During World War II, Bologna was witness to many of the historical events which took place in Italy. Being the closest city to the famous Gothic Line, Bologna was involved at first hand in the war and suffered sieges, bombings and partisan riots.

Walk ‘n Ride’s bike tour of World War II tour will take you to the sites where battles were fought, like the famous Battle of Porta Lame, where a bronze Monument to the Partisans rises, now one of the crucial parts of the city.

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Description

Our tour guides will describe how and where locals lived during those hard days, in a city crushed by food shortage and air raids. Many inhabitants actually lived in cemeteries to protect themselves from the Nazis’ roundups.

During those years many air-raid shelters were built, some of them still visible today: the tour also includes the exploration to one of these underground tunnels.

The tour ends up with a visit to the Resistenza Museum, which displays pictures, posters and multimedia items related to the history of Antifascism, the Bolognese Resistenza and the Italian Republican party.

Dress code:
Casual, comfortable clothes and/or sportswear
During summer season the use of sunscreen and a hat is recommended, as gloves, scarves and caps during Winter season.

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Highlights

The sequence and the number of visited highlights may be subject of last -minute changes

• 1
  

  Parco della Montagnola

  Park

• 2
  

  Porta Lame

  Monument

• 3
  

  Piazza Maggiore

  Square

• 4
  

  Palazzo Fantuzzi

  Historical building

• 5
  

  Piazza e Palazzo della Mercanzia

  Square

• 6
  

  Museo della Resistenza

  Museum