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Bologna the Historic Capital
The capital of the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy
Visitors find that Bologna is the historic capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy. It has many medieval and Renaissance structures and a pair of medieval towers one of them the leaning Asinelli Tower can be climbed for fantastic views of the city.
San Stefano/St. Stephen Basilica is a complex of eight buildings. They were built by the Benedictines between the 10th and 13th centuries to house the remains of early martyrs, Saints Vitale and Agricola.
The principal church is Chiesa del Crocifisso with a 12th-century external pulpit and a crypt. The octagonal Santo Sepolcro opens onto a pillared courtyard with an adjoining two-story cloister.
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