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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
Coat of Arms, Via Rizzoli, Bologna
Biblioteca Salaborsa, Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna
Gated Entrance, Palazzo Re Enzo, Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna
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 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]
Iron Bracket, Via Castiglione, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Stairway Passage, Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio, Via Castiglione, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Vintage Street Lamp, Piazza del Francia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Stone Carved, Piazza del Francia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Via de Pepoli, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy