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Certosa of Bologna designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the porticos of the city

by | Oct 8, 2021 | Bologna, Bologna monumental cemetery, Certosa, Certosa Monumental Cemetery, Comune di Bologna, San Girolamo della Certosa

On July 28, 2021, the porticos of Bologna were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The candidacy process began in 2006, when they became part of the Italian list of candidate sites. The property includes 12 groups of porticos and the surrounding built-up...

Bologna, Certosa Cemetery and Sigmund Freud

by | Apr 28, 2014 | Associazione Amici della Certosa, Bologna, Bologna monumental cemetery, Certosa, Freud Museum, Italy, Raffaello, San Girolamo della Certosa, Sigmund Freud, stories

Also Sigmund Freud, the founding father of psychoanalysis, visited Certosa, Bologna Monumental Cemetery. The 1st September 1896 Sigmund Freud, being in Bologna, writes home to his wife Martha: “Dining in a trattoria after discovering half of the town. Magnificent...