Historical Center

The area that we are exploring starts from the central heart of the city, Piazza Maggiore, and opens up to the suburbs, where life is bustling. The centre is an area with large and luxurious arcades of bright red and white marble that alternate with tree-lined avenues and squares where you can smell the scent of trees and flowers or, sometimes in winter, let yourself be captivated by the fog that wraps the landscape and hides the well-defined outlines of houses, buildings, urban and natural elements. With a little luck, you can catch a glimpse of gorgeous courtyards hidden inside private buildings, or look out of windows overlooking stretches of the river that resurfaces. Bologna revolves entirely around its main square, Piazza Maggiore, which is surrounded by some of the most important buildings of the medieval city including Palazzo del Podestà with its tower, Palazzo Re Enzo, and Palazzo d'Accursio. In front of the Basilica of San Petronio, with its beautiful unfinished façade, you can see the so-called crescentone, a large granite raised floor, which has been recently made accessible to everyone.

Tper Buses: 11, 14, 19, 20, 27, Shuttle A