Palazzo del Santissimo Salvatore

The elegant and majestic SS. Salvatore Palace was erected in 1734, by the Bolognese architect Giuseppe Civoli, on the area once occupied by the medieval fortress.

At the beginning it was supposed to be a hospital for the poor, but the building was finished in 1768. This story is documented in some plagues affixed or painted on the atrium’s walls which attests the donations needed to continue the construction of the building. 

The palace is characterized by a facade with three sequences of windows and a large front door. On top of it, there are two coats of arms and only the one with the symbol of the town (the peach tree) is still legible. 

Since 1959 the palace has been the seat of the Municipal Library “Giulio Cesare Croce”. At the library it is possible to find many precious collections, such as the collection of literary materials and documentaries of the “Giornale d’Italia” such as the documents of the religion’s historian Raffaele Pettazzoni.

Inside the building there is the municipal and historic archive, while on the stairs of the library it is possible to admire different types of artworks by the Bolognese Schools of Art. On the side of the entrance door has been recently placed “La Lettrice” (The Reader), a bronze sculpture by Nicola Zamboni.