Climbing Due Torri

You can probably guess by now that I love Bologna, it's been a dream living here for the summer. One of the many reasons I love Bologna is because it's not overcrowded with tourist, it feels like a best kept secret in Italy. It's the real deal, authentic Italian living. In saying that I could not have been more excited to be a tourist while my best friend, Kelly came to visit. 
My first mission: show her the best view of the city on top of Due Torri. 

Due Torri stands for two towers, they are 2 of the remaining 21 towers that still stand in Bologna. These medieval towers were built over the 12th century, there might have been up to 180 of them in the city at one time. Reasons for building the towers vary, but a popular hypothesis was for protection and to showcase a families wealth. 

I had been wanting to make this climb for awhile, so it was perfect when Kelly came. We made our way to the towers mid-morning, prepared to make our ascend up the Asinelli Tower's 498 steps or 97 meters high! 

I'm not going to pretend that I wasn't (slightly) scared climbing up. It wasn't the amount of stair climbing that had me on edge, it was the fact that I'm climbing a structure built in the 12th century. I could see peep holes through broken brick all the way up. However every few floors they would provide platforms so you couldn't fall all the way down... 

When you do finally make it to the top, you'll quickly realize the view is out of this world. At this point I'm pretty sure Kelly understood why I love this city so much. The sunburnt colors and terra-cotta tiles go for miles. 

To climb Due Torri only cost 3 euros. We saw just about every walk of life make their way up there too. 

View of Garisenda Tower

Climbing Due Torri: 

• Wear comfortable shoes
• Go during a weekday morning (less crowded/ less hot) 

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for Kelly's vlog about the Due Torri climb! 

xx, Abby