Basilica di Santo Stefano
ChurchBolognaAbout 45 minutes
Not one church but a linked complex of several, built and rebuilt from late antiquity onward around a courtyard — locally called the seven churches, though the count has changed over the centuries. Free, quiet, and the most atmospheric half hour in the city. On a sloping square with cafés along one side.
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