Landmark
Strada Maggiore
Porticoed medieval street of noble palaces and merchant arcades leading toward the old city gate.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Strada Maggiore in Bologna follows the palace at its heart back to eighteen twenty-two, when Europe's most famous opera composer bought a plain old house here and spent a fortune remaking it into a monument to his own success. You will hear what he built into its walls, and what eventually made him turn against it. Look up at the facade as you listen, since part of what he paid for is still there to see.
This audio guide was created using AI.