Bologna's two leaning towers are the city's main symbol. The taller of the two, the 97.6m-high Torre degli Asinelli is open to the public, though it’s not advisable for the weak-kneed (there are 498 steps) or for superstitious students (local lore says if you climb it you’ll never graduate). Built by the Asinelli family between 1109 and 1119, it today leans 1.3m off vertical.
Its shorter twin, the 48m-high Torre Garisenda is sensibly out of bounds given its drunken 3.2m tilt.
