Oratory of Santa Cecilia — Attraction in Bologna

The room inside the chiesa is lovely, with beautiful frescos with unique style telling the story of Santa Cecilia, it’s not a big room but the man working there (Romeo) was very very sweet and told us all about the story of Santa Cecilia and explained all the frescos, it was a lovely 30 minutes or so. Entrance is free, no need to book tickets. There’s also a nice courtyard to take a look at and listen to the music from the music school there.

Recommended if you are fans of art, especially one with Christian motifs, or want to know the story of Santa Cecilia (which is a great story)

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A hidden gem in Bologna with amazing murals depicting Christianity and honoring the patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia, which reminded me of Simon & Garfunkel's iconic song, "Cecilia you are breaking my heart, you're shaking my confidence daily, oh Cecilia I am down on my knees . . ." They told me "no photos are allowed" after I snapped a few :( I attended a recital with wonderful acoustics on my last day of my second trip to la Bella Italia,...

This is a gem of a small chapel dedicated to the martyrdom of saint cecilia the patron saint of music. It is situated on the elegant porticoed via zamboni adjoining the massive San giacomo maggiore church. The ten panels from right to left as you enter shows in graphic detail the story of saint cecilia and her husband valerian and the colours and detail of the frescoes is...