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All the wonders of the Bologna hills
All the wonders of the Bologna hills
All the wonders of the Bologna hills
All the wonders of the Bologna hills
All the wonders of the Bologna hills

All the wonders of the Bologna hills

By Riccardo Bacchi
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$151 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

A walking tour dedicated to the secrets of the Bolognese hill. In the monasteries and in the cenobies of the hill the communities of friars who hosted the pilgrims going to the city met, the bishops many centuries later built their villas here, and the great hydraulic projects to bring the fresh water of the hill took place in this wild corner and wooded in the city.
Our itinerary touches some of the wonders preserved in this part of the city, where nature and architecture come together in a unique union. The red and yellow colours of the villas, Renaissance churches and medieval cenobies (ancient medieval monasteries) blend with the light yellowish and white colours of the badlands and clay. Large wooded gardens are the setting for these architectural wonders.

Activity location

  • Complesso Monumentale San Michele In Bosco
    • Piazzale San Michele in Bosco,
    • Bologna, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Porta San Mamolo
    • 6 Vicolo del Falcone
    • 40124, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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All the wonders of the Bologna hills
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$151.35 x 1 AdultAU$151.35
Total
Price is AU$151.35
Until Thu, 30 Jan

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance tickets to monuments

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Complesso Monumentale San Michele In Bosco
  • 1h
The complex, of enormous architectural and artistic value, now home to an important orthopedic hospital, houses a church of splendid features and cycles of Renaissance frescoes, including Bagnacavallo, Prospero Fontana and Amico Aspertini, an octagonal cloister in a partial state of neglect with frescoes by the 3 Carracci brothers, and some special environments related to the conventual life.
Cenobio di San Vittore
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
a corner of peace and meditation desired by the friars in medieval times, evocative and perfectly preserved, today shows all the warmth of the red brick of Bolognese clay, the thirteenth-century frescoes (the oldest in Bologna after those of the Rotonda di Villa Aldini), with their warm colours of the local Gothic, a Renaissance wooden choir, and many other art treasures.
Bagni di Mario (Conserva di Valverde)
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
. The spectacular Renaissance cistern, also called Bagni di Mario, excavated by Pope Pius IV in the sandstone heart of the hill, with the aim of supplying the city with fresh and drinking water, today represents one of the best preserved hydraulic structures of the 16th century. 2.30 pm will end, reaching the starting point at the foot of the hill again.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESComplesso Monumentale San Michele In Bosco
    • Piazzale San Michele in Bosco,
    • Bologna, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Porta San Mamolo
    • 6 Vicolo del Falcone
    • 40124, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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