5 things to see in Bologna during your stay in the city

Bologna, with its somewhat chaotic physiognomy, is a kaleidoscope of cultures, styles, curiosities and flavors.

It is difficult to select only five unmissable stages, but with the help of the guests of the Hotel Maggiore we have selected the five places of the heart in Bologna that you really cannot fail to visit.

Bologna what to see

The beauties of Bologna really know no limits. Whether you are organizing a romantic weekend or a business visit and you are wondering what to do in Bologna or what to see in Bologna, we advise you to take some time to visit Bologna: you will be ecstatic from knowing how many things are in Bologna to see. You could organize a tour to discover the most famous basilicas in Bologna, or visit the different museums of history and art.

1. The most romantic view of Bologna: San Michele in Bosco

The ideal stop for the first visit of the city is curiously a parking lot. From that of the church of San Michele in Bosco, in fact, it is possible to enjoy the most romantic view of the city, enclosing a panorama in a single ecstatic that goes from the ancient towers, to the profiles of the seventeenth -century domes to the most recent architectural constructions of the Fiera District and the Unipol Tower.

2. History Museum

With his recent, well -kept and scenic setting, he knows how to transmit the enthusiasm of the Emilian operosity, from the Etruscan world until the early 1900s.
The museum, set up inside an ancient building, knows how to hold anyone visiting it by tickling curiosity for the rich history of the city from the era of the municipalities to date.
Bologna of the canals is suggestive and unmissable .

3. Piazza Maggiore, San Petronio, Piazza Nettuno and Palazzo Re Enzo

A point of interest that actually contains more than one wonder to visit. From the statue of Neptune, the work of the Flemish Jean Boulogne, intent with a gesture to appease the waves, the gaze is lost on the crenellated profile of Palazzo Re Enzo, who takes his name from the son of Federico II captured in 1249 in the battle of Fossalta and made prisoner until his death.

More two steps from Pizza Nettuno Bologna and the destination of Piazza Maggiore Bologna is reached. To dominate the square is the unfinished facade of the church of San Petronio Bologna, boasting only on the base by precious white and pink marbles.
Inside in the left nave, the giandomenico Cassini papal astronomer in 1655 expanded, adapting it to the new dimensions of the building now definitively completed, the Meridian line already built a century earlier by the Dominican Danti.
It is the longest meridian in the world.

4. Eim for the dead Christ

In the heart of what the Bolognese usually call "the quadrilateral", there is the church of Santa Maria della Vita. The most incredible masterpiece of Niccolò dell'Arca is preserved in the chapel to the right of the altar: the late on the dead Christ.

On the now lifeless body of Christ lying on the ground, the terracotta figures seem to be hurry, which translate into sculpture, with an unpublished expressiveness, all the pain, shocking and the loss that death draws on the faces of those who remain.

5. The Moline channel

Bologna hides a secret: that of a city that for centuries was a small Venice, sprayed by channels used since ancient times for domestic use, sewers and for production uses.
In via delle Moline Bologna there is a window where you can still see the canal that, submerged, still runs through the whole city today.

Are you organizing your next visit to Bologna?

Bologna is a wonderful city, full of beautiful places to discover, of attractions to visit. If you are organizing a visit to the city, we suggest you book your stay at a hotel near the center, which can put a range of personalized services at your disposal, also providing you with useful information compared to what to do, what to see and what to eat in Bologna during your stay.