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Piazzas, loggias and historical routes

Brisighella
Comune di Castelbolognese
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    One of the main characteristics of Castel Bolognese.
     
Faenza
  • Loggetta del Trentanove 0

    An elegant neo classical colonnade on the first floor of the ex palazzo Bandini-Spada, in corso Mazzini. The building is of private property, although often open to the public for exhibitions and cultural events.

     
  • Piazza del Popolo 0

    The heart of the city, the home of politics and administration with the two buildings (municipality and Podestà) that look on to and embrace a vast area with surrounded by porticoes.

     
  • Piazza della Liberta 0
    The other heart of the city, together with the nearby Piazza del Popolo. The latter is the place of public administration, whilst the former is the symbol of religious power, with the 1400’s Manfredi Cathedral.
     
  • piazza Fra Saba da Castiglione 0
    The most important widening of the side of the road of the Borgo Durbecco zone and today used as a parking area but also playing the important role as parvis for the beautiful Commenda church.
     
  • Piazza Fratti 0
    Ancient forecourt of the "Porta Montanara" city gate, and today a very busy traffic junction but not lacking in urban dignity.
     
  • Piazza II giugno 0
    An urban clearing, created by the demolition of the large palazzo Rossi building, that had been very badly damaged during the war and never rebuilt.
     
  • Piazza Martiri della Liberta 0
    A large urban space created after the emptying (1937) of the blocks considered to be crumbling between Via Pescheria and Via Beccherie.
     
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  • Piazza Penna 0
    A small square in the historic centre, once the parvis of the ex San Giacomo della Penna church.
     
  • Piazza Rampi 0

    Today a piazza of public buildings (Registrars Office and the new post office), originally a cloister of the ancient convent of Santa Chiara.

     
  • Piazza S.Agostino 0

    Overlooking the church of the same name in Corso Matteotti.

     
  • piazza S.Maria Foris Portam 0
    Parvis of the current Santa Maria Vecchia church and area in front.
     
  • Piazza San Domenico 0
    Large area, in part a parvis, in part a green area and in part a parking area, once used for vegetable patches.
     
  • Piazza San Francesco 0

    A large piazza with a number of functions. The central part has a garden.

     
  • Piazza San Rocco 0
    Parvis of the church of the same name and area in front.
     
  • Piazza Santa Lucia 0

    A pleasant widening of Corso Matteotti at the point where on the right begins via Castellani and via Minardi on the left, still important today for the buildings that look upon it.

     
  • Piazza XI febbraio 0
    It is the Piazza del Vescovado, that is the Bishop's Square, the true "centre of religious power", characterised by the apse of the Duomo and by the building that is the seat of the Episcopate.
     
  • Piazzetta della Legna 0

    A sort of continuation south west of piazza del Popolo, separated by the Severoli-Torricelli axis.

     
  • Portico degli Orefici 0

    Also known as Portico dei Signori, built in the 17th century.

     
  • Portico della Carita, or Loggia dei Fantini 0
    Ancient seat of the Ospedale Grande - large hospital known as Casa di Dio - house of god, which in the XV century became the Opere Pie - charity institution.