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It is located in the Villa Spada park. It served as an air raid shelter during the Second World War.

From here, the path continues uphill for about 2 km to the Church of San Luca. On hot days, be sure to bring water.

Neo-Gothic tower where Ugo Bassi is said to have been locked up before his execution

Piazza Galvani is a square in the historic centre of Bologna named after the Italian physicist Luigi Galvani born in this city in 1737. A statue of the scientist adorns the centre of the squarewhich opens in the apse of the Basilica of San Petronio. The Archiginnasio Palace overlooks the square.

good altitude increase to be done only by trained hikers

Beautiful gravel road to cycle through among vineyards, constant gradient without major climbs

The Villa Spada Park is a green area located in Bologna which extends for approximately 6 hectares. It is located at the end of the ridge between the Meloncello river and the Ravone, with patches of trees and meadows alternating along the slope that descends from the Casaglia hill onto Via Saragozza. From the highest points of the park, which reach 120 metres, you can admire beautiful views of the historic center of Bologna, framed by the foliage of the many Mediterranean evergreens such as holm oaks, cypresses, laurels, stone and maritime pines and strawberry trees. Inside the park there is also a neo-medieval turret where, according to tradition, Ugo Bassi was locked up before his execution. The villa, in neoclassical style, was built by the Zambeccari family at the end of the 18th century and the project is said to be attributed to G. B. Martinetti. The latter also designed the small terraced Italian garden, adorned with vases and sculptures. Today, the villa houses the Historical Educational Museum of Tapestry and on the pediment you can see the coat of arms of the Spada princes, the owners from whom the park takes its name. For further information, we recommend visiting the Bologna Welcome website or that of the Municipality of Bologna.

Dating back to the 13th century, Porta Saragozza remained a rather secondary and unused pass until 1674, when the long portico was built which leads from Via Saragozza to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. From that moment, the door acquired particular importance as the point of arrival and departure of the famous processions dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and relative point of reference for the faithful heading to the Sanctuary, to the point of being called "sacred door" and "pilgrims' door". . Today the door houses the Museum of the Blessed Virgin of San Luca. Rebuilt in 1858 in a neo-Gothic style which was a source of heated controversy at the time, Porta Saragozza returned to being talked about on 28 June 1982. For the first time in Italy, the then mayor of Bologna Renato Zangheri decided to assign the spaces of the door, a public structure, to a homosexual cultural association: the 28 June Club. The association remained in those spaces until 2002, then becoming the historic Cassero association and moving to Salara, its current headquarters. A decision which, in a historical moment of high political tension, was already revolutionary in itself, made even stronger by the fact that the gate was a place of great religious importance. The event took on historical and social relevance at a national level and contributed to marking the image of Bologna as a progressive city open to differences.