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Castles, Palaces & Historic Buildings
Visiting the City: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing: Castles, Palaces & Historic Buildings

Basilica Santuario di Santo Stefano
The World's Fifth Largest Church
T: +39 051 223 256

Basilica di San Petronio
Basilica of Bologna's Patron Saint
T: +39 051 225 442

Casa Cremonini
Pope Pius IX Stayed Here in 1857
T: +39 051 23 9660

Casa di Giosuè Carducci
Carducci's House.
T: +39 051 34 7592 / F: +39 51 429 2820

Castello di Galliera
Symbol of Bologna's Papal Ties

Collegio Venturoli
Old College Which Housed Croat Students

Collegio di Spagna
College for Spanish Students
T: +39 051 33 0408

Dodici porte (Le)
Ride Around the Heart of the City

Due Torri (Le)
Asinelli & Garisneda: Towers of Bologna

Metropolitana di San Pietro
Imposing Cathedral of Bologna
T: +39 051 222 112 / F: +39 051 222 112

Museo di Palazzo Poggi
Museum of Science & Art
T: +39 051 209 9610

Palazzina della Viola
Built at the End of the 15th Century
T: +39 051 209 1473 / F: +39 51 209 1470

Palazzo Aldrovandi
The Torreggiani Palace
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Arcivescovile
Home to the Diocesan Administration

Palazzo Baciocchi
Bologna's Courthouse
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Bentivoglio
The Residence of the Bentivoglio Family
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Bocchi
Building Designed By Vignola
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Bolognini
Palace of the Heads
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Boncompagni
Birthplace of Pope Gregory XIII
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Caprara
Napoleon stayed here
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Comunale (Palazzo d'Accursio)
Magnificent Municipal Palace
T: +39 051 647 2113 / F: +39 051 204 721

Palazzo Davia Bargellini
The Palace
T: +39 051 23 6708

Palazzo Fantuzzi
Impressive Façade
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Fava Ghisilardi
Palazzo Housing the City's Medieval Museum
T: +39 051 219 3916 / F: +39 051 232 312

Palazzo Garagnani
Spectacular baroque flight of stairs
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Ghiselli-Vasselli
Paintings By Guercino
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Grassi
Grassi Family Residence
T: +39 051 23 8183

Palazzo Hercolani
Neoclassical Staircase & Atrium
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Magnani
Frescoes By Carracci
T: +39 051 296 2511

Palazzo Malvezzi Campeggi
Palazzo With A Statue of Hercules
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Manzoli-Malvasia
The Gargoyle That Spouted Wine
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Marescalchi
Palazzo Full of Frescoes & Paintings
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Marsigli
Dotti Palace
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande
Frescoes By Giuseppe Maria Crespi
T: +39 051 22 9858 / F: +39 51 27 9926

Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio
Built for Taddeo Pepoli, Lord of Bologna
T: +39 051 229 858

Palazzo Podestà e Re Enzo
Palatium Novum, Prison of King Enzo

Palazzo Salaroli-Modigliani
Home of the Knights Templar
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo Sanuti Bevilacqua Degli Ariosti
The Meeting Place for the Council of Trent
T: +39 051 23 4666

Palazzo Spada
Built for Bernadino Spada
T: +39 051 23 9660

Palazzo dei Banchi
Scenic Palace

Palazzo dei Drappieri
Palazzo of the Corporazione dei Drapieri

Palazzo dei Notai
The Notary Guild
T: +39 051 20 3401

Palazzo del Podestà
Palatium Vetus Opposite San Petronio

Palazzo della Cassa di Risparmio
Built in 1877
T: +39 051 645 4111

Porta Galliera
Baroque City Gate
T: +39 051 23 9660

Teatro Arena del Sole
19th-Century Theatre
T: +39 051 291 0910

Teatro Comunale
The Opera Temple
T: +39 051 529 958 / F: +39 051 529 945

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