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the top sights in Bologna - voted and ranked by the tripwolf community
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sight Arco Meloncello e Portico San Luca
It was designed by Carlo Francesco Dotti in 1732, in Baroque form. It is the starting point of the steepest part of the pedestrian and road route to the sanctuary of St. Luca.
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sight Palazzo Pepoli Antico
It was built to order for Taddeo Pepoli, when he was an important local politician. It has guard towers and patrol routes, which imitate those of a fortress.
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sight Palazzo Comunale
It is a large building on quadrangular plan, almost a palace/city, formed after successive interventions and additions. Entrance through a 16th cent. doorway by Galeazzo Alessi.
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sight Complesso delle Chiese di s.Stefano
A most legendary place of worship, there are many churches to see here. It is a place of exceptional importance for the city's religious topography and the result of over 1000 years of history. It inc...
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sight Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
It is surrounded by a fine quadri- lateral open gallery, attribuited to Antonio di Vincenzo. The church owes its fame to the "Virgin with Child" by Cimabue.
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sight Cattedrale di San Pietro
The cathedral, which was transferred here from its primitive seat of Via S. Felice at the beginning of the XI century, was totally made over from 1605 onwards by F. Ambrosini.
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