Unusual places to experience and discover
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Loup, among unusual and unexpected places in the welcoming valleys of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines
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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
Rocchetta Mattei
Rocchetta Mattei, located slightly north of Riola in the municipality of Grizzana Morandi, is certainly one of the most interesting and original buildings around Bologna. Its construction began in 1850 at the behest of Count Cesare Mattei, and the count's varied and particular personality is perfectly reflected in the building, where we can observe Moorish-style rooms and towers alternate with medieval-like structures, sometimes connected by Art Nouveau staircases.
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.
Archaeological Area of Monte Bibele
Monte Bibele is located between the towns of Bisano, San Benedetto del Querceto and Quinzano, in the municipality of Monterenzio; on the slopes of the mountain you can see the remains of an Etruscan-Celtic village built in the second half of the 4th century BC and completely destroyed and definitively abandoned in the first decades of the 2nd century BC. Monte Bibele is today a place where you can go back in time by immersing yourself in the lands of the Celts and their mysteries.
Boccadirio
Born from the legend that joins the sacred tales handed down from generation to generation, the Sanctuary of Boccadirio will immediately make you breathe that air of strong sacredness with ancient and authentic roots, a spiritual magic that transcends religious beliefs and that has always belonged to them places. The area and its surroundings, since ancient times, is part of a vast mountain area, linked to religious memories, of Christianity, but also of Roman and Etruscan paganism….
Monte Bastione and the Roman Road
Have you ever walked on the pavement of a Roman road? At Pian di Balestra, entering the woods, you reach the quarry that was probably used in the Roman period to extract the material for the construction of the road. From here, you come across this fascinating stone road: eleven kilometers of paving stones, some of which are perfectly preserved, that lead the visitor on a unique journey between nature and history.
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