Fountain of Neptune
Guide
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 10–15 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A bronze Neptune by Giambologna, raising his hand over the square, surrounded by water-spouting figures.
A brief history
Made in the 1560s to celebrate the Pope's power over the city. Bolognese students still joke about the angle you see him from on one corner.
Tips
- Best time
- Any time
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 10–15 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Piazza Maggiore: The main squares, the towers and the market streets.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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