Bologna
Duration
1 h 30
Language
ITA
Description
A series of guided tours to discover the Certosa di Bologna and the stories and anecdotes it holds.
Events as part of the Certosa 2026 Summer Calendar.
See the full programme below in the “Calendar” section.
Full price: € 10
Reduced price with Card Cultura: € 8
Meeting point:
Info point in the church courtyard, Via della Certosa 18
Refund and changes:
Cancellation with refund or change of booking possible up to 24 hours before the start of the activity.
The sale of tourist services is managed by Bologna Welcome Travel Agency.
Dates and times
Saturday 5 September at 3.00 pm | guided tour
The Secret Certosa
A guided tour with Roberto Martorelli, strolling through the silence of the cemetery, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hidden chambers, little-explored cloisters, and splendid works of art that are easily overlooked by the inattentive visitor. The cemetery’s rooms and monuments tell tales of forbidden loves, suspicious deaths and irreproachable lives. A book of stone to leaf through.
Saturday 26 September at 2.00 pm | guided tour
101 things to know about the Certosa di Bologna
The masterpieces, the most fascinating cloisters and galleries, the artists and famous figures. A walk with Roberto Martorelli to discover the 101 things you absolutely must know about the monumental cemetery, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tuesday 13 October at 6.30 pm | guided tour
Bologna at its very best
The cemetery is the ideal place to retrace the stories, both big and small, of late 19th-century Bologna. A stroll admiring marble masterpieces, discovering famous or forgotten artists, glorious events or curious stories, such as the terrible death – amidst excruciating pain – of Luigi Serra in the summer of 1888. All that remains of him, apart from his masterpieces, is his beautiful tomb, designed by Alfredo Tartarini.
Sunday 18 October at 2.30 pm | guided tour
101 things to know about the Certosa di Bologna
The masterpieces, the most fascinating cloisters and galleries, the artists and famous figures. A walk with Roberto Martorelli to discover the 101 things you absolutely must know about the monumental cemetery, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Saturday 24 October at 2.00 pm | guided tour
Bruno Boari and 20th-century sculpture
A walk with Roberto Martorelli, dedicated to a sculptor whose career spanned the early 20th century in Italian history, a period marked by two world wars and the presence of a dictatorship. A comparison between some of his masterpieces in marble and bronze, and other works by artists such as Armando and Luciano Minguzzi, Ercole Drei and Renaud Martelli.
Thursday 29 October at 8.30 pm | guided tour
We shall rediscover dear friends long lost
We begin our slow, wistful tour of the city of the dead. A journey with Roberto Martorelli to recall some of the stories of those who came before us. Strolling through the halls and cloisters, admiring the statues and monuments of the cemetery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Porticoes of Bologna.
Saturday 31 October at 2.00 pm | guided tour
The Enigma of the Sphinx | Arcane Symbols in the Certosa
Join Roberto Martorelli as we uncover the meaning behind the symbols found in the monuments of the Certosa, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A stroll to discover serpents, divine eyes, mermaids, shells and broken columns. Nothing is left to chance in the cemetery’s tombs, created to commemorate the qualities of those who are no longer with us whilst they were alive. A journey tracing millennia-old traditions and cultures: from ancient Egypt to Christianity.
Saturday 7 November at 2.00 pm | guided tour
Bologna at its very best
The cemetery is the ideal place to retrace the stories, both big and small, of late 19th-century Bologna.
A stroll admiring marble masterpieces, discovering famous or forgotten artists, glorious events or curious stories, such as the terrible death – amidst excruciating pain – of Luigi Serra in the summer of 1888. All that remains of him, apart from his masterpieces, is his beautiful tomb, designed by Alfredo Tartarini.
Friday 2 October – 3.30 pm | guided tour
The seasons, the rhythm of life
Amidst marble statues, carved flowers and plants, and symbols of the passing of time, this walk explores the natural rhythm of life. Just as the seasons follow one another, so too does existence go through its cycles of birth, transformation and memory.
The Secret Certosa
A guided tour with Roberto Martorelli, strolling through the silence of the cemetery, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hidden chambers, little-explored cloisters, and splendid works of art that are easily overlooked by the inattentive visitor. The cemetery’s rooms and monuments tell tales of forbidden loves, suspicious deaths and irreproachable lives. A book of stone to leaf through.
Saturday 26 September at 2.00 pm | guided tour
101 things to know about the Certosa di Bologna
The masterpieces, the most fascinating cloisters and galleries, the artists and famous figures. A walk with Roberto Martorelli to discover the 101 things you absolutely must know about the monumental cemetery, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tuesday 13 October at 6.30 pm | guided tour
Bologna at its very best
The cemetery is the ideal place to retrace the stories, both big and small, of late 19th-century Bologna. A stroll admiring marble masterpieces, discovering famous or forgotten artists, glorious events or curious stories, such as the terrible death – amidst excruciating pain – of Luigi Serra in the summer of 1888. All that remains of him, apart from his masterpieces, is his beautiful tomb, designed by Alfredo Tartarini.
Sunday 18 October at 2.30 pm | guided tour
101 things to know about the Certosa di Bologna
The masterpieces, the most fascinating cloisters and galleries, the artists and famous figures. A walk with Roberto Martorelli to discover the 101 things you absolutely must know about the monumental cemetery, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Saturday 24 October at 2.00 pm | guided tour
Bruno Boari and 20th-century sculpture
A walk with Roberto Martorelli, dedicated to a sculptor whose career spanned the early 20th century in Italian history, a period marked by two world wars and the presence of a dictatorship. A comparison between some of his masterpieces in marble and bronze, and other works by artists such as Armando and Luciano Minguzzi, Ercole Drei and Renaud Martelli.
Thursday 29 October at 8.30 pm | guided tour
We shall rediscover dear friends long lost
We begin our slow, wistful tour of the city of the dead. A journey with Roberto Martorelli to recall some of the stories of those who came before us. Strolling through the halls and cloisters, admiring the statues and monuments of the cemetery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Porticoes of Bologna.
Saturday 31 October at 2.00 pm | guided tour
The Enigma of the Sphinx | Arcane Symbols in the Certosa
Join Roberto Martorelli as we uncover the meaning behind the symbols found in the monuments of the Certosa, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A stroll to discover serpents, divine eyes, mermaids, shells and broken columns. Nothing is left to chance in the cemetery’s tombs, created to commemorate the qualities of those who are no longer with us whilst they were alive. A journey tracing millennia-old traditions and cultures: from ancient Egypt to Christianity.
Saturday 7 November at 2.00 pm | guided tour
Bologna at its very best
The cemetery is the ideal place to retrace the stories, both big and small, of late 19th-century Bologna.
A stroll admiring marble masterpieces, discovering famous or forgotten artists, glorious events or curious stories, such as the terrible death – amidst excruciating pain – of Luigi Serra in the summer of 1888. All that remains of him, apart from his masterpieces, is his beautiful tomb, designed by Alfredo Tartarini.
Friday 2 October – 3.30 pm | guided tour
The seasons, the rhythm of life
Amidst marble statues, carved flowers and plants, and symbols of the passing of time, this walk explores the natural rhythm of life. Just as the seasons follow one another, so too does existence go through its cycles of birth, transformation and memory.
Map
Interests
- Art & Culture
