Bologna Top Historical Sites Private Guided Walking Tour

Highlights

• Starting Point
• Key Landmarks
• Duration & Cancellation

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza Maggiore

   30min

   Walk through Piazza Maggiore and its civic palaces, all of medieval origins: Palazzo di Re Enzo, Palazzo of the Notaries, Palazzo dei Banchi...

2. 2

   Fontana del Nettuno

   20min

   See the Fountain of Neptune, with the precious late Renaissance sculptures by Giambologna...

3. 3

   Basilica Di San Petronio

   25min

   Visit the gothic Basilica of San Petronio (on the façade, sculptures by the Sienese artist Jacopo della Quercia): inside, the precious late gothic paintings of the Cappella Bolognini and the sun-dial designed by the astronomer Cassini (XVII century).

4. 4

   Portico del Pavaglione - World Heritage Site

   25min

   Walking along the Pavaglione Portico and its elegant shops, you'll reach the 16th century Archiginnasio Palace, the old University building, decorated with about 6.000 coats of arms of students...

5. 5

   Piazza Santo Stefano

   20min

   Reach the lovely Square of Santo Stefano, with the complex of Santo Stefano also called the “Jerusalem of Bologna” or “The Seven Churches”, a group of small Romanesque churches...

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