This Day Will Take You to Bologna, a Great Inspiration of Dante

In the time of Dante and other Italian poets, Bologna was known as the city of towers. At that time, the more towers a city had, the richer it was. At least that was the impression. Countless tall buildings adorned the skyline of Bologna. Today, unfortunately, many of these towers no longer stand. Of the almost 180 towers, only 21 are still standing.
For a small entrance fee, you can climb the 97-metre-high tower: the Asinelli Tower. From the top you get an impression of what Dante must have seen and what enchanted him about this city.
The tower is open every day. There are time lots every 15 minutes. First entrance at 10am, last timeslot at 5.00 pm. Official Website.
Next to it is the Garisenda Tower, which is much more leaning than the Tower of Pisa.

Dante had not only lost his mother young, but his father also died around 1281. A few years later, Dante married the daughter of the influential Donati family, Gemma, with whom he had four children. From 1287—roughly the beginning of his marriage — he studied at the university in Bologna. There he made the acquaintance of the poets Guido Guinizelli, Guido Cavalcanti and Cino da Pistoia.
On weekdays, you can walk around the campus and see some public spaces. The streets around the university also invite you to explore.
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