The Leaning Towers of Bologna
August 7th 2023 I think I’ve developed an obsession with Bologna’s porticos. So what better way to feed my obsession than with a walk through the world’s longest - the 3,796 metre long Portici di San Luca. I read that this was built between 1674 and 1721 to protect increasing numbers of pilgrims to the Sanctuary of the Madonna San Luca from the elements. According to tradition it has 666 arches, the Number
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