This immense church has a nice Gothic design. During our visit there was an interesting exhibition of many designs for the facade, none of which materialized since 1400 (so don’t complain when in your home town things aren’t speedy....). I still don’t understand that when you paid an entrance fee you are not allowed to take photographs.

It is the size of San Petronio that is so impressive. One of the largest cathedral buildings in Europe. The scale is overpowering, especially from the exterior. Inside the atmosphere is calm yet we found it strange - it is not what you expect. The space is almost too large. We felt that there should be more interpretation and description... More

A beautiful church to visit, grandiose, with many interesting chapel. Don't miss the chapel with the painting of the Inferno, according to Dante's Divine Commedy. An hour wll spent!

The Basilica of San Petronio is impressive. Because it is so full of natural light, one can easily see the chapels and art work. Watching some of the fresco restoration was very interesting

Interior was beautiful, Most Exteriors of Churches/Basilicas are plain on the outside. It was a good time to visit even though it was Easter time.

Some large Italian cities don't have a Cathedral (seat of a bishop and center of diocesan affairs) and some that do still have the next category-- a basilica. (Saint Peter's in Rome is a basilica.) The Basilica of San Petronio, on he Piazza Maggiore, is vast, beautiful and filled with light. A must-see in town.

We were there for Good Friday service in the evening,and the Basilica was packed with people of all walks of life.The service was just so beautiful,with all the Priests,Bishops,and not forgetting the fabulous Choir.And on Easter Sunday we were there to celebrate this wonderful feast day of Jesus Christ.It was so holy.

You can see some work still being done on the basilica. Is size is impressive. Fotos are not alowed :( There is on the center a Wood structure, very nice. The is a line on the floor, that represents the meridional line, and all the zodiac signs.

Also not so easy to find the Sundial... even tough it is the biggest in the world... we were expecting it to be round and on the outside... facing south most probably... but not, it is a line inside... with a hole in the roof where the light comes in once a day and show the day of the year... More