The Archiginnasio Palace is one of the most significant buildings in Bologna. Located in the heart of its historic center, it has housed the Municipal Library since 1838. The Palace was built by Cardinal Borromeo between 1562 and 1563 based on a design by the architect Antonio Morandi, known as Terribilia, as the seat of the University
You will visit the famous Anatomical Hall of the Archiginnasio palace where you can stay for 10 minutes while listening to the guide's story. The hall, called Theatre for its characteristic amphitheatre shape, was designed in 1637 for anatomical lessons by the Bolognese architect Antonio Paolucci known as Levanti, a student of the Carraccis.
On the first floor of the building are the Library and the Historical Rooms. Usually not open without a guided tour. You can admire the hall
Increadable visit, so so intresting particularly the medical area. The guide was really knowledgeable and engaging she also provided suggestions for other visits (some of the artifacts had been moved to the Plazzia Poggie, (also well worth a visit)). Can highly recommend.
Very interesting very informative without being tedious Small group visit started on time Excellent audio gadget
This was a very interesting tour with English speaking guide . Beautiful decor and worth going just to see the Teatro Anatomico.
Well explained tour and included interesting facts. We enjoyed the rooms and history the tour guide provided.
This tour was quite good. It is a fascinating place where the foundations of modern academia started. The tour guide did a good job of showing us the different aspects of the facility and what was their meaning. The anatomy room where the bodies were dissected is an absolute mind blowing place to behold. It is particularly fascinating for somebody like me who is in the field of medicine. There was really no downside to this. I do believe that if you’re in Bologna, it is a must do.
This is a short tour- only an hour- but full of content about this fabulous building with a brilliant and knowledgable tour guide.
Our guide was very thorough, informative & helpful with any questions asked of her. She managed our group very well, despite some crowded areas. The Anatomical Theater was worth the price of admission alone.
Guide was excellent and provided a clear and concise explanation of the University of Bologna’s history
A bit disorganized, radio receivers did not work first time, the guide had to wait for the earphones replacement. The promise of “small group” was not kept, there were 45 people in the group
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and informative! It was a great experience and we would recommend it!
Great tour. Benedictina was very knowledgable and pointed out an incredible amount of detail and information during our tour.
Fascinating talk from an enthusiastic and expert guide. I knew about this place from the pictures and enjoyed learning about how it began and developed over time.
Our guide was very sweet, but we had an hour long English tour booked and our guide spoke less English than I do Italian. Our tour of the Palace was less than twenty minutes and contained maybe four facts, the rest was just pointing at things. I actually have no idea what we saw or the context for any of it. Then we went outside and she just started showing us other things in the city which was nice, but not what we were looking for.
A must-see - very informative, entertaining, interesting, and you get to enter the wonderful premises - simply an all-around great tour.
Really good trip, where we also got interesting information about Bologna’s history. Can be recommended
Super good guide. Works perfectly with headphones. And it was easy to meet our guide. The communication before was also perfect. 👍 good experience - where we also got an introduction to Bologna's history.
Gifted a guided tour to a friend of mine for Christmas. We really liked it. The gentleman who gave us the tour was very prepared and passionate! Too bad you can't get into the library just for a look. It's really a shame not to be able to access it as it is a precious asset that should be able to be even seen and known by those interested. Anyway it was a appreciated gift!
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