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Palazzo Boncompagni

• Dec. 1, 8, 13, 22 and 29 | 6 to 9 p.m. – Boncompagni by night
• Every Saturday morning in December | from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Breakfast at the Palace
• Every Thursday evening in December | from 6 to 9 p.m. – Music at the Palace

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PALAZZO / HISTORY

Gregorio XIII

In the historic center, a few hundred meters from Piazza Maggiore and the Due Torri, there is a noble palace that was built in the mid-16th Century to house a Pope.
Palazzo Boncompagni (now Benelli) is located in Via del Monte 8 and is one of the finest examples from the Bolognese Renaissance.

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Sala del Papa

GUIDED TOUR IN ITALIAN WITH APERITIVO

December 1, 8, 13, 22 and 29 | 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Boncompagni by night

Discover Palazzo Boncompagni in the evening. A fascinating journey through history and art, enhanced by an exclusive aperitif in the Pope’s Room.

breakfast at the palace

GUIDED TOUR IN ITALIAN WITH BREAKFAST

Every Saturday in December 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Breakfast at the Palace

What could be better than starting the day in beauty in a Renaissance palace?

Saturday morning guided tours with breakfast in the Pope Room of the Boncompagni Palace are back.

Visite Serali con Musica Palazzo Boncompagni

GUIDED TOUR IN ITALIAN WITH VIOLINIST

Every Thursday evening in December 2023, 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Music at the Palace

Discover Palazzo Boncompagni in the evening with the beautiful soundtrack of Isabella Bui’s violin.

Premio Alberghini

CONCERT

Sunday, December 17, 2023, 11 a.m.

Alberghini Prize Concert

Palazzo Boncompagni is pleased to host the concert of the eighth edition of the Alberghini Prize, as part of the Domenica in musica festival curated by the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.

PODCAST

GREGORIUS
Ugo Boncompagni, a great Bolognese Pope
May 1572 – May 2022

The life

The life

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The art

The art

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The Gregorian Calendar

The Gregorian Calendar

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THE PALAZZO

ART AND ARCHITECTURE

Helical staircase

Helical staircase

Fresco in the Pope’s Hall

Fresco in the Pope’s Hall

Open Gallery

Open Gallery

The anointing of the young shepard

The anointing of the young shepard

Hall of papal audiences

Hall of papal audiences

Room of the ‘700

Room of the ‘700