{"id":8360,"date":"2023-03-14T18:08:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T17:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-italy.eu\/uncategorized\/pasquetta-a-bologna-luoghi-e-curiosita\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T15:34:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:34:25","slug":"easter-monday-in-bologna-places-and-sights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-italy.eu\/en\/in-giro-en\/easter-monday-in-bologna-places-and-sights\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Monday in Bologna: places and sights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easter Monday in Bologna can be marvellous: there is so much to see, savour, admire, and do that you might consider extending your stay. If I can advise you, try to open it in a few days!<\/p>\n

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History<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Foundation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

And here we are in Bologna, with its history and swarming, its many parks, museums and famous hills. The first settlements date back to 534 BC: the Etruscans founded Velzna (or Felzna), using the same name given to other cities – e.g. Orvieto, which meant ‘fertile land’.<\/p>\n

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Dominations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Romans conquered it in 159 BC, naming it Bononia, probably derived from the Celtic bona, ‘fortified place’. Bologna is located on the Via Emilia, traversed (and partly destroyed) by the barbarians. In 727, it was conquered by the Lombards; liberated by Charlemagne, it passed to the Papal State, under whose influence it remained – except for a brief 30-year interlude under the Bentivoglio family – until 1700. In 1796 Napoleon freed it from ecclesiastical rule. Still, after the Congress of Vienna (1815), it returned under the Papacy and remained there until 1860, when it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy.<\/p>\n

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Freedom and wealth<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bologna was the first European city to abolish serfdom in 1256<\/strong>. At this time, the city walls were extended, and the town became one of Europe’s ten most populous centres, with an urban development equal to that of Paris. Its economic wealth was mainly linked to the textile industry (the art of wool).<\/p>\n

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The Portico of San Luca and the Towers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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I start by recommending the route under the porticoes from Porta Saragozza to the beautiful sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca<\/strong>, located at the end of the longest portico in the world<\/strong> (four kilometres and 489 steps!). Bologna is known for the Torre degli Asinelli and the Garisenda Tower (mentioned, the latter, by Dante) – but twenty others had both an aristocratic and military function.<\/p>\n

Read also:<\/p>\n

Dante’s Day 2023: Dante’s genius and initiatives<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n