Places to explore in Bologna
Build real days in Bologna from a broader mix of sights, museums, architecture, parks, markets, neighbourhoods, and food stops from the existing Sortie inventory.
Start with the headline places
Campanile della Cattedrale di San Pietro
Campanile della Cattedrale di San Pietro is an Attraction in Bologna.
Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro
Catholic church restored in the 17th & 18th centuries, with a tall bell tower & frescoes.
Garisenda
Garisenda is in P.za di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna BO.
Mercato di Mezzo
Lively covered food market with pasta, meat & cheese, pizza & drinks, plus table seating.
Museo Civico Archeologico Bologna
Egyptian, Roman & Etruscan artifacts fill this archaeological museum housed in a 1400s palazzo.
Museo di Palazzo Poggi
16th-century palazzo at the University of Bologna, with eclectic science exhibits & frescoes.
Museums and cultural stops
Palazzo d'Accursio
Town hall complex dating from the 14th century, home to a fresco-filled chapel & fine art museum.
Palazzo Pepoli - Museo della Storia di Bologna
History & culture of Bologna explored through relics & multimedia exhibits in a palace museum.
Santuario di Santa Maria della Vita
Elaborate Gothic-style Catholic church with a large dome & many historic murals & sculptures.
Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica
Ornate, 16th-century palace with frescoes, housing music museum with instrument & book collections.
Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio e Teatro Anatomico
16th-century hall used for anatomy lectures & dissections, with intricate wood sculptures.
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
Museum featuring Italian art from the 13th century to the 1700s, including the Renaissance.
Architecture and landmarks
Neptune's Fountain
Spurting mermaids surrounding a vast 16th-century fountain topped with the bronze figure of Neptune.
Palazzo del Podestà, Bologna
13th-century public building with Renaissance-style facade, arcade and a whispering gallery.
Piazza Maggiore
City's main square lined with Medieval & Renaissance buildings, lines with cafes & street musicians.
Portici di Bologna
Portici di Bologna is in P.za Cavour, Bologna BO.
Basilica di San Petronio
Vast Gothic basilica with an unfinished brick & marble facade, housing 22 art-filled side chapels.
Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi
Italian basilica & former church built in a unadorned yet imposing Gothic style in the 1300s.
Parks and outdoor places
Giardini Margherita
Popular public park with lots of trees, a lake & lawns, plus a jogging path & play areas for kids.
Parco della Chiusa
Parco della Chiusa is in V. Panoramica, Casalecchio di Reno BO.
Parco di San Michele in Bosco
Parco di San Michele in Bosco is a Nature in Bologna.
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Basilica di San Petronio
Vast Gothic basilica with an unfinished brick & marble facade, housing 22 art-filled side chapels.
Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi
Italian basilica & former church built in a unadorned yet imposing Gothic style in the 1300s.
Basilica of San Domenico
Prominent historic basilica with a Romanesque facade, many paintings & Saint Dominic's remains.
Basilica Santuario Santo Stefano - Complesso delle Sette Chiese
Cluster of chapels, crypts & vaults built over centuries, displaying remains of medieval frescoes.
Giardini Margherita
Popular public park with lots of trees, a lake & lawns, plus a jogging path & play areas for kids.
Mercato delle Erbe
Lively indoor market with stalls supplying local produce, meats & cheeses, plus dining options.
Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica
Ornate, 16th-century palace with frescoes, housing music museum with instrument & book collections.
Neptune's Fountain
Spurting mermaids surrounding a vast 16th-century fountain topped with the bronze figure of Neptune.
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