Bologna

Castles, Palaces & Historic Buildings

Basilica Santuario di Santo Stefano

The World's Fifth Largest Church

+39 051 223 256

Via Santo Stefano 24, Bologna 40125

Basilica di San Petronio

Basilica of Bologna's Patron Saint

+39 051 225 442

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna 40124

Casa Cremonini

Pope Pius IX Stayed Here in 1857

+39 051 23 9660

Via Mazzini 103-105, Bologna 40137

Casa di Giosuè Carducci

Carducci's House.

+39 051 34 7592

Piazza Carducci 5, Bologna, Bologna 40125

Castello di Galliera

Symbol of Bologna's Papal Ties

Via dell'Indipendenza, Bologna 40121

Collegio Venturoli

Old College Which Housed Croat Students

4 Via Centotrecento, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Collegio di Spagna

College for Spanish Students

+39 051 33 0408

Via Collegio di Spagna 4, Bologna, Bologna 40123

Dodici porte (Le)

Ride Around the Heart of the City

Via Castiglione, Bologna 40124

Due Torri (Le)

Asinelli & Garisneda: Towers of Bologna

Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna 40126

Metropolitana di San Pietro

Imposing Cathedral of Bologna

+39 051 222 112

Via dell'Indipendenza 9, Bologna 40126

Museo di Palazzo Poggi

Museum of Science & Art

+39 051 209 9610

Via Zamboni 33, Bologna 40126

Palazzina della Viola

Built at the End of the 15th Century

+39 051 209 1473

Via Filippo Re 2, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Palazzo Aldrovandi

The Torreggiani Palace

+39 051 23 9660

Via Galliera 8, Bologna, Bologna 40121

Palazzo Arcivescovile

Home to the Diocesan Administration

Via Altabella 2-6, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Palazzo Baciocchi

Bologna's Courthouse

+39 051 23 9660

Piazza dei Tribunali 4, Bologna, Bologna 40124

Palazzo Bentivoglio

The Residence of the Bentivoglio Family

+39 051 23 9660

Via Delle Belle Arti, 8, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Palazzo Bocchi

Building Designed By Vignola

+39 051 23 9660

Via Goito 16, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Palazzo Bolognini

Palace of the Heads

+39 051 23 9660

9 Via Santo Stefano, Bologna, Bologna 40124

Palazzo Boncompagni

Birthplace of Pope Gregory XIII

+39 051 23 9660

Via del Monte 8, Bologna 40126

Palazzo Caprara

Napoleon stayed here

+39 051 23 9660

Via 4 Novembre 24, Bologna, Bologna 40123

Palazzo Comunale (Palazzo d'Accursio)

Magnificent Municipal Palace

+39 051 647 2113

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna 40121

Palazzo Davia Bargellini

The Palace

+39 051 23 6708

Strada Maggiore 44, Bologna, Bologna 40125

Palazzo Fantuzzi

Impressive Façade

+39 051 23 9660

23 Via San Vitale, Bologna 40125

Palazzo Fava Ghisilardi

Palazzo Housing the City's Medieval Museum

+39 051 219 3916

Via Alessandro Manzoni 4, Bologna 40121

Palazzo Garagnani

Spectacular baroque flight of stairs

+39 051 23 9660

Strada Maggiore 22, Bologna, Bologna 40125

Palazzo Ghiselli-Vasselli

Paintings By Guercino

+39 051 23 9660

Via Santo Stefano 63, Bologna, Bologna 40125

Palazzo Grassi

Grassi Family Residence

+39 051 23 8183

12 Via Marsala, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Palazzo Hercolani

Neoclassical Staircase & Atrium

+39 051 23 9660

45 Strada Maggiore, Bologna 40125

Palazzo Magnani

Frescoes By Carracci

+39 051 296 2511

20 Via Zamboni, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Palazzo Malvezzi Campeggi

Palazzo With A Statue of Hercules

+39 051 23 9660

22 Via Zamboni, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Palazzo Manzoli-Malvasia

The Gargoyle That Spouted Wine

+39 051 23 9660

14-16 Via Zamboni, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Palazzo Marescalchi

Palazzo Full of Frescoes & Paintings

+39 051 23 9660

Via 4 Novembre 5, Bologna, Bologna 40123

Palazzo Marsigli

Dotti Palace

+39 051 23 9660

Via d'Azeglio 48, San Giovanni in Persiceto, Bologna 40017

Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande

Frescoes By Giuseppe Maria Crespi

+39 051 22 9858

Via Castiglione 7, Bologna, Bologna 40124

Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio

Built for Taddeo Pepoli, Lord of Bologna

+39 051 229 858

4-10 Via Castiglione, Bologna, Bologna 40124

Palazzo Podestà e Re Enzo

Palatium Novum, Prison of King Enzo

Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna 40124

Palazzo Salaroli-Modigliani

Home of the Knights Templar

+39 051 23 9660

Strada Maggiore 80, Bologna, Bologna 40125

Palazzo Sanuti Bevilacqua Degli Ariosti

The Meeting Place for the Council of Trent

+39 051 23 4666

Via D'Azeglio 31, Bologna, Bologna 40123

Palazzo Spada

Built for Bernadino Spada

+39 051 23 9660

Piazza San Martino 1, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Palazzo dei Banchi

Scenic Palace

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna 40121

Palazzo dei Drappieri

Palazzo of the Corporazione dei Drapieri

Piazza di Porta Ravegnana , Bologna 40125

Palazzo dei Notai

The Notary Guild

+39 051 20 3401

Via de' Pignattari, Bologna, Bologna 40124

Palazzo del Podestà

Palatium Vetus Opposite San Petronio

Piazza Maggiore , Bologna 40121

Palazzo della Cassa di Risparmio

Built in 1877

+39 051 645 4111

Palazzo Saraceni in Via Luigi Farini 15, Bologna, Bologna 40124

Porta Galliera

Baroque City Gate

+39 051 23 9660

Mura di Porta Galliera, Bologna, Bologna 40126

Teatro Arena del Sole

19th-Century Theatre

+39 051 291 0910

44 Via Indipendenza, Bologna, Bologna 40121

Teatro Comunale

The Opera Temple

+39 051 529 958

Largo Respighi 1, Bologna 40126

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