Santo Stefano e Mercanzia

This component comprises the Santo Stefano Basilica and the surrounding architectural fabric. The ensemble highlights the relationship between the senatorial residential purpose of the palaces and the public purpose of the square, with the portico in between. The three-hundred-year old Palazzo della Mercanzia with its monumental loggia also presents a portico of exceptional architectural value.

The porticoes of the late medieval and renaissance palaces included in this component are expressions of a greatly refined architectural culture, both in their overall design and in their individual old-style constituent architectural elements (columns, bases, capitals, vaults, etc.). The residential, commercial and religious purposes of this component have remained unchanged for more than 800 years. The Palazzo della Mercanzia is now the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Handicraft and Agriculture of Bologna.

Videoguida IS

Santa Caterina e Saragozza

Santo Stefano e Mercanzia

Galliera

Baraccano

Pavaglione, Banchi e Piazza Maggiore

San Luca

Università e Accademia

Certosa

Cavour, Farini e Minghetti

Strada Maggiore

“Treno della Barca”

MAMbo

Overview of porticoes
Area of interest of portico

Santo Stefano e Mercanzia

Point of interest

Piazza Santo Stefano

Piazza Santo Stefano does not exist. What everyone refers to as a "square" is, in actual fact, a widening of the road at the end...

facciata della basilica di santo stefano

Basilica of Santo Stefano

This is the most important example of sacred Romanesque architecture in Bologna. It is composed of a complex of open and closed sacred areas, traditionally...

Case Beccadelli Bovi

Formerly belonging to the Beccadelli family before passing on to the Bovio or Bovi families, the building at no. 17 features a portico with an...

Palazzo Lupari Isolani

The original nucleus, once owned by the Fiessi family and then the Lupari family, was inherited by the Isolani family in 1701, and from 1708...

Palazzo Bolognini Isolani

The portico is the work of Pagno di Lapo Portigiani and Antonio di Simone Fiorentino, master stone masons mentioned in a contract dating back to...

Palazzo de’ Bianchi, formerly Casa Pasquini

This is one of the most interesting porticoes in the square due to the stylish elegance of the columns. They feature deep grooves where the...

Casa Cavalli, formerly Bianchini

The portico dates back to the 16th century. A print from the Panfili collection attests that it was composed of just two arches and remained...

Palazzo Salina Amorini Bolognini

The first phases of the building activities started at the end of the 15th century. Between 1513 and 1525, work was carried out on the...

Loggia della Mercanzia

This was seat of the mediaeval customs and merchants’ court. Construction began in 1384 thanks to the intervention of Lorenzo da Bagnomarino, who supervised the...

Santo Stefano e Mercanzia

Santo Stefano e Mercanzia