Discover Timeless Villages
Explore the ancient villages and charming hamlets that symbolize our region. These picturesque, perched
places narrate tales of a distant past and exude a timeless allure. Select a village and embark on a journey
to uncover its hidden stories and enchanting beauty.
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There are places in the Apennines that can transport us to another world, to another time. One of these is Borgo la Scola. The Borgo, in the municipality of Grizzana Morandi, Vimignano locality is among the best preserved medieval villages of the Bolognese Apennines. It seems to have been inhabited since the 13th century, even if the first written evidence found dates back to the end of the 14th century. The term Scola derives from the Lombard Sculca which means guard post, lookout. The village can be visited and is often the scene of events organized by the Sculca cultural association, committed to the conservation of this magical place.
Borgo la Scola Village
Livergnano
Livergnano recalls in its name the rustic estate that the Romans established there in the process of capillary colonization of the Savena valley. This village has the peculiarity of having a series of houses embedded deeply in the rock and of which, in practice, only the facade protrudes. A fundamental crossroads in the passage between the low and high Apennines, it was the scene of violent clashes during the Second World War; here, in fact, the Winter Line passed and today here a small but interesting museum dedicated to these events has been set up.
texts from https://appenninobolognese.cittametropolitana.bo.it/it
Tresana
Not far from Castelluccio di Porretta Terme, along the picturesque road that leads from Pennola to the Sanctuary of Madonna del Faggio, is the picturesque village of Tresana, renowned and appreciated for its fascinating mountain architecture. ​Making it even more picturesque: a lush bloom of hydrangeas!
texts from https://appenninobolognese.cittametropolitana.bo.it/it
Lustrola
The small hamlet of Lustrola is guarded by the centuries-old chestnut groves of the Alto Reno Terme area, not far from Granaglione. Speaking of "millennial history" is absolutely appropriate for this village, which "turned" a thousand years old in 2021: in fact, its first mention in a written document dates back to 1021, in a Pistoia parchment.
texts from https://appenninobolognese.cittametropolitana.bo.it/en/places/villages/lustrola
