Calderara Di Reno Things to Do

The Galliera city-gate was built in 1661 on the remains of its 12th-century predecessor. It was designed in a typically Baroque style by Bartolomeo Provaglia. In the gardens opposite there is a statue of Ugo Bassi which was cas... more

This monumental palace was initiated by F.M. Angelini in 1725 under the orders of Cardinal Pompeo Aldrovandi. The façade however was created in 1744 by Alfonso Torregiani to whom the beautiful internal staircase is also attribu... more

In 2004 the Museum moved to its new seat in the beautifully frescoed and newly restored neo classical Palazzo Sanguinetti. Situated in the historical center of Bologna, the Museum displays over three hundred paintings of charac... more

Building work for this magnificent Municipal Palace began in 1287 on the Western side of Piazza Maggiore. It was originally called the "Palazzo delle Biade" and became the splendid residence of the papal legate. The only remai... more

Also known as the Palazzo degli Strozzaroli, this crennellated building opposite Bologna's Towers, was built in 1486 by Giovanni Piccinini by the Corporazioni dei Drappieri. The façade is decorated with beautiful mullioned wind... more

The Collegio Venturoli, in Via Cento Trecento, was once the home of the Collegio Illirico Ungarico (in the 16th Century) and housed Croat students who came to Bologna from their country of origin to study at Europe's oldest uni... more

The Piazza is actually formed by a crossroads between four streets (hence its old name "il Carrobbio"). The square is particularly beautiful due to the medieval noble buildings which face onto it. The most impressive of these i... more

The Palazzina della Viola was built at the end of the 15th Century for Giovanni II Bentivoglio, the last of the noble Bentivoglio family to govern Bologna. It was built to be a place of beauty, and its interiors were decorated... more

The Crociferi brothers settled here in this area between Via Mazzini and Via Massarenti (now Via Azzura) in the 13th Century. The Crociferi were a charitable and hospitable order and built a church, a hospital for pilgrims, and... more

The Ospedale di San Biagio, also known as the Ospedale di Santa Maria dei Servi, stood on this spot in front of Via Cartoleria until the end of the 18th Century. San Francesco Saverio lived here. The statue of the Virgin on the... more