Leaned against the imposing façade of the Palazzo d’Accursio (Town Hall), the fountain was designed by the architect Tommaso Laureti from Palermo, the same author of the Fontana di Nettuno - Fountain of Neptune (sixteenth
century).

This name was originally given by mistake to the water tank of Valverde, built to supply the Fountain of Nettuno.

Corner of the city is known as "little Venice". Looking out between the buildings, you can see a scroll of the few stretches of water between the beginning of the twentieth century and the postwar period was not covered with asphalt.

It is the extension of canale di Reno. Few meters after the walls of Trecento, it joins Torrente Aposa that flows under the city.

For about 700 years, it has been the main communication route to the harbors in the Adriatic sea. It is 35km long and today it is entirely navigable.

It is the only natural river in Bologna.

It is located in the place where Aposa river entered the city.

It is an ancient bridge on canale Navile. It was built at the end of 17th century to let horses drag the boats coming from the plain.

This bridge was built during the first years of the 19th century.

A “sostegno” is a hydraulic system used as a passage, protected by a door or a gate.

A “sostegno” is a hydraulic system used as a passage protected by a door or a gate.

A “sostegno” is a hydraulic system used as a passage protected by a door or a gate.

A “sostegno” is a hydraulic system used as a passage protected by a door or a gate.