Bologna has managed to preserve the gates of the old city if not its original walls. Some are in better condition than others. These are the few that we passed by.
Ports Castigliane
Porta Galliera
Porta San Vitale
Porta Saragozza
Porta Saragozza
Porta di Strade Maggiore
Porta San Felice
As we walked along one of the small streets on the edge of the old city we came across this piece of sculpture, just sitting on the edge of a portico.
The poet, Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci was the first Italian to win the Nobel prize for literature. His residence is in the north east corner of the old city. This is part of the garden.
The Davia Bargellini Museum house an interesting collection of artworks from Bolgna plus a large variety of applied art objects often collected from archeological digs, from pottery dating from the 1300s, to furniture to embroidery, Venetian glass, Venetian marionettes and a selection of brass door knobs, knockers, keys, etc and even an 18th century carriage.
Palazzo Pepoli
Chiesa di San Petronio
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