A huge expanse of roofs red, interrupted by some gray / blue chapels and surrounded by the luxuriant green of the hills. The capital of Emilia Romagna it is a feast for the eyes, standing out in front of the viewer who can only be enchanted. From ghetto Jewish ai gardens Margherita, from the university area to Pratello, the city of Bologna will surround you in a warm and familiar embrace within its walls. You just have to fall in love with it.
The love that runs through Bologna
There are many legends connected to the birth of the city of Bologna. According to some, the Umbrian Ocno, trying to escape from the Etruscans, founded a small town but was nevertheless put to flight again. According to others, he was Bianore's son, Felsino, to found the city and, again, his son changed its name to Bononia. The more romantic story, however, attributes its foundation to Fero, an Etruscan king.
Leaving from Ravenna, he settled in the Bolognese territory, an excellent point that offered many opportunities for growth and began to build a village. His beloved Aposa, however, he died in a torrent that took his name. Even today, in fact, Bologna is called the small Venezia, for the canals that run underground. Their love, although crucial to the death of the woman, still hovers in the streets of the city, where you can see the canals that cross it.
All the arcades lead to Bologna
If in many Italian cities there is no shelter against the rain, in Bologna there is a solution. With more than 38 kilometers of arcades, Bologna will always offer an architectural umbrella to tourists and inhabitants. Sheltered from the rain, sometimes pouring and sometimes light, you feel a strong desire to get lost in Bologna.
Following the line of the largest arcades you come out in Piazza Maggiore which, with its imposing and fascinating statue of Nettuno, he lets himself be admired and praised. Furthermore, the Basilica of San Petronio stands out overwhelmingly, with its half-complete facade with magnetic charm and the Banks Palace stands side by side with its beauty and, together at Palazzo dei Notai e Palazzo d'Accursio completes the fabulous Bolognese painting.
The whisper of Bologna: the secrets and legends handed down
Bologna is nicknamed Little Venice and in Via Piella there is a window that offers a view of the Moline canal. If, on the other hand, we put ourselves in the arc betweenthe Palazzo del Podesta and King Enzo, you can hear what the person is whispering on the other side. The road that leads to the sanctuary of San Luca, on the other hand, is the representation of the devil, in his reptilian form, later defeated by the Madonna and the Sanctuary, in addition to representing the Virgin, it is of indecipherable beauty and offers the view from above of the city and its hills.
If, on the other hand, you are gods university superstitious, it will be better to look up, in fact, at the Isolani court, in Strada Maggiore, three arrows are stuck on the ceiling, according to the legend, launched by some brigands after seeing a naked girl and, if you cannot identify them, probably there you will never graduate!
The city of towers
Bologna, in addition to being the city of arcades, was the city of towers in 1200 and, still today, it is so well known. There were more than a hundred towers erected to defend the city. To date, however, only 22 can be counted and the most famous are there Tower of the Asinelli , Garisenda Tower. The point of arrival of the streets that led to the city gates were the towers and they took their name from the ancient noble families.
Here too, however, there seems to be an unfortunate place for university students. According to tradition, it is strongly not recommended to climb on it unless you want to play the degree. In the city where the oldest university in the Western world resides, legends and superstitions related to study could not be missing. In any case, for everyone else, the view below is unparalleled: the red roofs of Bologna will dazzle you with their beauty.
