The Etruscans:

To learn about the origins of the Villanovan and Etruscan civilizations in the Bologna area, you can go on a tour of these sections in the Civic Museum and archeological site of Misa in Marzabotto.

The Roman era:

The evolution and urbanization of Bologna in Roman times.

The Middle Ages:

Many places in Bologna evoke this period of history: Piazza Maggiore, the ancient workshops and medieval market, the Palazzo della Mercanzia, some of the towers still intact, Corte Galluzzi.

The Renaissance:

The city in the 1400s and 1500s, the Bentivoglio Seigniory and the Papal period. Renaissance palaces, the Fountain of Neptune, the Church of St James Major and the Oratory of St. Cecilia with its cycle of frescoes.

Bologna of the water:

Explore the part of Bologna traversed by canals and seek out the places that still bear witness to that era. Combined with a tour of the Museum of Industrial Heritage.

The Egyptian collection:

One of the most prominent Egyptian collections of Europe is housed in the Civic Archeology Museum of Bologna.