Bologna: A Day of Food, Architecture, Art & History

Highlights

• Included Entries
• Typical Tastings
• Comprehensive Experience

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza Maggiore

   40min

   We will discover the secrets and the great masterpieces of the square, such as the terracotta works of Nicolo' dell'Arca, the Fountain of Neptune, Palazzo Comunale and San Petronio. We will visit some splendid frescoed rooms of the Palazzo Comunale, the grand staircase of Bramane's horses and other small jewels of the sumptuous building.

2. 2

   Piazza Santo Stefano

   20min

   Large and unique complex of early medieval buildings, medieval and Romanesque interiors, Gothic palaces, specialized art museum, frescoes, medieval porticoes and spiral staircases, terrace with a view of the towers and Bologna from "high".

3. 3

   Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vita

   20min

   Baroque church with the splendid Lamentation of Nicolò dell'Arca, a Renaissance terracotta masterpiece.

4. 4

   Archiginnasio Di Bologna

   20min

   Ancient Renaissance and Baroque palace of the University of Bologna, with splendid frescoes, books, historical library and wooden anatomical theatre.

5. 5

   Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna

   40min

   Visit one of the most important museums of painting and ancient art in Italy, from Giotto to Raphael, from Titian to Guido Reni, from Ercole de Roberti to Carracci and Guercino, from Vitasle da Bologna to Parmigianino.

6. 6

   Quadrilatero

   40min

   A place of history, art, and gastronomy : the ancient market of Mezzo di Bologna, among historic stalls, taverns, and traditional shops, a true medieval Temple of Emilia Romagna RICH GASTRONOMY

7. 7

   Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore

   40min

   Great art gallery church, with the famous Bentivoglio Chapel, a masterpiece of the Emilian Renaissance, Oratory of Santa Cecilia with frescoes and musical venues.

8. 8

   Canale delle Moline

   5min

   Towers, arcades, medieval houses, palaces, extravagant architecture, hidden canals, noble staircases, frescoed halls, oratories, places of the oldest university in Europe

Before you go

Location