Bologna is one of those cities that never ceases to surprise, especially in revealing its artistic and sometimes unknown side.
In fact, few will know what Bologna hides under our feet. This is what, today as then, represented a good and a source of wealth for the citizens, that is, water or rather waterways that crossed the city.
Well yes, those that today are covered by cement and asphalt, once were in the sunlight; in fact, Bologna, already in the Middle Ages, was a thriving city thanks to the numerous waterways that served as both a driving force for the mills and by navigable routes.
One of the places in the city that evokes those times is undoubtedly the famous window of Via Piella which overlooks the Moline canal, the second branch of the Reno canal, and which winds between the houses; it was used, in medieval times, to produce the energy necessary to operate fifteen mills.
Given the similarity with the most famous lagoon city in Italy, this place is also called “the little Venice”.
Looking out from this charming window will be like taking a dip into the past.