Tag: Churches

ITALY – SIENA I

The next leg of our journey is spending four nights in Siena, staying in a wonderful old building that once accommodated popes.

Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico, Piazza San Domenico, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Battistero di San Giovanni Battista, Piazza San Giovanni, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Siena Baptistery of San Giovanni – built between 1316-1325. This is right outside our front door.

Bust of Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Piazza San Giovanni, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Francesco di Giorgio Martini…1439-1501 was an Italian architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and writer.

Stairs, Il Battistero Siena – Residenza d’epoca, Piazza San Giovanni, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Old Door, Piazza Del Duomo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Doorway, Via Del Capitano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Hand Painted Ceramic Plate, Ceramiche Antica Siena, 29 Il Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Fountain & Christmas Tree, Piazza di Postierla, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Costa Larga, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

See Google Street View

Wall Point, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

See Google Street View

Vicolo di Tone, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Statue of Pope Julius III, Chigi Saracini Palace, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Water Well, Santuario Casa di Santa Caterina, Costa Sant’Antonio, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Door, Palazzo Chigi Saracini, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Chiasso del Bargello, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Historic Building, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Ferro di Facciata, Via dei Pellegrini, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Ditta Lombardi, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

The Town Hall

Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

This is the site where the Palio di Siena is held twice yearly

Romulus & Remus, Palazzo Publicco, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Security Patrol, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

These patrols are everywhere you go in Italy

Former Taverna, Via Sant’Agata, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

View over Town, Via di Fontarella, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

The church tower in the distance is San Clemente in Santa Maria dei Servi

San Pietro in Castelvecchio, Via San Pietro, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Initially built in the 12th century, this parish church was completely rebuilt in a Baroque style in the 17th century; the brick facade has a portal with a depiction of Glory of St Peter. The belltower dates to 1699, and the facade to 1706.

Exhibit, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Piazza del Duomo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

KIRKBY STEPHEN to HAYDON BRIDGE – 2023

Lunch was at Kirkby Stepehen and then on to Haydon Bridge

“Mango Tree” Indian Restaurant, Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

The Cloisters, Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

This is the entrance to St Stephen’s Church

Churchyard Gate, St Stephen’s Church, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

St Stephen’s Church, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

Church of England (probably dedicated to more than one saint originally).
Rebuilt c1230 with later additions and alterations.

War Memorial, Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England UK

Kirkby Stephen War Memorial commemorates 48 local servicemen who fell in the First World War and 12 men who fell in the Second World War. Dedicated 8 July 1920 & again 11 March 1967 following damage caused by a severe storm in 1966.

Harthope Quarry, Harthope Road, Ireshopeburn, Bishop Auckland , County Durham, England UK

The Bar, Railway Hotel, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

“Tyneview”, 2 Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Colour Image …………… Black & White Image

The General Havelock, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Originally called The Three Tuns, an 18c building it was renamed the General Havelock Inn after the Indian Army Major General Sir Henry Havelock and is now a famous restaurant.

Alley, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UKMr George’s Museum Of Time, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland England UK

Residential Block, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Read the Blue Plaque:
Old Bridge, River South Tyne, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

The first bridge at Haydon Bridge was built in around 1309, but following the flood of 1771, it had to be rebuilt in 1776. Following structural surveys it ceased to be used by cars and converted to footbridge use only in 1970. It is listed as a Grade II building by Historic England

This now a dedicated pedestrian bridge.

River South Tyne, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

North Bank, River South Tyne, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Archway, Shaftoe’s Guest House, Shaftoe Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

The Anchor Hotel, John Martin Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Rear Gate, “Labuan” Cottage, John Martin Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

The Railway Hotel, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

This is where we spent a few nights whilst in Haydon Bridge

War Memorial, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Dedicated 21 September 1921

St Cuthbert’s Church, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK

Grade II Listed Building. The church was erected by the Greenwich Hospital Commissioners in 1796. The north transept was added in 1869 to accommodate children from the Shaftoe Trust School.

ENGLAND 2023 – IX – The (Last of) Cotswolds (V)

We have had our wonderful stay in The Cotswolds and now head onward….. passing through Cirencester again and on to Wales.

Doorway, Castle Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

War Memorial, Market Place, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

Tower, Church of St John the Baptist, Market Place, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

Door, Church of St John the Baptist, Market Place, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

Stone Cross, Church of St John the Baptist, Market Place, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

The church is a Grade I Listed Building and originates from the 12th century

The Gallery at The Crown, Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

10 Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

Cowley House, 12 Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

A Grade II Listed Building

Door, 15 Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

12 Park Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

View Along Silver Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

Bathurst Estate, Park Lane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

The Bathurst family originate from Sussex where, in the 13th Century, they owned extensive lands and a castle. The castle was subsequently demolished, but the name lives on in Bathurst Wood, where its ruins can still be discovered.

In 1695, Sir Benjamin Bathurst, a kindly and generous gentleman, purchased the current estate, known then as Oakley Grove. It was a gift for his eldest son, Allen, who became the 1st Earl Bathurst.

It was under his care that Cirencester Park became one of the greatest privately-owned parks of the 18th century and the finest forest landscape in England. It is still amongst the most beautiful in the country today. Having remained in the same family, its main advantage has been continuity.

Since the 1st Earl’s time the Bathurst Estate has been carefully stewarded by many generations. Following the 8th Earl’s death in October 2011, his eldest son Allen succeeded to the title. He presently runs and oversees the estate for future generations, supported by The Countess Bathurst.

The Park sits within the town of Cirencester, screened from it by the tallest yew hedge in the world. This remarkable feature has been much recorded in local and international history, especially when it comes to its annual trim – a job that takes two men two weeks to complete. Clippings have been used to further the research of the use of ‘taxol’ to treat cancer.

See beyond the wall:-

“Dunstall House”, 27 Park Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

17th century, re-fronted in 18th century. Mishearing a suggestion by Earl Bathurst in the 1920s, that the house should be called after the Gumstool Brook which flows at the rear, a tenant called it Dunstall House, which has endured.

8-16 Park Lane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

Grade II Listed Building,which is 5 houses built in the early 1800s

The Old Grammar School Forecourt Wall & Gate, Park Lane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

Former Grammar School, now house. Late mediaeval, 1534-60, 1640s and 1760s with C20 alterations and repairs.

Rear Yard Entrance, Old Police Station & Courts, 2 Park Lane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

The Old Museum, Tetbury Road, Cirencester. Gloucestershire, England UK

Henry George, the 4th Earl Bathurst (1790-1866), funded the building of Cirencester’s first museum in Tetbury Road. It was built to house the Hunting Dogs and Four Seasons Mosaics found in 1849 in Dyer Street, Cirencester, now on display in the Corinium Museum.

The museum opened in 1856 and received 1740 visitors in the first year. It was staffed by honorary curators and a resident custodian lived in the adjacent lodge. The Earl’s museum soon began to benefit from donations from other local collectors. By the 1930’s, when the Bathurst collection was given to the town, it numbered nearly 3000 objects.

Street Sign, Sheep Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

Old Town Station, Sheep Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK

That’s it for The Cotswolds and Cirencester. We then travelled to Hay-on-Wye in Wales where we once spent a week back in 2016. We even stayed at the same place and in the same room as back then.

The Butter Market, Market Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

Hay Butter Market was erected by a local entrepreneur by the name of William Enoch in 1830. It replaced a very old open market in order to provide a covered market area for the use of local traders and farmers on market days which have always been a Thursday. It is situated right in the centre of town by Hay Castle Square.

The building had been walled up since just after the second World War but was opened up and restored by Hay Warren Trustees in 1985.

The Trustees won a “Prince of Wales Award” for this restoration. It is now used again every Thursday and also by other traders and charity organisations on most Saturdays and holiday weekends.

It is a Grade II Listed Building.

A Wet Street, High Town, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

The Butter Market is on the left.

Clock Tower, Jcn Lion & Broad Streets, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

Built 1884 by J C Haddon of Hereford. It originated in a legacy by Captain Brown for a clock for the church tower. This idea was expanded by the executors to include the town clock, public hall and corn exchange but only the former was built; cost £600.

It is a Grade II Listed Building

The Rose & Crown (Centre) & The Old Electric Shop, Broad Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

The Rose & Crown is a 17th century building.

It is a Grade II Listed Building

“Rest For The Tired”, Laneway off Broad Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

Heritage Residence, Jcn Broad Street & Belmont Road, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

St Joseph’s Church, Belmont Road, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

Property Entrance, Belmont Road, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

The Blue Boar, Castle Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

We had dinner here as we did back in 2016.

Late Georgian architecture (shown on 1847 Tithe map) with 17th century origins to rear.

A Grade II Listed Building

“Radnor House”, Oxford Road, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

A Grade II Listed Building

Heritage Residence and Adjoining Buildings, Church Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

Building Attached to Heritage Residence, Church Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

Oxford Road, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

“Rounded”, Llys Brewys (Off Church Street), Hay=On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

The Cheese Market, Market Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

The Cheese Market in Hay-on-Wye (Welsh: Marchnad gaws Y Gelli Gandryll), formerly Hay-on-Wye Town Hall, (Welsh: Neuadd y Dref Y Gelli Gandryll), is a municipal building in Market Street, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales. The structure, which has been restored with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund so that the first floor can be let out for residential use, is a Grade II Listed Building. Built in 1835 and statue on the higher part of the wall is Henry VII.

Hay Castle, Castle Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

Probably built by Bernard de Newmarch and once surrounded by a moat. The castle is traditionally thought to have been rebuilt by Maude de St Valerie; was burnt by King John in 1216, rebuilt by Henry III in 1233, burnt by Prince Edward in 1263 and later suffered further damage under Owain Glyndwr. The double pile Castle House was begun by James Boyle ca 1660; divided up after 1702 and in 1844 sold to Sir Joseph Bailey. Major restoration by W D Caroe ca 1910; major fires in 1934 (E half) and 1977 (W half).

A Grade I Listed Building

War Memorial, Jcn Castle Lane and Castle Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

The memorial was unveiled in the centre of the Market Square in 1920. After 1945 it was moved to an enclosure set into the boundary wall of the castle grounds, which allowed for additional plaques to be set up commemorating the dead of World War II.

It became a Grade II Listed Building in June 2020.

Kilvert’s Country Hotel, Cnr Bull Ring & Bear Street, Hay-On-Wye, Powys, Wales UK

Grade II Listed Building described as a Late Georgian remodelling of a 17th century structure.

This was where we stayed in Hay-On-Wye.

We stopped for lunch at this lovely country pub on our way from Hay-On-Wye.

Dining, The Brigand’s Inn, Mallwyd, Machynlleth , Powys, Wales UK

This pub is also a Grade II Listed Building

Just a Few Pints

SPAIN 2023 – VIII

We leave Barcelona and drive to Zaragoza, the capital of Spain’s Aragon Region.

Las Arenas, Plaça Espanya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

It opened on June 29, 1900, and its last bullfight was held on June 19, 1977. The building was reopened in 2011 as a shopping mall named Arenas de Barcelona.

Cervera, Lleida, Catalonia, SpainConvent Església de Sant Francesc, Raval Sant Francesc d’Asís, Cervera, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain

The first news of the convent dates from 1235, but the works begin in 1245, taking advantage of a donation of land by King James I. The royal donations followed during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, from the reign of Alfonso the Liberal to the of Peter the Ceremony. In the late 15th century, after the destruction of the convent due to the. civil war de Joan II was asked for help from Pope Alexander XVI, the Roderic Valencian of Borja. The pope attended to the request for help and of this was the master builder Joan Smurfet.  With the confiscation of 1835, the convent passed into private hands and became a cotton factory and later a farm.

Rental Car, VW T-Roc, Avinguda de Tàrrega, Cervera, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain

Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Aquino, Avenida de César Augusto, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

c.1736

Mercado Central (Central Market), Avenida de César Augusto, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Monumento a César Augusto, Avenida de César Augusto, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

This sculpture was a gift to the city by Benito Mussolini

Historical Roman Ruins, Avenida de César Augusto, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

“Puente de Santiago”, River Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Santiago Bridge

Torre de San Francisco de Borja, Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, Zaragoza, Aragon, SpainDoorways, Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Domes, Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Construction of the basilica was begun in 1680

Puente de Piedra (Stone Bridge) River Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain“Cutwaters”, Puente de Piedra (Stone Bridge) River Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Pillars of Lions, Puente de Piedra, Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Also known as “The Bridge of Lions” since 1991 when four lions were placed on the pillars at each end of the bridge.

Cross in memory of Basilio Boggiero, Santiago de Sas and the Baron de Warsage, Puente de Piedra, River Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Cross in Memory of those Killed during the War of Independence –  erected in 1908 on the centenary. Also known as Cruiz Basilio – Basil’s Cross

Walkway, Puente de Piedra (Stone Bridge) River Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Puente de Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Puente de Hierro), River Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Puente de Hierro – Iron Bridge
Puente de Nuestra Señora del Pilar – Bridge of Our Lady of the Pillar

Street Lamp & Sign, Calle de Florencio Jardiel, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Torreon de la Zuda, Avenida de César Augusto, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Formerly part of the ancient palace of The Zuda, a Muslim fortress.

Iglesia de San Juan de Panetas, Plaza de César Augusto, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Completed in 1725

Doorway of Palacio de los Sora, Calle Salduba, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

This was transferred stone by stone from the demolition of the Sora house, which was located in the area where Calle de San Vicente de Paúl was opened.

Mural, Plaza del Pilar, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Tower, Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Closed Shades, La Imperial, Plaza de César Augusto, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Policia Nacional, Calle Salduba, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Street Lamps & Signs, Cnr Calle de la Manifestación & Avenida de César Augusto, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Plaza de César Augusto, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Streets at Night, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Signs, Gallagher Irish Tavern, Calle de las Murallas Romanas, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Towers, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Part VI

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

Inscription, San Nicolò di San Felice, Via San Felice, Bologna

San Nicolò di San Felice is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located on via San Felice 41 in Bologna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. Bombardment during World War two caused sufficient damage to close the brick walled structure with a front portico.

A church at the site is documented since the 12th-century, when it was located outside the city walls.

CRUCEM HANC
INSIGNE REDEMPTIONIS HUMANAE VEXILLUM
A BONONIENSIBUS CIVIBUS
VIX NASCENTE ECCLESIA
IN SUSCEPTAE FIDEI ARGUMENTUM
ERECTAM
INDE SAEPIUS INIURIA TEMPORUM COLLAPSAM
ITERUMQUE PRISTINO LOCO RESTITUTAM
VESPASIANUS GRIMALDI
ALPHONSO PALEOTTO ARCHIEPI(SCOPO) BONONIEN(SI)
SUB INITIUM SUPERIORIS SECULI (!)
IN VIAE HUIUS MEDIO
SUPER PONTEM QUO FIRMIUS SUBSISTERET
COLLOCAVIT
VERUM PONTE PRO AMPLIANDA VIA DESTRUCTO
EAMDEM CRUCEM
HIERONYMO GRIMALDO S(ANCTAE) R(OMANAE) E(CCLESIAE) CARDINALI
TIT(ULO) SANCTAE BALBINAE
BONONIAE LEGATO

PROSPER LAMBERTINUS S(ANCTAE) R(OMANAE) E(CCLESIAE) CARDINALIS

TIT(ULO) SANCTAE CRUCIS IN IERUSALEM

ARCHIEPISCOPUS BONONIENSIS
SACRI ROMANI IMPERII PRINCEPS
AEMULA MAIORUM SUORUM PIETATE
SUB HAC PORTICU SACRAE HUIUS AEDIS PARIETI
AFFIGI CURAVIT
ATQUE SOLEMNI RITU BENEDIXIT
OMNIBUSQUE CORAM IPSA DEVOTE ORANTIBUS
ET PRO PATRIAE INCOLUMITATE
VOTA SUA OMNIPOTENTI DEO NUNCUPANTIBUS
CENTUM DIERUM INDULGENTIAM BENIGNE CONCESSIT
ANNO MDCCXXXII
—

Translation
“This cross, an extraordinary sign of human redemption, erected by the citizens of Bologna when the church was just being born in defense of the embraced faith, then very often ruined by the ravages of time and each time restored in its original place, Vespasiano Grimaldi, when it was Archbishop of Bologna Alfonso Paleotti, at the beginning of the last century, placed it in the middle of this street above the bridge, so that it could resist more firmly.
However, this bridge having been destroyed to widen the road, when Girolamo Grimaldi, cardinal of the Holy Roman Church with the title of Santa Balbina, Prospero Lambertini, cardinal of the Holy Roman Church with the title of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Bologna, prince of the Holy Roman Empire, took care that the same cross was affixed under this portico on the wall of this sacred building and blessed it with a solemn rite and graciously granted one hundred days of indulgence to all those who prayed devoutly in front of it and who formulated their vows to Almighty God for the salvation of the country.
Year 1732 “.

Entrance, Palazzo Buriani, Via San Felice, Bologna

Basilica di San Francesco, Piazza Malpighi, Bologna

In the foreground is one of the Tombe dei Glossatori – Historical tombs dedicated to the first university teachers.

Coat of Arms, Via Rizzoli, Bologna

Towers of Basilica di San Francesco & Colonna dell’Immacolata, Piazza Malpighi, Bologna

Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore, Via Cesare Battisti & Via VI Novembre, Bologna

Wrought Iron Guard, Via Porta Nova, Bologna

Statue of San Domenico, Cnr Via Porta Nova & Via Cesare Battisti, Bologna

Saint Dominic, also known as Dominic of Osma and Dominic of Caleruega, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo Félix de Guzmán; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), was a Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers.

The “canopy” above the statue is referred to as a “baldachin” or “baldaquin”.

The church, statues and guard are all visible on this Street View!

Entrance to Residential Block, Via Cesare Battisti, Bologna

Entrance, Palazzo del Governo, Piazza Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bologna

Colonnade, Palazzo del Governo, Piazza Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bologna

Colonnade, Prefettura di Bologna, Piazza Galileo Galilei, Bologna

Artwork in the Colonnade, Prefettura di Bologna, Piazza Galileo Galilei, Bologna

Santuario di Santa Maria della Vita, Via Clavature, Bologna

Salumeria Simoni, Via Drapperie, Bologna

Quadrilatero Fiorito, 6 Via Drapperie, Bologna

Carving, Doorway, 5 Via Drapperie, Bologna

Flags, Cnr Via Drapperie & Via Pescherie Vecchie, Bologna

Memorial, P Marella Padre dei Poveri, Cnr Via Caprarie & Via Drapperie, Bologna

Fr Marella Father of the Poor

This Street View shows a Monk collecting for the charity sitting in front of that memorial plate.

Stone Carving, Cnr Via Caprarie & Via Drapperie, Bologna

Sits above the Memorial to P Marella Padre dei Poveri

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

Enjoy a Beer, Caffé Maxim, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna

Along the Colonnade, Via Rizzoli, Bologna

Along the Colonnade, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Strada Maggiore, Bologna

It is the only Bolognese street to have preserved the urban designation of “strada” (from the Latin sternere : “pavement”), dating back to Roman times and confirmed by the Napoleonic reform of 1801

Roadside View, A1-Autostrada del Sole, Roncobilaccio, Baragazza

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 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