Photo: Georges Jansoone, CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Historic villa / palace, 13th century
Palazzo dei Notai
Building in Bologna, Italy
Bologna (BO), Emilia-Romagna
At a glance
- Period
- Middle Ages, 13th century
- Architects
- Lorenzo Da Bagnomarino, Berto Cavalletto, Bartolomeo Fioravanti
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 44°29′36″ N, 11°20′33″ E
- Address
- via Pignattari 1 ‒ Bologna (BO)
About
Palazzo dei Notai is a historic building in Bologna, Italy. It faces Piazza Maggiore, between the basilica di San Petronio and palazzo d'Accursio. It was built in 1381 by the city's notaries guild as their seat, under design by Berto Cavalletto and Lorenzo da Bagnomarino.
Another section facing Palazzo d'Accursio was remade by Bartolomeo Fioravanti around 1437. It was again restored in 1908 by Alfonso Rubbiani.
It consists of a brick rectangular building, crenellated on the top, with ground story awnings.
The interior has 15th-century frescoes.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Palazzo dei Notai».
Timeline
- 13th centuryBuilt
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Bologna CentraleTrain, nearest
1.4 km as the crow flies
Palazzo dei Notaivia Pignattari 1 ‒ Bologna (BO)
Aeroporto di Bologna "Guglielmo Marconi"6.3 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo dei Notai?
Palazzo dei Notai is in Bologna, in the province of Bologna (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. Address: via Pignattari 1 ‒ Bologna (BO). GPS coordinates: 44.49346, 11.34251.
How old is Palazzo dei Notai?
Wikidata dates it to the 13th century.
What else is there to see near Palazzo dei Notai?
Nearby you’ll find: Bologna City Art Collections (0 m away), Palazzo d'Accursio (100 m away), Diocesan Museum of San Petronio in Bologna (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Palazzo dei Notai.01 — Georges Jansoone, CC BY 2.5
- Bologna - palazzo dei Notai - 2026-09-17 20-46-26 001 — Lorenzo_Gaudenzi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bologna - Palazzo dei Notai (42934538484) — Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Bologna Piazza Maggiore Palazzo dei Notai 25-04-2012 14-17-50 — Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bologna, Palazzo dei notai — Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo dei notai (Bologna)- — Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo notai 1 — Godslave, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bologna-palazzonotai01 — Gaspa, CC BY 2.0
- 1924 - Bologna (8647965504) — Daniel Thornton, CC BY 2.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences