There is an enormous number of beautiful churches in Bologna and most are in absolutely superb condition.

Just 400metres from Hotel Metropolitan, in the earth of the city of Bologna in Piazza Maggiore, there is Basilica di San Petronio.
Bologna's Basilica di San Petronio is the city's largest church and construction started over 600 years ago. The original plans had to be scaled down after the Vatican declared that the church must not be larger than St. Peter's in Rome, home of the pope. This grand basilica in still the fifth largest of its kind in the whole world and contains many beautiful paintings, frescoes and sculptures.
Church open: daily - 07:30 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00
Church admission: free