The secrets of Bologna (ENG)
Visite turistiche
Hidden among the streets of the city there is a canal, which allows you to rediscover the history of this city. You can admire it in via Piella.
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La Piccola Venezia
Via PiellaHidden among the streets of the city there is a canal, which allows you to rediscover the history of this city. You can admire it in via Piella.
Under the vault of the Podestà (a bit macabre curiosity: hangings took place in the vault, you can still see the wooden beams on which the ropes were fixed), if you position yourself on opposite sides of the arches with another person, you will be amazed that, speaking facing the wall, it will be possible to hear each other clearly.
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Palazzo del Podesta
1 Piazza MaggioreUnder the vault of the Podestà (a bit macabre curiosity: hangings took place in the vault, you can still see the wooden beams on which the ropes were fixed), if you position yourself on opposite sides of the arches with another person, you will be amazed that, speaking facing the wall, it will be possible to hear each other clearly.
Positioning on the black stone placed in front of the library Salaborsa you will notice a particular optical effect on the statue: through its index it will seem that Neptune has an erection.
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Fountain of Neptune
Piazza del NettunoPositioning on the black stone placed in front of the library Salaborsa you will notice a particular optical effect on the statue: through its index it will seem that Neptune has an erection.
Between Rizzoli street and Indipendenza street, raising your head, you will notice an ancient inscription under the portico: "Panis vita, canabis protectio, vinum laetitia", which literally translates as: "Bread is life, cannabis is protection, wine is joy". It is interesting to know that, in the past, the cannabis trade was very active and that it brought a lot of wealth to the city of Bologna: in other words, it brought protection.
Panis Vita, Cannabis Protection, Vinum Laetitia
3 Via dell'IndipendenzaBetween Rizzoli street and Indipendenza street, raising your head, you will notice an ancient inscription under the portico: "Panis vita, canabis protectio, vinum laetitia", which literally translates as: "Bread is life, cannabis is protection, wine is joy". It is interesting to know that, in the past, the cannabis trade was very active and that it brought a lot of wealth to the city of Bologna: in other words, it brought protection.
A curiosity that not everyone knows is that inside the Basilica of San Petronio there is a painting, attributed to Giovanni da Modena, which represents Mohammed in Hell. In fact, in the place where the prophet is located, the inscription "Machomet" can be read. The reason is linked to the fact that the painter was inspired by the Hell of Dante's poem.
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Basilica di San Petronio
5 Piazza GalvaniA curiosity that not everyone knows is that inside the Basilica of San Petronio there is a painting, attributed to Giovanni da Modena, which represents Mohammed in Hell. In fact, in the place where the prophet is located, the inscription "Machomet" can be read. The reason is linked to the fact that the painter was inspired by the Hell of Dante's poem.
Three arrows stuck in the ceiling are hidden under the portico of Corte Isolani. They are difficult to see but with a little attention they can be distinguished. Legend has it that a noble want to punish his wife accused of adultery by hiring three hit men to kill her. On the day of the execution, the woman appeared undressed at the window and the archers made a mistake by hitting the ceiling of the portico.
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The Three Arrows
19 Str. MaggioreThree arrows stuck in the ceiling are hidden under the portico of Corte Isolani. They are difficult to see but with a little attention they can be distinguished. Legend has it that a noble want to punish his wife accused of adultery by hiring three hit men to kill her. On the day of the execution, the woman appeared undressed at the window and the archers made a mistake by hitting the ceiling of the portico.