Collegio di Spagna

Via Collegio di Spagna, 4

Hours: by appointment - Tel. 051 330408

Founded by the archbishop of Toledo in 1365, this complex was designed to house the Spanish students in Bologna. It contains the gothic San Clemente Church and a cloister surrounded by two stories of loggias.

The Former Stock Exchange

Piazza Nettuno

Hours: Monday: 14:30-21:30 Tues.-Fri 9-21:30 Saturday: 9-19

Located within the Palazzo d’Accursio complex, the old stock exchange currently houses a vast multimedial library. Through the transparent glass floor, visitors can admire a potpourri of remains, including those of Villanovian settlements dating from the 7th century BC, the Etruscan city of Felsina and the ancient Roman Bononia.

Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall)

Piazza Maggiore, 6

Hours: for information, call: 051 203111 / 203040

The 13th-century central core, characterized by the Accursio Tower, was enlarged to make it a small fortress. Today it serves as a cultural center open to the citizens, housing the Morandi Museum and the Municipal Art Collections.

Palazzo dei Notai

Via Pignattari, 1

Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri.: 9-14; Thur.: 15-18

The old headquarters of the Notarys’ Society, it’s actually composed of two buildings. The oldest one, facing onto San Petronio, was built in 1287, whereas the right portion dates from 1442.

Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio e Pepoli Campogrande

Via Castiglione, 7

Orario: venerdì: 15-19; sa-do: 9-19

Eretti uno di fronte all’altro, il primo è testimonianza dell’architettura gotica e militaresca in uso nella prima metà del XIV sec.; il secondo illustra l’eleganza decorativa del XVII sec. grazie ai suoi ampi saloni riccamente affrescati.

Palazzo Poggi (Università)

Via Zamboni, 33

Hours: Mon.-Sat.: 8-20

Built in 1549, since 1802 it has been the home of the University of Bologna. Its frescoed salons make it one of the most significant example of private eighteenth-century architecture, while the Carducci Classroom commemorates the place in which the poet, Giosuè Carducci, held lectures for 43 years.

Tombe dei glossatori

Piazza Malpighi, 9

Symbols of the great importance that Bologna has always accorded culture, these elaborate marble tombs covered in majolica tiles are dedicated to the first master scholars of the University of Bologna and date from the end of the 13th century.

The Asinelli Tower

Piazza di Porta Ravegnana

Hours: 9-18 (winter); 9-17 (summer)

A symbol of Bologna’s ‘tower culture’, it was erected by the Asinelli family in the 12th century. Fully 97.2 meters tall, it offers a spectacular view of the city and its surrounding hills. On a fine day you can see all the way to the Adriatic.