A week in Bologna, Italy

Seven days in Bologna, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at porticoes of Bologna. 39 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. porticoes of BolognaLandmark · On the map
  2. San Petronio BasilicaTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from porticoes of Bologna · On the map
  3. Piazza MaggioreSquare · Next to San Petronio Basilica · On the map
  4. Fountain of Neptune, BolognaMonument · 0.1 km on from Piazza Maggiore · On the map
  5. Palazzo Re EnzoPalace · 0.1 km on from Fountain of Neptune, Bologna · On the map
  6. Teatro ComunaleTheatre or opera house · 0.6 km on from Palazzo Re Enzo · On the map

6 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

  1. Bologna CathedralCathedral · On the map
  2. palazzo del PodestàPalace · 0.2 km on from Bologna Cathedral · On the map
  3. Palazzo d'AccursioPalace · 0.1 km on from palazzo del Podestà · On the map
  4. Basilica of San DomenicoTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Palazzo d'Accursio · On the map
  5. Santo Stefano ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Basilica of San Domenico · On the map
  6. Pinacoteca Nazionale di BolognaMuseum · 0.7 km on from Santo Stefano Church · On the map

6 stops, about 1.9 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

  1. San Giacomo MaggioreTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Piazza Santo StefanoSquare · 0.4 km on from San Giacomo Maggiore · On the map
  3. Palazzo dell’ArchiginnasioPalace · 0.4 km on from Piazza Santo Stefano · On the map
  4. Archeological Civic Museum of BolognaMuseum · 0.1 km on from Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio · On the map
  5. Palazzo dei BanchiPalace · Next to Archeological Civic Museum of Bologna · On the map
  6. palazzo dei NotaiPalace · 0.1 km on from Palazzo dei Banchi · On the map

6 stops, about 1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

  1. Cineteca di BolognaMuseum · On the map
  2. San Paolo Maggiore, BolognaTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Cineteca di Bologna · On the map
  3. Sanctuary of Santa Maria della VitaMuseum · 0.4 km on from San Paolo Maggiore, Bologna · On the map
  4. Asinelli towerTower · 0.2 km on from Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita · On the map
  5. Palazzo MagnaniPalace · 0.2 km on from Asinelli tower · On the map
  6. Palazzo BentivoglioPalace · 0.2 km on from Palazzo Magnani · On the map

6 stops, about 2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

  1. Basilica of Saint FrancisTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Palazzo FavaMuseum · 0.6 km on from Basilica of Saint Francis · On the map
  3. Two TowersTower · 0.4 km on from Palazzo Fava · On the map
  4. Santi Bartolomeo e GaetanoTemple or shrine · Next to Two Towers · On the map
  5. San MartinoTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano · On the map
  6. orto botanico dell'Università di BolognaGarden · 0.7 km on from San Martino · On the map

6 stops, about 2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

  1. Palazzo PoggiPalace · On the map
  2. Palazzo Malvezzi Campeggi, BolognaPalace · 0.2 km on from Palazzo Poggi · On the map
  3. palazzo Davia BargelliniPalace · 0.5 km on from Palazzo Malvezzi Campeggi, Bologna · On the map
  4. International Museum and Library of MusicMuseum · 0.1 km on from palazzo Davia Bargellini · On the map
  5. Palazzo PepoliPalace · 0.3 km on from International Museum and Library of Music · On the map
  6. Collegio di SpagnaPalace · 0.7 km on from Palazzo Pepoli · On the map

6 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

  1. Synagogue of BolognaSynagogue · On the map
  2. Palazzo Ghislardi FavaPalace · 0.5 km on from Synagogue of Bologna · On the map
  3. basilica di Santa Maria dei ServiTemple or shrine · 1 km on from Palazzo Ghislardi Fava · On the map

3 stops, about 1.5 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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