Le Due Torri Torre degli Asinell
4 expert reviews
“More than 200 towers, built by the aristocracy as symbols of wealth and power, once pierced Bologna's skyline. Thirty remain today, many incorporated into later palazzi. ”
– Concierge
Lonely Planet
"Bologna's two leaning towers are the city's main symbol." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Bologna's two leaning towers are the city's main symbol...built by the Asinelli family between 1109 and 1119, today the tower leans 2.2m off vertical." Full review
Frommer's
"The most famous are these two slender medieval skyscrapers that lean tipsily but poetically just east of Piazza Maggiore. The Garisenda rises 49m (162 ft.)...the Asinelli stands 102m (334 ft.) tall" Full review