Finestrella di Via Piella

Canal Bologna, Italy

Passing under Porta Govese or Torresotto dei Piella you reach the famous window on the Canale delle Moline and the bridge over the canal, both overlooking. This corner of the city is known as "Little Venice". Looking out between the buildings, one of the few stretches of water flowing between the early twentieth century and the post-war period was not covered with asphalt. The Moline canal is the continuation of the Reno canal. For a large part of its itinerary, the Moline canal is enclosed between houses, as can be seen from the window, and for this reason it remained hidden from view for a long time in the past. The views over the bridges of via Oberdan and via Malcontenti have recently been reopened, which flank the suggestive little window of via Piella.