ASSESSORATO AL TURISMO
COMUNE DI BOLOGNA

THE UNIVERSITY

It only takes a few pieces of the puzzle to get to Via Zamboni. On the one side are neo-Palladian palazzi, on the other, Piazza Rossini, which houses the illustrious Conservatorio "G.B. Martini" and the Museo Bibliografico Musicale, as well as the renowned Biblioteca del Conservatorio, famous all over Europe. Bologna has indeed been the musical city par excellence: Mozart, too, was granted the honour of being officially admitted to the Accademia Filarmonica (which can be seen in Via Guerrazzi).

In Via Zamboni, along the thin columns of the Church of San Giacomo Maggiore, the fifteenth century portico protecting the sepulchral niches is decorated with terracotta ornaments. While the Church of Santa Cecilia may seem self-effacing, the nearby Piazza Verdi, with the Teatro Comunale and, opposite, the building which once housed the squires and horses of the powerful Bentivoglio family, is noisy and more boisterous, mainly because of the students that populate it. A little farther, in the historical Palazzo Poggi, is the world's most ancient University, the famous "Alma Mater Studiorum" which has already celebrated its ninth centenary, well worth a visit to explore the many museums it houses.





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