and cloister linked together, known as the Sette Chiese. It includes the church of the Santo Sepolcro, inspired by the one in Jerusalem, and the Cortile di Pilato.

Church

Basilica di San Domenico

Church where São Domingos is buried, founder of the Dominican order. The Arca di San Domenico brings together works by Nicola Pisano, Niccolò dell'Arca and three statues by the young Michelangelo.

Museum

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna

The city's main painting museum, with Emilian painting from the 13th to the 18th century. Highlights: the Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia by Rafael, and works by the Carracci and Guido Reni.

Church

Santuario della Madonna di San Luca

Baroque sanctuary atop the Colle della Guardia, connected to the city by a portico of 3,796 metres and roughly 660 arches—the longest in the world.

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