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Travel guides, landmarks and museums in Bologna: what to see and do.

Guides in Bologna

the portico of san luca in bologna with the sequence of arches climbing towards the colle della guardia
Monuments & landmarks

The portico of San Luca: the arches everyone calls 666, and the view Bologna has left

10 min read
the lamentation over the dead christ by niccolo dell arca in santa maria della vita in bologna, with the seven terracotta figures around the body
Monuments & landmarks

The Lamentation by Niccolò dell’Arca: how you carve a scream in clay

9 min read
the santo stefano complex in bologna seen from the sloping triangular square, with the brick facades of the different churches
Monuments & landmarks

Santo Stefano in Bologna: seven churches around a courtyard, and a basin that is not Pilate’s

9 min read
raphael’s ecstasy of saint cecilia in the pinacoteca nazionale of bologna, with the saint letting the portative organ slip from her hands
Museums & masterpieces

Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna: the works to look for, room by room

11 min read
the unfinished facade of the basilica of san petronio in bologna, with the marble cladding breaking off and bare brick above
Monuments & landmarks

Basilica of San Petronio: the facade nobody finished and the meridian that measured the year

10 min read
piazza maggiore in bologna with the palazzo del podesta and the torre dell arengo lit by low sun and the porticoes in shadow
Travel guides

What to see in Bologna in 2 days: the itinerary of a city you walk under cover

12 min read