Torre degli Asinelli: Asinelli Tower

Towering above the Piazza Ravegnana are the famous two towers of Bologna.  There are many towers in Bologna but the Asinelli Tower and the Garisenda Tower (which is leaning) are the most famous, and sit diagonally from the Piazza Maggiore where the fountain of Neptune can be seen.  On Sunday a few of us decided to pay a couple euro's and climb the tallest tower, the Asinelli.  So we climbed the narrow staircases of each level, stopping every once and a while to peek through the square openings and out into the city.

climbing the stairs to the top

a view through one of the square opening

a downward view of the city with a shadow of the Asinelli tower

Once we reached the top we were greeted with a great gust of wind and a 360 degree view of Bologna.  From one point you could see the more modern area of the city, and from another you could see the older section with a backdrop of rolling hills and cropland.  You could even see the outline of the Sanctuary of San Luca, another famous viewing area of the city atop a high hill. 

a view with San Luca seen far off in the distance,
somewhat center to the picute