Things to do in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna: The Best Monuments & Statues

February 13, 2022 Dorsey Hagwood

While crowds of tourists fill Venice, Florence and Rome, Bologna remains relatively quiet in comparison. This medieval university town is charming, historic and fun to explore… and you'll find Bologna's local cuisine is light-years away from the American deli meat bearing the city's name.
Restaurants in Bologna

1. Cripta di San Zama

Via dell'Abbadia, 1, 40122 Bologna Italy +39 051 226934 [email protected] http://www.succedesoloabologna.it/cripta-di-san-zama/
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

Cripta di San Zama

The SS Naborre and Felice Abbey (where S. Zama’s Crypt is kept) has also been the site of Bologna’s Military Hospital. During the 3rd century, in this site, already existed the first and most important Christian diffusion center. It is said that the first archibishop in Bologna, around the year 270, had improved the preexisting church, dedicating it to St. Peter The Crypt is stylistically referable around the 11th century: it is subdivided in three naves, with three apses and with two rows of columns in the middle nave. The four columns before the altar are in Corinthian style, most likely deriving from elder constructions and reused here.

2. Porta Lame

Porta Lame, Bologna Italy
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49%
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3.5 based on 39 reviews

Porta Lame

3. Porta Galliera

Piazza XX Settembre, 40121 Bologna Italy
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3.5 based on 114 reviews

Porta Galliera

Reviewed By TheAngeloS - Hilliard, United States

Very close to the train station - if you are working your may into the middle fo town you will most certainly encounter this gate. Not perfectly preserved, but well cared for, this gate offers a view of what the medieval traveler would have encountered when visiting Bologna. There is a view of some of the old canals, and the doors are massive. There is enough space to walk around and the guides inside of the structure are very capable of answering questions.

4. Monumento a Ugo Bassi

Via Ugo Bassi Corner Via Nazario Sauro, 40121 Bologna Italy
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3.5 based on 15 reviews

Monumento a Ugo Bassi

5. Targa Albergo del Pellegrino

Via Ugo Bassi 7 Corner via Calcavinazzi, 40121 Bologna Italy http://www.bolognawelcome.com/home/scopri/luoghi/architettura-e-monumenti/edifici-e-vie-storiche/albergo-del-pellegrino
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2.0 based on 1 reviews

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