. Italy: a handbook for travellers. First Part (Nothern Italy). ce 3M. to the ofthe Porta Saragozza (PI. A, 6) in the , corner of the town,rises the handsome pilgrimage-church of the *Madonna di S. Luca,erected by Dotti in 1731, so called from an ancient picture of theVirgin ascribed to St. Luke, and brought from Constantinople in1160. The hill is ascended by a series of Arcades, consisting of635 arches with numerous chapels, constructed in 1676-1739, andIY2M. in length. They begin a short way beyond the gate and senda branch to the Campo Santo (see above). Steam-tramway from thePiazza
. Italy: a handbook for travellers. First Part (Nothern Italy). ce 3M. to the ofthe Porta Saragozza (PI. A, 6) in the , corner of the town,rises the handsome pilgrimage-church of the *Madonna di S. Luca,erected by Dotti in 1731, so called from an ancient picture of theVirgin ascribed to St. Luke, and brought from Constantinople in1160. The hill is ascended by a series of Arcades, consisting of635 arches with numerous chapels, constructed in 1676-1739, andIY2M. in length. They begin a short way beyond the gate and senda branch to the Campo Santo (see above). Steam-tramway from thePiazza di S. Francesco to Meloncello at the foot of the hill, seep. 313. Thence a Funicular Railway ascends to the top (50 c, thereand back 75 c). Walkers take 1 hr. to reach the top from the PortaSaragozza. On the summit, besides the church, there is an Obser-vatory, and (3 inin. from the former) a good Osteria. The *View,particularly from below the portal of the church, is remarkably flue CQMTQRNt di BOLOGNA. Scala nel 1 ^—~~—~Ji- ^^=-^Ji Geo^rapTi. install Wb irner A Dcbf-s . Lr
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