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San Luca Climb and Portico (Colle della Guardia, Bologna)

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    December 3, 2022

    The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca can be reached via this very steep road, the most direct route from Porta Saragozza (south-west of Bologna) to Colle della Guardia. On the left, a very long and fascinating portico winds its way up the hill. From the Arco del Meloncello, the beginning of the climb, the road climbs up, but the toughest point is the famous Orfanelle curve, where a female orphanage was active from 1930 to 1994. Here the maximum gradient reaches 24%.

    This climb towards San Luca has been part of the final circuit of the Giro dell'Emilia for years, an important race for professionals and women.

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      November 20, 2022

      The Sanctuary of San Luca, which stands on Colle della Guardia, has been a symbol of Bologna for centuries as well as an object of religious worship. It is connected to the city center by a road which, starting from Porta Saragozza, winds for four kilometers in a portico which, with its more than 600 arches, is the longest in the world and, together with the other porticoes of the city, recently named UNESCO World Heritage.

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        June 28, 2025

        Tough climb but not to be missed

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          Distance 1.88 km

          Uphill 200 m

          Downhill 10 m

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          Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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