San Luca

This weekend, Niraj and I finally did the ultimate tourist thing in Bologna. It was one of the first sunny days that we have had here in a long time (it has been a non-stop week of rain and snow lately) so we thought it was a great day to finally go check it out.

We ventured up the hills outside the city walls to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. The journey to San Luca consists of a 3.5 km long walkway covered by porticoes the entire way! There are a total of 666 arches, making it the longest stretch of its kind in the world. It was definitely a hike to get up there though!

The Porticoes

Once we got up there we saw beautiful views of the mountains and the valleys surrounding the city. Here are a few pictures:

We made it up there right at sunset, so it was nice to see a sunset over the mountains again!

In front of the Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca

Inside one of the towers of the church with the mountains through the window

View of Emilia-Romagna