Civic Museum of the Risorgimento

An original guided tour to the evocative monumental cemetery of Bologna, the anciest in Europe.
Through the cloisters decorated with statues of angels and weeping women you will discover the beauty of Italian art. The path, lit by candles in the night, will amaze you!

The cemetery was established in 1801 using the former buildings of the Carthusian monastery, which was built starting from 1334 and closed by Napoleon in 1796. The Chiesa di S. Girolamo testifies to the lost wealth of the monastery. The heart of the cemetery is the Third Cloister, a faithful reflection of Bologna’s neoclassic culture. Over the centuries the complex has taken on an urban form, built around the old nucleus with loggias, cloisters, porticoes and rooms that have gradually become larger and more monumental. They house an enormous wealth of paintings and sculptures created by the fi nest of Bologna’s artists, testifying to the complex cultural, historical and intellectual events of the city. Th roughout the XIX century the Certosa was a favourite destination of visitors to Bologna.

Lord Byron, Charles Dickens, Freud and Theodor Mommsen left written traces of their visit to the cemetery.

Night tour on: wednesday 11 June; wednesday 9 July; thursday, 25 september

Diurnal Tours: sunday, 15 june; sunday 7 september

Timetable: 9pm (night tour); 10,30 am (diurnal tour); duration 2h, spoken language italian/english.

Meeting point at the main entrance of the Certosa cemetery, Via della Certosa 18. Included in the rate skilled english speaking tourist guide.
Rate € 13,00 p/person, free of charge for children under 12 years old. The old town guided tour can be purchased directly at the Cemetery.

Booking required at +39 329.3156094 (10 am to 19 pm).