The Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca ~ Reason #6 why I love Bologna
The Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca (Il Santuario della Madonna di San Luca ) is located south-west of the historical center of Bologna on the hill of La Guardia at almost 300 meters in elevation. After my long walk under the 666 portico arches, I finally reached this amazing sanctuary - the Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca.
View from the sanctuary...
Instead of reposting more of my photos of the Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca, check out the two posts I did back in September/October 2008...
Comments (7)
Beautiful photos. :)
Posted by Leslie | February 24, 2009 2:52 PM
Posted on February 24, 2009 14:52
What a beautiful photo! It looks like a great place to visit!
Posted by nancyhol | February 24, 2009 5:49 PM
Posted on February 24, 2009 17:49
Beautiful!
Posted by candi | February 24, 2009 6:53 PM
Posted on February 24, 2009 18:53
I'd love to do that walk sometime.
Posted by Annie | February 25, 2009 5:02 AM
Posted on February 25, 2009 05:02
Great to get a reminder about your posts from last year, they were great! Walking to San Luca is such a fun thing to do in Bologna.
Posted by Chiocciola | February 27, 2009 5:52 PM
Posted on February 27, 2009 17:52
What beautiful views! This is something that I'm really looking forward to doing when I'm in Bologna (and not just for the calories burned!)
The aeriel views of the porticos and the walk make it look not too challenging. But your photos of all the steps and the steepness of many of those steps make it look a lot tougher.
Do you remember roughly how long the walk was?
Posted by sandrac | March 5, 2009 10:24 AM
Posted on March 5, 2009 10:24
sandra, it really is a beautiful hike. According to my notes it took me 45 minutes to walk to the beginning of the 666 portico arches from my hotel (strike on public transportation that day) and it took me an additional 40 minutes to reach the top. I did stop a few times to take photos but probably would have stopped anyways (using photos as an excuse). I think there is a bus that stops at the beginning of the arches which is at the end of a long street.
Posted by girasoli | March 5, 2009 3:38 PM
Posted on March 5, 2009 15:38