To end the summer tour with joy to the rediscovery of the cities and the most beautiful places in Italy, the advice is to make a leap as soon as possible to the staircase of the Pincio, di Bologna, especially in this period, when the cities are not overrun with people and daily chaos. There staircase of the Pincio, and the Montagnola garden are considered among the beauties not to be missed in Bologna. You can stop and take a break, take a souvenir photo, or simply look and admire the beauty of ancient creations like this that Italy boasts.
The Pincio staircase and the Montagnola garden
In Piazza VIII August, in front of and precisely inside the park road, every Friday and Saturday there is also a large market called "The Pitch", known as the "Montagnola market". A symbolic place for the Bolognese of aggregation and conviviality.
Architectural creation, we said, is found in Bologna and not in Rome, as many might think, allowing themselves to be fooled by the name, which is very reminiscent of the capital. The staircase, or rather "La monumentale della Montagnola", has quite ancient origins and therefore deserves to be visited and studied.
Origins and architecture
To access it it is necessary to cross the side of the Pincio, built in 1896 thanks to a project conceived by Tito Azzolini and Attilio Muggia. At the base of the architectural work lies a monumental fountain, which was sculpted by Diego Sarti and Pietro Veronesi. Inside the park there is a circular tank.
The imposing Bolognese staircase
The stairways, on the other hand, were adorned with large lead lamps with oil lanterns, to illuminate the streets in the night at that time. The façade also has great communicative and artistic importance. On the main facade, in fact, there are bas-reliefs of great charm, two to be exact: the “Bologna docet” by Arturo Colombarini and “Bologna Libertas” by Ettore Sabbioni. The central fountain, made by Diego Sarti and Pietro Veronesi, based on a design by Muggia and Azzolini, represents the splendor and the fulcrum of the monument. Taking a step back again, it is good to remember that the work was erected in a historical period of strong change and the desire to grow and to show its power to the eyes of the world.
Bologna, a city rich in history and art
Bologna is a city rich in history and tradition and deserves to be appreciated, in fact, every year, especially during the holidays, it is filled with tourists and onlookers who decide to take a trip to one of the most attractive places on the peninsula. Also considered the lively and ancient capital of Emilia, it offers a lot to a vast heterogeneous audience.
A city dedicated to culture and art
It is a metropolis frequented above all by young people, perhaps also due to the presence of one of the oldest universities in Italy. Bologna, imbued with the medieval flavor that distinguishes it, will not leave anyone disappointed.
