Bologna Trip Overview
The only Bologna tour dedicated to the world of the University and the arcades (now a UNESCO heritage site). The Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio with its Anatomical Theater and its immense collection of books and on the other side the Palazzo della Scienza (Palazzo POGGI), which became a large collection of natural finds, and a model for the study of science in the XVIII century .. on a European level.
The visit is completed by the numerous and splendid churches linked to the art and world of the city study, from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
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Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Starts: Bologna, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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The only Bologna tour dedicated to the world of the University and the arcades (now a UNESCO heritage site). The Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio with its Anatomical Theater and its immense collection of books and on the other side the Palazzo della Scienza (Palazzo POGGI), which became a large collection of natural finds, and a model for the study of science in the XVIII century .. on a European level.
The visit is completed by the numerous and splendid churches linked to the art and world of the city study, from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Archiginnasio di Bologna, Piazza Galvani 1, 40124, Bologna Italy
Ancient University building full of coats of arms, frescoes and altars. Testimony of the history of medicine, alchemy, and science.
Wooden Anatomical Theater
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di San Domenico, Piazza San Domenico 13, 40124, Bologna Italy
Large basilica with funerary monuments linked to the world of medieval university professors, works by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Filippo Lippi and Guido Reni, cloister of the dead and wooden choir of the friars, with symbols of the alchemical world.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore, Piazza Rossini, 40126, Bologna Italy
Gothic and Renaissance basilica that preserves the Bentivoglio family’s treasure and various testimonies of the medieval university world
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Museo di Palazzo Poggi, Via Zamboni 33, 40126, Bologna Italy
Magnificent Renaissance palace that has housed for 400 years the ancient collections of scientific finds, animals, fossils, plants, anatomical waxes. optical chambers and observation towers of the planets. It was the second seat of the university after the Archiginnasio.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di San Petronio, Corte De’ Galluzzi 12/2, 40124, Bologna Italy
One of the largest churches of antiquity, rich in works of art and scientific observation tools, such as the great Sundial.
Duration: 30 minutes
