Calderara Di Reno Things to Do

This impressive building is directly opposite the Basilica di San Petronio. It was built from 1485 using the designs of Aristotele Fioravanti. It is on the site of what was previously the palatium vetus, the old city government... more

This beautiful palazzo was built in 1792. It was designed by Angelo Venturoli. Nowadays it is home to the university's faculty of Political Science. It contains an attractive garden with a "courtyard of honor". Beyond the entra... more

Bologna's Parco Montagnola is located in Via Indipendenza. To enter the park you have to climb one of the two scenic flights of steps which were built at the end of the 19th century by the architects Tito Azzolini and Attilio M... more

From 1805 the Conservatory took place in the 14th-century former Augustinian convent which faces onto Piazza Rossini 2. Inside, a magnificent stairway built by Alfonso Torreggiani in 1752 leads to the upper floors where around... more

The Palazzo Ghiselli-Vasselli is currently occupied by the Ancelle del Sacro Cuore (also known as the "Suore Spagnole" or "Spanish Sisters") who run a convent here. It is a 16th-century building which was transformed in the 18t... more

Palazzo Caprara was built by Francesco Morandi. It contains a very imposing stairway dating back to 1705, and many of the rooms are decorated with frescoes. Napoleon stayed here during a visit to Bologna in 1805 and then he bou... more

Palazzo Baciocchi was built between 1582-84 based on a 1534 design by Palladio, one of the most famous architects of the Renaissance. Later on it was enlarged and decorated by the Ranuzzi family, the Counts of Porretta. There i... more

This arch was built by Carlo Francesco Dotti in 1732 to link Via Saragoza's portico with the porticoes which lead towards the Santuario di San Luca. It is raised high above the street and will enable you to walk to the Sanctuar... more

Piazza Santo Stefano is a charming cobbled piazza, one of the most magical historical places in the city. It is surrounded by beautiful old noble family palazzos and seems to be an entity in itself. Stories abound about the ori... more

This long portico (139 meters) has taken its name from a word in Bolognese dialect "pavaian". This means a silk scarf market. This important market used to take place in the square opposite the portico. It attracted people (and... more