Via dell'Indipendenza — Local services in Bologna

For us, this street is beautiful, with beautiful palaces, churches, cafes, restaurants, shops and above all its porticoes, protecting pedestrians on both sides of the street. This street has its unspeakable charm. Via dell Indipendenza is always very popular among Bologna people of all ages. Its history is very interesting. Since the mid-nineteenth century, several proposals had been made to create an artery linking the city center with the northern area, also in preparation for the construction of the railway station. Only after the unification of Italy did they materialize starting from the enlargement of Canton de 'Fiori, which took the name of via dell'Indipendenza in 1874, pending the extension of the new name to Malcontenti and Maddalena streets and to complete the artery. which would have led to the railway station passing through the ancient Piazza d'Armi (later Piazza Otto Agosto). The need to open a "via massima" in the heart of the city was spoken of in 1858, when the papal administration decided to place the station on the route considered the main one of the Via Emilia, close to the external part of the northern walls. The project for the new road to the station was presented to the municipal council by Coriolano Monti, in collaboration with Antonio Zannoni, at the end of 1861 and approved in 1862. But only in 1865 was the royal decree issued for the declaration of public utility. The package included the rearrangement of the entire area, called Orti Garagnani - between via del Porto and the Lame and Galliera gates. In 1884 the road was inaugurated, although not completely finished. The completed section involved the rectification of important buildings and the demolition of Palazzo Bonora. The demolition of the Hospice of San Giuseppe, known as the Casa dei Vecchi, will follow shortly. Furthermore, in 1886 a new facade with portico for the church of San Benedetto will be created, from which the apse and the bell tower will be demolished. The definitive completion of via Indipendenza will arrive only in 1888. Today is via dell Indipendenza is...

What a beautiful main street in Bologna. A pleasurable 20-minute walk on one of the main shopping streets from Bologna Central Station. It will lead you to the Neptune Fountain and Piazza Maggiore. If you visit during the weekend, the street is closed to traffic and you’ll find plenty of street artists around. One of my favourite...

This is the most busiest, and beautiful streets I have seen in Bologna. It starts from the Montagnola park all the way to the Piazza Maggiore. On both sides are covered with the famous porticos and there shops, cafes and important buildings, like the theatre, the Cathedral Metropolitana di San Petro and...