Bologna – STUDIA PHOTOS

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Part V

From the Breakfast Table, Hotel San Donato, Palazzo Malvasia, Via Zamboni, Bologna

Our Hire Car, Courtyard, Hotel San Donato (Palazzo Malvasia), Bologna

Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna

Piazza Re Enzo, Bologna

Palazzo del Podestà, Piazza Re Enzo, Bologna

Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna

View Along Via Rizzoli, Bologna

Via De’ Giudei, Bologna

LaFeltrinelli Librerie, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

(A Bookshop)

Doorway, 1 Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

“Spiritus Intus Alit”, Basilica Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

(Main doorway and bas relief each side)

The Latin Inscription “Spiritus Intus Alit” Translates as- “Spirit within sustains”

Short guide to the Basilica of Saints Bartolomeo and Gaetano

Basilica Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Carabinieri Cars, Via San Vitale, Bologna

Statue Of San Petronius, Piazza Di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Saint Petronius was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest. As bishop of Bologna, he built the Church of Santo Stefano.

Medieval Building, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Le Due Torri: Garisenda e degli Asinelli, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

See Street View!

Coat of Arms, Via Rizzoli, Bologna

Biblioteca Salaborsa, Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna

Gated Entrance, Palazzo Re Enzo, Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna

Take a Tour Inside

Ornate Street Lamp. Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna

Fontana Vecchia, Via Ugo Bassi, Bologna

By Sicilian Artist Tommaso Laureti 1565

Entrance, Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro, Via dell’Indipendenza, Bologna

Staircase, Via dell’Indipendenza, Bologna

“Libertas”, Cnr Via Ghirlanda & Via Ugo Bassi, Bologna

(This sits above what is now a menswear shop)

Banco di Roma Clock, Via Ugo Bassi, Bologna

Hotel Carosello (B&B), 26 Via San Felice, Bologna

Arcade, 48 Via San Felice, Bologna

Doorway, Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Maria della Carità, Via San Felice, Bologna

Porta San Felice, Piazza di Porta San Felice, Bologna

Porta San Felice was the westernmost gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. The gate was erected in the 13th century, and rebuilt in 1334 with a machiocolated tower and drawbridge. It was restored in 1508, and again in 1805 when Napoleon visited the city. In 1840, the flanking walls were torn down. A barracks and tax house for collecting duties was in the past found astride the entrance.

Doorway, 137 Via San Felice, Bologna

Door Furniture, 121 Via San Felice, Bologna

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Part III

Door, Via Zamboni, 57, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Door, Via Zamboni, 59, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Collezione di Mineralogia, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Door, Museo di Mineralogia L Bombicci, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Convento Padri Agostiniani, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Convent of the Augustinian Fathers – Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore

Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore, Piazza Gioacchino Rossini, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Chiesa di San Donato, Piazzetta Achille Ardigò, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Arcade, L’Accademia di Letteratura, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Entrance, Lifebrain Laboratorio Analisi, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Bricked Wall Niche, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

See on Google Street View

Old Doors, Via del Carro, 2, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Doors, Via Zamboni, 6, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Passageway, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, 1, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Entrance Doors, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Bologna, Palazzo della Mercanzia, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Gated Passage, Via Castiglione, 1, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Window Grille With Shields, Via Castiglione, 2, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Entrance, Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio, Via Castiglione, 8, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

A medieval palace now home to the Museo della Storia di Bologna – Museum of the History of Bologna.

Traffic Jam, Via Clavature, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

It’s very easy to get yourself into a situation such as this when trying to navigate these historic places.

Santuario di Santa Maria della Vita, Via Clavature, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

13th Century origins as church and a hospital. Current construction dates to 1687.

Trattoria da Gianni, Via Clavature, 18, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Narrow Street, Via de’ Musei, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Part II

Archway, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Doorway, Città Metropolitana di Bologna, Palazzo Malvezzi, Via Zamboni, 13, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

See a “Virtual Tour” of the inside of this old palace.

Basilica di San Giacomo Maggiore, Piazza Gioacchino Rossini, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. Italy

Construction of this historic church began in 1267 and was completed in 1315. It was consecrated in 1344.

Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Oratorio di Santa Cecilia, Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Doorway, Palazzo Gotti, Via Zamboni, 34, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Doorway, Palazzo Riario, Via Zamboni, 38, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Porta San Donato, Piazza Di Porta San Donato, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Porta San Donato, also known as Porta Zamboni, was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. It was a gate into the University area of the City.

The gate was built in the 13th-century, and by 1354 was equipped with a drawbridge. It was sealed in 1428, but reopened in the following decades.

Bollard, Via Castiglione, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. Italy

Old Stone Steps, Via de’ Musei, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Wall Shrine, Back Streets, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Part I

We hired a car from Florence for a drive to Bologna and what a trip. Magnificent.

Italian Countryside Panorama, Tuscany, Italy

Country Villas, Via Bolognese, Querceto, Tuscany, Italy

Castello di Villanova, Via Nazionale, Barberino di Mugello, Tuscany, Italy

Rural Ruins, Via Nazionale, Cafaggiolo, Tuscany, Italy

Misty Panorama, Via Nazionale, Cafaggiolo, Tuscany, Italy

“Warning”, Via Nazionale, Cafaggiolo, Tuscany, Italy

Panoramas, Futa Pass, Via Traversa Futa, Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Tuscany, Italy

Ristorante Passo della Futa dal 1890, Futa Pass, Via Traversa Futa, Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Tuscany, Italy

Panorama, Via Pietramala, Pietramala, Tuscany, Italy

Waterfall, Via Idice, Monterenzio, Tuscany, Italy

Building Ruin, Via Idice, Monterenzio, Tuscany, Italy

Hotel San Donato (Palazzo Malvasia), Piazzetta Achille Ardigò, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

[Our place of residence in Bologna]

The hotel is in an old but fully renovated Italian Palazzo – Palazzo Malvasia which dates to the 13th century.

The Two Towers, Via San Vitale, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

There are two towers and are commonly referred to as “Two Towers”. They date to the 13th century and are located at the intersection of the roads that lead to the five gates of the old ring wall (mura dei torresotti). It was located at the site of the early medieval Gate to the Via Emilia, the Porta Ravennate, now remembered by the name of the adjacent Piazza di Porta Ravegnana. The taller tower is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda.

Church & Clock Tower, Via San Vitale, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Galleria del Leone, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Palazzo della Mercanzia, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Ferro da Facciata, Via Castiglione, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

A ferro (plural ferri) or ferro da facciata is an item of functional wrought-iron work on the façade of an Italian building. Ferri are a common feature of Medieval and Renaissance architecture in Lazio, Tuscany and Umbria. They are of three main types: ferri da cavallo have a ring for tethering horses, and are set at about 1.5 metres from the ground; holders for standards and torches are placed higher on the façade and on the corners of the building; arpioni have a cup-shaped hook or hooks to support cloth for shade or to be dried, and are set near balconies.

In Florence, ferri da cavallo and arpioni were often made to resemble the head of a lion, the symbolic marzocco of the Republic of Florence. Later, cats, dragons, horses and fantastic animals were also represented.

[See a collection of the wonderful features here]