Piazza Maggiore
Bologna's main square and the heart of the city since medieval times. One corner opens into Piazza del Nettuno and its Neptune Fountain, and the square is framed by the Basilica of San Petronio and the old palaces of the city's government.
- Where
- Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 44.4937, 11.3431
Get the Piazza Maggiore stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Piazza Maggiore. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Emilia-Romagna volume with your photos and a note.
Near Piazza Maggiore
Two Towers 0.3 km
A pair of leaning medieval towers at the old crossroads where the roads to the city's five gates met. The taller is the Asinelli, the shorter and more tilted the Garisenda, named for the families said to have built them between 1109 and 1119.
Ferrari Museum 38 km
The company museum of Ferrari, in the town where its factory stands. Alongside road and racing cars it shows trophies, photographs and the technical ideas that made the jump from the racetrack to the road.
Basilica of San Vitale 68 km
A sixth-century church of early Byzantine design, built on a central octagonal plan rather than the usual long nave. Its mosaics, including the panels of the emperor Justinian and the empress Theodora, are among the most studied works of Byzantine art.
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia 68 km
A small brick building put up between 425 and 450, whose plain outside hides a deep blue mosaic ceiling scattered with gold stars. Despite its name, the empress Galla Placidia was never buried here; she died in Rome and was laid to rest there.
Galleria dell'Accademia 80 km
The Florence museum that houses Michelangelo's original marble David, standing in a skylit tribune built for him. The same rooms hold his unfinished Prisoners, still half caught in the stone, and paintings by Florentine artists from 1300 to 1600.
Medici Chapels 80 km
Two chapels added to the Basilica of San Lorenzo to glorify the Medici family. The New Sacristy was designed by Michelangelo and holds his tomb sculptures, while the larger Chapel of the Princes is lined floor to dome with inlaid coloured stone.
Santa Maria Novella 80 km
The Dominican church of Florence, begun in 1290 and nearly two centuries in the building, with a marble facade completed by Leon Battista Alberti. Inside are Masaccio's Holy Trinity and frescoed chapels by Ghirlandaio, and it gave its name to the city's main railway station next door.
Florence Cathedral 80 km
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, begun in 1296 to Arnolfo di Cambio's design and crowned by Brunelleschi's great brick dome. Its walls are faced in white, green and pink marble, and the climb inside the dome rises past frescoes of the Last Judgement to a view over the city.
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Questions
Where is Piazza Maggiore?
Piazza Maggiore is in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Two Towers (0.3 km), Ferrari Museum (38 km), Basilica of San Vitale (68 km).
How do I get the Piazza Maggiore stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Piazza Maggiore and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Emilia-Romagna volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Piazza Maggiore before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Emilia-Romagna volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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