Bologne - Churches and places of worship Basilica di Santo Stefano The historic quarter of the Church of Santo Stefano was the "Jerusalem of Bologna", one of the most sacred places in the city. The patron saint St. Petronius is said to have built the church in the 5th century as a copy of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
Bologne - Churches and places of worship Santuario di San Luca The sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca is a sanctuary visible from the entire city of Bologna and the entire province, because it is placed on a hill that puts it in the foreground, about 300 m above the sea level.
Bologne - Libraries and archives Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica Inside Palazzo Sanguinetti are hosted the collections of Padre Martini, personality of the eighteenth century musical culture. A journey of six centuries in the history of European music, in which Bologna has often played a central role.
Bologne - Museums Museo dell'Assistenza Infermieristica The museum displays various kinds of witnesses concerning the evolution of the '700 nursing to the present day.
Imola - Museums Museo San Domenico The Municipal Art Gallery of Imola is located inside the former Dominican Convent. The building is a thirteenth-century building. In the rooms of the museum we can admire works and paintings from different eras of the city of Imola. A collection of paintings belongs to religious works. While another collection is dedicated to contemporary art with the works of the most famous artists.
San Leo - Castles, palaces and mansions Forte di San Leo The Fort of San Leo, also known as Rocca di San Leo is located in the homonymous municipality in the province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna. It is located on top of the rocky cusp that overlooks the town of Leontine and dominates the Valmarecchia. The fort is very impressive as it was built right on top of the mountain.
Verucchio - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Malatestiana The Rocca di Verucchio is one of the largest fortifications of the period from the 12th to the 16th century. Due to its location, the building is also known as Rocca del Sasso. Inside it houses a special collection of medieval weapons. While in the center of the fortress, there is a very large hall, which is currently used for concerts and weddings.
Verucchio - Natural Areas Oasi di Ca' Brigida The Oasis of Ca' Brigida is located in the Marecchia Valley. There are woods, reforestation, cultivated areas, a farmhouse with an adjoining park and a stream that crosses it for a wide stretch. The fauna consists of roe deer, porcine, day and night birds of prey, badgers, various species of amphibians and reptiles. There are traces of ancient dwellings, belonging to the Villanovian civilization Verucchese.
Santarcangelo di Romagna - Historic Centres borgo di Santarcangelo The heart of the ancient town is set on a soft hill called Colle Giove; even today the typical structure of the medieval fortified village is well recognizable. The Middle Ages left an indelible mark in the high districts of the historic center, on which dominates the solid fortress, a strategic bulwark on the surrounding plain.
Riccione - Museums Museo del Territorio A visit to this museum reality is essential if you want to know in depth the history of Riccione: in fact, the Museum offers a collection of fossil finds useful to reconstruct the geological history of the territory , passing through the evolution of life until the conquest by the Romans.
Riccione - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Agolanti Also known by the name of “Tomb”, it is a fortification built in the fourteenth century by the will of the Agolanti family and linked to the fate of this family until the 18th century. The sources of the time referred to this structure as “one of the most beautiful buildings in the Rimini area” (Ubaldo Antonio Marchi, 1973). Given its strategic position, in 1743 it became headquarters of the Austrian army. After several hand-shifts, earthquakes, in 1982 it became the property of the municipal administration and extensive renovations were required.
Pennabilli - Museums Museo Diocesano "A. Bergamaschi" The Diocesan Museum “A. Bergamaschi” is housed in the rooms of the Palazzo Bocchi in Pennabilli. The Museum is distributed on three levels and is developed in fifteen exhibition halls. The structure preserves works by highly important artists such as Benedetto Coda, Giovan Francesco da Rimini, Carlo Cignani and others. Collections of liturgical objects, sacred vestments, silverware and majolica of great beauty and historical value are exhibited.
Mondaino - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Malatestiana The Malatesta Fortress is built for defensive functions against the Montefeltro troops. The building has a simple and elegant structure with Ghibelline battlements. In one of the interior rooms there is a fresco created in the fifteenth century, where the Madonna del Milk by Bernardino Dolci was depicted. Currently, the building is home to the City Hall.
Misano Adriatico - Historic Centres Montefiore On one of the highest hills of VALCONCA stands Montefiore with its imposing fortress built around the mid-1300 by the will of the Malatesta.
Cattolica - Parks and nature reserves Le Navi di Cattolica Le Navi di Cattolica is a park dedicated to all interested people and lovers of the marine world. Through the aquariums that are located in this park visitors can discover different species of the sea and immerse themselves in a world completely different from what we are accustomed to.
Cattolica - Museums Museo della Regina The Museum of the Queen of Cattolica, founded in 2000, houses within it two sections: the archaeological one, which exposes the finds found during the city excavations from the 60s onwards, and the seafaring one of ethno-anthropological cut, guardian of naval traditions, fiscatories and shipbuilding sites of the port.
Rimini - Walls, towers and gates Arco d'Augusto The oldest Roman arch of the peninsula. It was built in 27 BC in honor of Emperor Augustus. Of sober and solemn style, it was the end of the Via Flaminia, which connected the city with the capital of the Roman Empire.
Rimini - Castles, palaces and mansions Domus del chirurgo After 18 years of restoration, the Surgeon's Domus was returned to the city of Rimini. It is a Roman house dating back to the II AD. Characterized by two floors, the small entrance leads to a corridor, on the side of which there is an interior garden and on the other side extended the various rooms. Following the excavations and studies of Domus it is possible to bring the home back to a military doctor from Eastern origin who was probably called Eutyches.
Rimini - Archaeological Sites Anfiteatro romano Elliptical in shape, it was built peripheral to the city center in the second century AD. Of large size, it could accommodate up to 10,000 spectators. An amphitheater that was initially used mainly for gladiatorial shows.
Rimini - Castles, palaces and mansions Castel Sismondo The Castel Sismondo or Rocca Malatestiana was built between 1437 and 1466, at the behest of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta. The Castle consists of the Palace of Isotta, the large courtyard, the central body of services and the Maschio. Outside there are square towers and powerful walls. The property served as a fortress and palace. In 1999 the fortress was restored, it is currently open to the public.
Rimini - Monuments Tempio Malatestiano Already present in Rimini in the ninth century it is by far the largest church in the city. Of Gothic style, it had many changes over the centuries of which the greatest is the huge dome that It was added during the Renaissance.
Rimini - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dell'Arengo The Palazzo dell'Arengo was built in Romanesque-Gothic style and was called Palatium Comunis. In the late Middle Ages, the People's Council of Rimini met in its rooms. The last renovation was done during the twentieth century. In 1204 the loggia was built at the behest of Modio dei Carbonesi who at the time was the podestà of the city. The interior room on the first floor is enhanced by a truss ceiling and large polyphor windows.
Rimini - Bridges Ponte di Tiberio Built in Roman times its construction was over in 21 d. C. during the reign of Emperor Tiberius. In sober and solemn style, built in Istrian stone,it consists of five arches of different sizes.
Rimini - Museums Museo degli Sguardi The Museum of Looks is located in the villa built in the 18th century by Giovanni Antonio de Alvarado. The museum site also collects various materials from the collections of the Museum of Graces that boasts archaeological and ethnographic works of Africa, Oceania and Asia.
Rimini - Museums Museo della Città The Museum of the City of Rimini was opened in 1990 at the headquarters of the former convent of the Jesuit Fathers. The structure was renovated after World War II by Pier Luigi Foschi. The museum site is divided into sections and among the most important are the medieval and archaeological site. Among the most significant works stands out “The Pietà “by Giovanni Bellini and the canvas of “San Girolamo” by Guercino.
Rimini - Museums Museo del Motociclo The Motorcycle Museum was founded in 1993 and turns out to be a center provided with about 10,000 volumes of the history of motorcycling. Over 250 motorcycles made from the late nineteenth century are observed in the exhibition space until the late 80s of the twentieth century. The Museum also has a rich library.
Viano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Viano The Castello di Viano is assumed to have been built before the year 1000, but there is no certain date on the construction. It was a member of the Fogliani family until the end of the 16th century. It was also a very important point for the economic and political life of that time. Today the castle is in good condition and you can visit.
Montecchio Emilia - Museums Museo del Parmigiano Reggiano della Val d'Enza The museum was founded in 1977, by the Ethnographic Group “La Barchessa” in Villa Aiola. In the gallery we find tools and work tools for the manufacture of Parmiggiano Reggiano. Outside there are the stable, the barn, the cheese treatment rooms and the handouts.
Albinea - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Borzano ruderi The first traces of the castle of Borzano date back to the year 1070. In 1350 the castle was destroyed as a result of the wars. The castle was one of the most important and majestic fortifications in the area. It has an ancient structure of which only the perimeter walls of three sides are left. The castle stands on a chalky hill. The excavations carried out brought to light a vast necropolis and a high tower.
Scandiano - Walls, towers and gates Torre Porta dell' Orologio The Clock Tower, also known as Torre Civica, was erected during the fifteenth century. The structure, commissioned by Feltrino Boiardo, worked as an access point to the ancient village, and is characterized by a sixteenth-century bell that was blessed in 1543 by Pope Paul III. The building has been maintained over the years, and is one of the most famous buildings in the city.
Scandiano - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca dei Boiardo The Rocca dei Boiardo was erected during the 13th century, on commission by the Fogliano. It is a fortified structure, and as such it has typical defensive elements. Inside, we find very elegant rooms, carefully cared for, the result of a series of restorations carried out over the years. Currently, it is managed by the Municipality.
San Martino in Rio - Museums Museo dell'Agricoltura e del Mondo Rurale The museum presents a choice of the most significant finds of the peasant and artisan culture of the middle plain of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia - Museums Museo Tesoro del Tempio della Beata Vergine della Ghiara The Treasure Museum of the Temple of the Blessed Virgin of Ghiara was established in 1982 by the will of the Civic Museums and the factory of the Temple of Reggio Emilia. It was set up on the premises on the ground floor and houses liturgical objects and donations concerning the figure of Our Lady. In this way, the Treasure of the Temple of the Blessed Virgin was born, which welcomes works such as the “ducal candlesticks” donated by Duke Francesco I d'Este and also the wonderful fresco of Our Lady of Ghiara by the artist Giovanni Bianchi who dates back to 1573.
Reggio Emilia - Streets and Squares Piazza Fontanesi Piazza Fontanesi was born in 1783, on what was previously a block where the convent and the parish church of Santa Maria Maddalena stood. It was rearranged towards the end of the nineteenth century, planting linden trees, but the flooring remained that was highlighted by the path of the Secchia channel that crossed the city. It is currently home to the city market, where vegetables and fruits prevail.
Reggio Emilia - Streets and Squares Piazza Camillo Prampolini Piazza Prampolini was initially dedicated to Vittorio Emanuele II, and only after 1945, it was officially dedicated to the Reggio Emilia Camillo Prampolini. Its peculiarity is that of getting around different buildings of religious and political importance, such as the Duomo and the Bishop's Palace. On the north side, stands the Palazzo del Monte and in front of it the statue of Crostolo, which represents the river that crosses Reggio Emilia.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo San Giorgio Palazzo San Giorgio was built in the 17th century and over the years it had several functions such as: Public School, Archive and Library. In 1859 the structure passed to the Municipality and is currently home to the People's Library and the Antonio Panizzi Municipal. Inside the library there are numerous manuscripts and many volumes.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Parmeggiani Palazzo Parmeggiani was built in 1924 by Ascanio Ferrari, Luigi Parmeggiani and Luca Parmeggiani. The building was built in Gothic - Renaissance style. The building houses in the interior the collection of the Galleria Parmeggiani, which collects several works of French origin. It is part of the Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia and is an example of a nineteenth-century house-museum.
Reggio Emilia - Churches and places of worship Il Duomo Cattedrale Built on an ancient Roman construction around the year 857, has undergone transformations according to the Romanesque style.Towards the end of the 15th century, the style of the Cathedral is adjusted to the architectural canons of the era. Prospero Sogari, aka "il Clemente", is the sculptor who was supposed to upgrade the Cathedral that, however. remained incomplete
Reggio Emilia - Bridges I Ponti di Santiago Calatrava the bridges of Santiago Calatrava are the new gates of Reggio Emilia: architectures to be observed in motion, which allow you to break down borders, to move freely, to make the structure coincide with the form and to make art dialogue with science.
Reggio Emilia - Churches and places of worship Basilica della Madonna della Ghiara It is one of the main buildings in Reggio Emilia owned by the Municipality of Reggio. its majestic dome, built by Francesco Pacchioni and designed by Cosimo Paglioni, was covered of frescoes by Lionello Spada.
Reggio Emilia - Churches and places of worship Basilica di San Prospero Dedicated to the patron of the city. Witness to the famous baroque Emiliano , it is located in the center of Reggio Emilia. The facade dates from the mid eighteenth century, by G. B. Cattani.
Reggio Emilia - Theaters Teatro Ludovico Ariosto The Teatro Ludovico Ariosto was built in 1878 and its structure allows it to be used both for prose and equestrian or polytheama shows. Later, in 1927 the structures of the equestrian performances were eliminated and a mystical gulf was added for the orchestra. On this occasion, the theater was decorated with frescoes of late Art Nouveau taste by Anselmo Govi. The Theater hosts prose shows and some dance shows and also public events.
Reggio Emilia - Theaters Teatro Municipale Romolo Valli The Romolo Valli Municipal Theatre was inaugurated in 1857, and in 1980 it took the name of the actor Romolo Valli, of Reggio origin. The theatre covers an area of about 3,890 square meters, inside it hosts various artistic activities such as concerts, dance, operettas and operettas. In addition, exhibitions, meetings with artists and conferences are held in the reduced area. The loggione is able to accommodate more than 1150 people who find the most famous pieces in the world every year on the artistic evenings of the theater.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Fontanelli Sacrati The Palazzo Fontanelli Sacrati was built around 1492, on the structures of the building belonging to the de Correggio, at the behest of the Fontanelli brothers. During the restorations in 1928, the stems of the columns were replaced and rings and windows are redone. Of particular interest is the marble well of Verona origin, but there are also tempera paintings with childish figures.
Faenza - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Oriolo The Tower of Oriolo was erected in the second half of the fifteenth century, during the rule of Charles II Manfredi, lord of Faenza. The building has a hexagonal structure divided into five floors connected by a spiral staircase. Initially defensive, the Tower was sold to private individuals during the eighteenth century who used it as a mezzadria. It also served as a refuge for some civilians who fled from Faenza during the bombings of 1944.
Faenza - Museums Pinacoteca Comunale The Municipal Art Gallery was built in 1797. It is composed of the collection of works of art by Giuseppe Zauli which includes more than two hundred pieces dating back to the seventeenth century. The most interesting part of the Museum is the room where there are paintings and sculptures representing five centuries of Faenza and Italian art.
Faenza - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale The Cathedral of Faenza was built between 1474 and 1515, designed by Giuliano da Maiano. It was consecrated to the worship of Saint Peter the Apostle in 1581. The internal structure is a Latin cross, with three separate naves and round arches on Ionic pillars. In addition, there are several works among which the ark of San Terenzio and the ark of Sant'Emiliano of the fifteenth century stand out.
Faenza - Walls, towers and gates Torre Civica dell' Orologio The Civic Clock Tower was erected in 1604, at the behest of Friar Domenico Paganelli. The structure was built using the previous sixteenth-century rusticated base. It has a quadrangular plan with a dome on the top. In a niche with balcony we find the Madonna with the Child in marble, the work of Francesco Scala. The Tower was destroyed by the Germans in 1944, and later rebuilt in 1953 in its original position.
Brisighella - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell' Orologio The Clock Tower was built in 1290. Over the years the tower was rebuilt several times. The current form dates back to 1850. The property is located on a hill from where you can admire a beautiful view.
Brisighella - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Manfrediana e Veneziana The Manfrediana and Venetian Fortress dates back to two different periods: the “Venetian Tower” dates back to the 16th century, instead the “Torricino” to 1300. Its name is due to the fact that it was built by two different families: the Manfredi and the Venetians. Thanks to continuous restorations and maintenance throughout the complex, this construction is one of the best preserved examples of military castle in the entire area.
Brisighella - Museums Rocca Monumentale The Monumental Fortress at the beginning of 1500 belonged to the Venetians, then passed to the Papal State. It was built according to the characteristics of the medieval fortresses. Today there is the “Museum of Peasant Labor”. From the Rocca you can enjoy a beautiful view.
Russi - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo San Giacomo Xii Sec. The Palace of San Giacomo was built on 28 October 1155, by the architect Guido Carlo. The picturesque decorations were made by the greatest painters. At the beginning of the 20th century, unfortunately, many of the architectural elements of the structure were destroyed. In 1947, the palace moved to the ownership of the Seminary of Faenza. Since 1975, the palace has been part of the municipal heritage.
Riolo Terme - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca di Riolo The Rocca di Riolo, a structure from the fourteenth century, reflects the characteristics of a medieval and Renaissance military fortification. The purpose of the construction of the fortress was to preside over the city of Bologna. It has a quadrangular shape and is surrounded by walls. It still retains an extraordinary beauty despite the numerous interventions.
Lugo - Museums Museo Francesco Baracca The present venue of the Museum is the birthplace of the hero, a palace rebuilt in Art Nouveau style by the family and that his father Enrico left to the City Council so that he was destined to preserve memorabilia and objects belonged to the hero.
Cervia - Parks and nature reserves Salina di Cervia The Cervia Salt Pans are part of the Delta Park and are a unique oasis for thousands of birds of each species. In September, every year, there is the traditional salt harvesting, the famous sweet salt of Cervia.
Cervia - Parks and nature reserves Parco Naturale di Cervia The Cervia Natural Park with its 27 hectares of pine forest, established in 1963, was created in order to safeguard a considerable part of the natural environment, while making it usable by tourists and by visitors.
Cervia - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale dell’Assunta The altars are five, including the largest, dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament with the picture of Our Lady of the Assumption, John Barbiani, St. Joseph, Holy Heart, and Addolorata Lady of Good Counsel or snow.
Cervia - Libraries and archives Torre di San Michele Biblioteca Back in 1691, Count Michelangelo Maffei had an imposing building built, with a square shape, 22 meters high, called “Torre San Michele”. The building takes its name from the marble effigy dedicated to the Saint. Inside, the Tower was able to accommodate up to 300 soldiers. At the top of the structure, the banner of St. Michael the Archangel was waving. In 1862, after being also used as a Barracks, the Tower was abandoned; later, it was restored and transformed into the Municipal Library of Cervia.
Cervia - Museums Museo del sale Organized from 1989 inside the Sale-Torre Warehouse, owned by municipal, it was completely renovated, refurbished and inaugurated on 24 April 2004. Through tools, images and projections, the Museum testifies to the phases of the collection of salt, before the advent of the mechanization of the extraction process, dated towards the end of the 50s of the century last.
Milano Marittima - Natural Areas Pineta The pine forest of Milano Marittima is a relaxing oasis near the beach where you can escape from the chaos of the city. The pine forest is ideal for practicing activities such as running or mountain biking.
Milano Marittima - Parks and nature reserves Casa delle Farfalle The Butterfly House is an original environmental education center that, inside a large heated greenhouse, reproduces the ecosystem of tropical rainforests and houses hundreds of butterflies, which fly free among visitors.
Ravenna - Museums Museo d'Arte della Città Also called MAR it's located in the monumental complex of the Loggia Lombardesca, in Via Roma. Place of important exhibitions, houses a collection of ancient art, a collection of modern art and a collection of mosaics of the contemporary period.
Ravenna - Museums Museo Natura Also known as the Museo Ravennate of Natural Sciences "Alfredo Brandolini", housed in a landmark historical building Via Rivaletto, 25 (fraction St. Albert). Exposes a valuable ornithological collection (donated by the naturalist Alfredo Brandolini) and a collection of shells from the Adriatic Sea.
Ravenna - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Mamante It's located in the southern part of the city, between Via Baccarini, Via Bastioni e Via S. Mama. It's one of the oldest of the city, it was built in the XI century. It was rebuilt in 1613 in brick and stone of Istria, has two pillars with tuscan capitals. It owes its name to the nearby church and monastery dedicated to San Mamante.
Ravenna - Theaters Teatro Rasi Located in Via di Roma, 39. The origins of this theater are related to the thirteenth-century monastic church dedicated to Santa Chiara (of which you can see traces in the facade and the impressive apse). Transformed into a theater hall in 1874, and in 1919 was named after Luigi Rasi. Since 1991 the Rasi is home to the Ravenna Theatre "Teatro Stabile di Innovazione" -. Recently renovated, it's the place of important events.
Ravenna - Museums Pinacoteca Comunale Housed at the Loggetta Lombardesca, in the former monastery of "Santa Maria in Porto" exposes an ancient collection (including works by Baldassarre Carrari, Guercino and Bastianino), a modern collection (characterized by the presence of a drawing by Klimt) and a contemporary collection (with works by Chagall and Guttuso).
Ravenna - Churches and places of worship Battistero degli Ariani The Aryan Baptistery was built at the time of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric, in the first half of the 6th century. In 1996, it was included in the list of Italian World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. It has a bare interior, with exposed masonry without furnishings, and a dome completely decorated with mosaic.
Ravenna - Monuments Parco della Pace It's located in a suburban area of the city (district of San Rocco). Designed by Giulio Carlo Argan and inaugurated in 1988, is presented as a real open-air museum. Holds, in fact, remarkable works of Italian and international mosaics. The works are all inspired by friendship and peaceful coexistence among peoples and want to convey a universal message of peace.
Ravenna - Viewpoints Eurowheel It's the ferris wheel of Ravenna. It's located in the famous amusement park Mirabilandia. 92 meters high, you can enjoy an incomparable view on the nearby beaches of the area of ??Ravenna and of the pine forests. On clear days, you can see even the Monte Titano and the Republic of San Marino. When it was built, in 1999, it was the tallest ferris wheel in Europe.
Ravenna - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista Also known as the "chiesa dei Santi Nicandro e Marciano", is the oldest church in the city. Built in 424 commissionated by Galla Placidia (which during a difficult sea crossing he did a vote to John the Evangelist), presents an early christian style with romanesque and gothic elements. With a high bell tower more than 40 meters away, with remarkable artistic treasures.
Ravenna - Lakes, rivers and canals Fiume Montone About 90 km long, it was born at San Benedetto in Alpe. After having wet several major centers such as Portico di Romagna, Dovadola, Castrocaro Terme, Rocca San Casciano and Terra del Sole, in the one of Ravenna it receives the Ronco River and origins the United Rivers that flow into the Adriatic.
Cortemaggiore - Churches and places of worship Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata The Church of the Santissima Annunziata is dated in 1250. According to legend, the Servants of Mary assigned the task of painting the fresco of the “Glorious Virgin” to a painter called Bartholomew who never managed to conclude the face of the Glorious Virgin until one morning when he woke up he saw the work completed. It was defined as a miracle performed by the angels of the Lord. Today the church is a place of great devotion and veneration on the part of believers.
Gazzola - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Lisignano Of the Castle of Ližnjan, as far as the date of construction is concerned, we do not have certain or accurate information. We only know that, in 1203, he was appointed in some writings. Today it is privately owned and therefore can be visited on request. It is also well preserved.
Gazzola - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Rezzanello The Castle of Rezzanello is assumed to have been built around the year 1000. It is located in a place detached from the rest of the area, surrounded by greenery. It has a trapezoidal base, with four circular towers. Over the centuries it has often been the backdrop of wars and clashes. It is currently privately owned and is used for events and receptions. It can be visited only on advance request.
Gazzola - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Rivalta Today it is used as a museum. For centuries owned by the Zanardi Landi family, inside the majestic cylindrical tower it is possible to admire some uniforms used in the Battle of Lepanto. The itinerary offers three more beautiful castles, heading north near Niviano, and to the south with Statto and Montechiaro.
Castell'Arquato - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Viscontea Among the many monuments of Castell'Arquato is the one that best represents it, a military fortress built by the Visconti between 1342 and 1347 from the top of its keep dominates the ancient village, (one of the most beautiful in Italy) in clearer days you can see an immense plain and in the background the show of the Alps that rise majestic.
Castell'Arquato - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Podestà The construction of this building was wanted by Alberto Scotti in 1292. The palace was later the seat of the government of the Podestà. Towards the short side of the building is the loggia dei Notari, now the headquarters of the Tourist Information Office. A tower with two clocks, overlooks the whole thing. The Palazzo del Podestà is now often the venue of exhibitions (painting, sculpture, photography, cribs).
Castell'Arquato - Walls, towers and gates Torre Farnese The Farnese Tower was built between 1527 and 1535. The building has a square plan structure and was used as an outpost keep against enemy armies. Currently, the Gens Innominabilis Arms School of Arms in Castell'Arquato is located in the rooms of the building.
Piacenza - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Sepolcro it is an impressive Renaissance church, whose design has been signed by Alessio Tramello. Built between 1513 and 1533 for the Olivetani monks, in the Napoleonic period it was transformed into a military hospital in 1903 and only reopened for worship
Piacenza - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Sant'Agostino It dates back to the sixteenth century. Designed by Panizzari, known as Carmosino . The facade is neoclassical and the interior is spacious and harmonious with five aisles divided by columns and pillars (a unique example in the city).
Piacenza - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Governatore Built between 1787 and 1790 by architect Lotario Tomba, it includes a large sundial on the facade with a perpetual calendar. The building has been crowned by statues of pagan gods.
Piacenza - Museums Museo della Basilica di S. Antonino The Basilica of Sant'Antonino is located on the square of the same name and represents one of the most interesting buildings of the Piacenza architectural culture of the 11th century. The church was dedicated to the patron saint of the city. The building was divided into three naves. The special construction consists of a roof where there is an extraordinary cycle of frescoes from the mid-eleventh century.
Piacenza - Churches and places of worship Basilica di S. Antonino Founded in the fourth century by the first bishop of Piacenza, it is named after the patron saint of the city and has a large hall called the "Paradise" for the beauty of its architecture.
Piacenza - Churches and places of worship Duomo Built between 1222 and 1233, on the ruins of an ancient paleo Christian basilica, in the Romanesque style of the Po valley where are felt the Gothic elements of the time.
Piacenza - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Comune Known as the "Gothic", erected around 1281, it shows a portico with pointed arches. Inside, a large living room, 43.80 meters long and almost 17 meters wide, once used to house the assemblies of the people, it is now home to major exhibitions.
Piacenza - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Landi Palazzo Landi is located in Piacenza and is the oldest medieval palace. It was built by Manfredo Landi, while the construction of the building was done by Giovanni Battagio. The building was the seat of the Council of Justice, then the seat of the Finance Court. Today the building is the seat of the Court, the Prefecture and the Court of Assizes.
Piacenza - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Farnese The Farnese Palace located in Piazza Cittadella is the most important monument in the city of Piacenza and is located on the edge of the city to the north, separated from the inhabitants. At the origin of the construction lies the firm determination of Margaret of Austria, wife of Ottavio Farnese.Lately the palace has been expanded into different sections: sculptures, weapons, archaeology, glass and ceramics, farnesian carriages and glories. The building is divided according to different functions. Currently, Palazzo Farnese houses the collections of the civic museum.
Piacenza - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Vescovile The square, in its atypical form, was created under the Papacy of Paul III Farnese (1534-49) as part of the operations aimed at giving a new face to some areas and areas of the city, in view of the assignment of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza to his son Pier Luigi. On that occasion, the ancient Church was dismantled and the Bishop's Palace was built, placing it in a position adjacent to the Duomo.
Piacenza - Museums Pinacoteca del Collegio Alberoni Initially, the Art Gallery was created by the collections of Giulio Alberoni, which is why it was named by his name. The artist was in constant contact with some painters of the 18th century, and as a result he added many other particular pieces to his collection, as well as personal ones. Inside we find “S. Turibio that divides the water of a river”, 'Saint Francis in Meditation', 'Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian' and numerous other famous paintings.
Piacenza - Monuments Statue Equestri Farnesiane The two statues, depicting Ranuccio and Alessandro Farnese, were created by Francesco Mochi da Montevarchi at the beginning of the '600. These are the typical examples of the Baroque, both representatives of different virtues, symbols of the two historical figures. The bases are well groomed, made from fine marble and decorated with great care and attention. Piazza Cavallo took its name precisely from the presence of these two statues.
Piacenza - Walls, towers and gates Torre e Porta di Cittadella The Tower and the Gate date back to the fourteenth century as part of the City Castle. They were the property of the Visconti, and, at the time, they were also used for reasons of defense and surveillance. The whole system, together with the Castle, passed into the hands of several owners, over the years, who changed its appearance several times. Currently they are in excellent condition so you can easily notice all the medieval structural elements.
Fidenza - Bridges Ponte romano The Roman Bridge dates back to the first century AD and is located not far from the Cathedral of Fidenza. The property was the access point to the ancient city by travelers from the North. The material used for the construction of the bridge was the Piacenza tufa. Today, the ancient bridge is visible the round arch and the tax.
Salsomaggiore Terme - Fountains Fontana di Piazza Berzieri In front of the Berzieri Thermal Baths is this beautiful fountain that cheers tourists and not only with its water games and colors. Don't miss the evening show, even more impressive
Salsomaggiore Terme - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dei Congressi It is part of one of the monuments of the Ways of Liberty. Inside there are sumptuous rooms used for congresses or prestigious tournaments. To visit the Cariatidi Room, the Red Tavern etc..
Salsomaggiore Terme - Monuments Terme Berzieri The Berzieri Thermal Baths are a true monument in Art Nouveau deco opened in 1923.Inside you can enjoy the benefits of beauty and relaxing treatments thanks to the properties of the Salsobromoiodica Water, in a unique frame in the world.
Compiano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Compiano The fortification was built in 1141 by the Malaspina family. The castle has an irregular quadrilateral structure, consisting of three towers. Inside the building is decorated with luxurious furnishings. Currently, two important museums are set up in the rooms of the castle: the “Raimondi Gambarotta” Collection and the Museum “Masonic Horizons”. The structure is owned by the Municipality.
Polesine Zibello - Museums Museo della Civiltà Contadina Born in 1985, the Museum of Peasant Civilization “Giuseppe Riccardi” is located in the former convent of the Dominican Fathers, in Zibello. Within its walls the museum houses more than a thousand different pieces, especially everyday objects, tools for field work, etc. A great help for the collection of objects was provided by Dr. Giuseppe Riccardi, doctor of Zibelli from the 1950s to the 80s. In his honor, the museum took its name. Each room has a theme that corresponds to the objects it possesses inside it.
Colorno - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Ducale The Doge's Palace was built at the beginning of the eighteenth century at the behest of Francesco Farnese. The structure was erected on the pre-existing remains of the fortress of the city. The current appearance is due to the renovation work carried out by the architect Ferdinando Bibbiena. The Palace has about four hundred rooms consisting of pink marble floors and beautiful frescoed ceilings.
Busseto - Museums Casa Natale di G. Verdi The Birthplace of Giuseppe Verdi is located in the town of Roncole and looks like a poor house with a low and long structure. Here the well-known Italian composer was born and his childhood and adolescence passed there. The Museum is located in the kitchen of the old tavern and on the first floor there is the room where Verdi was born on 10 October 1813, while the city celebrated the feast of San Donnino.
Busseto - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Busseto The Castle of Busseto was built in the 11th century at the time of Adalberto Pallavicino. The building was surrounded by a moat and a drawbridge that opened onto the square. In the second half of the thirteenth century, the entire structure was rebuilt by Oberto the Great. The original main tower and the keep are still preserved.
Bardi - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Bardi The Castle of Bardi was built around the 13th century at the behest of Ubertino Landi, Count Piacenza. The fortress was born with the function of defence and protection of the Ceno and Taro valleys. The structure is impressive, and in the past it was able to accommodate up to four hundred people, as well as welcoming soldiers with spaces dedicated to them. Around 1400 the outer towers were added and kitchens and torture rooms were used in the basement parts of the building.
Bardi - Museums Museo della Civiltà Valligiana The Museum of Civilization Valligiana is located in the south wing of the Castle of Bardi. The Val di Ceno Study Center decided to establish this Museum with the aim of collecting materials to testify to the local civilization. The rooms welcome objects of domestic and mountain crafts, linked to the economy of the woods and shepherding.
Parme - Museums Museo Paleontologico Parmense The Parmenese Paleontological Museum is located at the Department of Earth of the University of Parma. It was set up to present the history of the Earth to the public. Inside it preserves a large collection of objects dating back to the creation of the Earth, about 500,000 pieces, including fossils that belong to different species. The museum is open to the public.
Parme - Museums Pinacoteca Stuard The art gallery, since 2002, has its headquarters in the old monastery of São Paulo. Inside it houses more than 200 works dating from the 14th century to the 19th century, including different types of paintings, images of famous people over the years: a collection of great value. The art gallery is open to public visits.
Parme - Theaters Teatro Regio Built in 1821, the theater was born from the love for music of Duchess Maria Luigia. The inauguration of the theater was done after eight years of work, in 1829. Located in the center of the city, the theater has a neoclassical construction divided into four parts; the porch, the windows, the window and the gable. Inside, the chandelier, also used today, is that of 1853. In the mid-19th century the theater was classified as a luxury asset and economically not accepted by the community. For this reason it was sold to the Municipality of Parma.
Parme - Museums Casa e Museo di Arturo Toscanini In 1867 Arturo Toscanini was born in Parma, who would go down in history as the greatest conductor of all time. It came to light in a humble home in the then hamlet San Giacomo, a popular neighborhood. Today it is a museum open to the public with documents and objects donated by the Toscanini family. Objects and documents of absolute rarity are visible in the museum.
Parme - Churches and places of worship Battistero It is located next to the cathedral of Parma and is considered a fusion between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Construction began in 1216 and ended in 1270. The exterior is built of marble and has an octagonal shape that is a symbol of eternity. The elements that compose it are Roman, however, the arrangement was made in a typically Gothic way.
Parme - Cultural centers Accademia Nazionale di Belle Arti The Academy was founded in the middle of the 18th century by F. di Bourbon. At first it had the function of a painting school, over the years it was expanded, until the current state of a state art school (that of Paolo Toschi) and performs its function. It is located on the ground floor of the building and is managed by M. Dall'Acqua.
Parme - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Ducale The Doge's Palace was built in 1561 at the behest of Duke Ottavio Farnese and was the seat of the ducal court until the second half of the '600. It represents the symbol of the city of Parma and is one of the most fascinating monuments of Italian art. The initial construction carried the signature of Jacopo Baruzzi, known as the Vignola. During the 18th century, construction work was carried out by Ennemond Petitot to give it a more classic look. From the 800 to the present day, the Palace has not undergone substantial changes.
Parme - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Vescovado The Episcopal Palace of the city of Parma, a complex to which the tower also belongs, dates back to 1045-1055. Until 1172 the complex did not undergo restoration, but, around the middle of 1200, the first began by Bishop Bernard II. The current form is the original one of the '900 despite the considerable changes. The Tower is easily accessible in the city thanks to its central location, in the historic center, precisely in Piazza Duomo.
Parme - Castles, palaces and mansions Cittadella Porta Sud The citadel is located in the city of Parma. It was built in the 16th century by engineers Giovanni Antonio Stirpio and Genesio Bresciani. The monument consists of two entrances: the main entrance, which is located to the north is built with Carrara marble, and the other entrance, the outside one, the Gate of Soccorso. Over time, between the 20th and 21st centuries the building was modified, renovated and today became a public park.
Parme - Bridges Rocchetta e Ponte Verdi The original installation of the bridge is certainly not the same as when it was built, but the documents for the first stone structure are dated around 1278. Over the years it has undergone several renovations: lastly, that of 1903, which gave a new look to the bridge. Rocchetta was the tower from where the whole activity was controlled, but it was knocked down at the beginning of the 20th century, during the last restoration by the mayor of the time.
Parme - Churches and places of worship Duomo One of the most important churches of Romanesque architecture in Italy, the the Cathedral of Parma has been built between the eleventh and twelfth century, in a location near the ancient Roman city walls. Wonderful and worthy of particular note is it
Parme - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Vitale One of the oldest churches in the center of the medieval city, it was originally built in the eleventh century and then later in the seventeenth century it has been entirely rebuilt. Inside a beautiful chapel of Our Lady of Constantinople.
Parme - Churches and places of worship San Francesco del Prato Built in the thirteenth century, a Gothic church extending in length more than the Cathedral itself, it was the ancient seat of the Franciscans, over the centuries it became one of the most important church in the city of Parma.
Parme - Churches and places of worship S.S. Annunziata Outside the walls of the old town, after crossing the Ponte di Mezzo just few meters away from the river, rises from 1566 the church of SS. Annunziata, one of the most important monuments of mannerism.
Sassuolo - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Montegibbio The Castle Of Montegibbio was built in the tenth century by the canons of the Cathedral of Parma with defensive function. In 1501, due to a strong earthquake, the Castle was seriously damaged. In 1851 it was purchased by Giuseppe Borsari, who restored it with a new medieval style. Since 1972 it has become the property of the Municipality of Sassuolo.
Sassuolo - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Ducale The ducal palace of Sassuolo was built in 1458, at the behest of the Marquis of Ferrara Borso d'Este. In 1599 it passed to the Este, who carried out a series of restorations, transforming it into a summer residence. Of particular charm is the main floor of the building, which is furnished in Emilian Baroque style.
Modena - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Ducale The Doge's Palace dates back to 1634 wanted by Francesco I d'Este on a project by Bartolomeo Avanzini. Inside you can admire the beautiful ballroom, the throne room and the golden sitting room. Today it is home to the Military Academy.
Formigine - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Formigine The Castle of Formigine was built in the twelfth century in a strategic position and to defend the territory. Historical information on the existence of the Castle is starting from 1201, the year in which it is mentioned as a fortress built by the Municipality of Modena. The current form of the building is due to the restoration work carried out in 1405.
Vignola - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Vignola The Castle of Vignola, also known as the Fortress, was built in 1963 but there is no certain information. Today it is considered one of the identifying symbols of the Vignolese. The castle can be visited today according to set times.
Zocca - Walls, towers and gates Torre Rangoni The Rangoni Tower dates back to the thirteenth-century, and is also the oldest building in the village of Zocca. It was recently donated to the City Council by the Marquises Rangoni, after being restored. The Tower is part of the ancient Fortress that preserves traces of the drawbridge and the perimeter walls of the time.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Monastero dei Benedettini The current structure is the work of an extension, which occurred during 1500, of a previous structure dating from the late tenth century. The facade has a seventeenth-century portal inside and you can see the cloister of the Levant.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Duomo Erected in memory of the fallen of the First World War. In the crypt on the pillars and on the walls are carved the names of 7,300 fallen Modenese during the First World War.
Modena - Monuments La Ghirlandina The Ghirlandina tower, protected by Unesco as an artistic heritage of humanity, dates back to 1261. In Gothic style it is so called for the double round of railings that they surround it as garlands.
Formigine - Parks and nature reserves Parco Villa Gandini The Park of Villa Gandini extends over an area of 106,266 square meters. The area is closely linked to the history and events of the Villa. The Park was built in the years between 1871 and 1978, by Count Luigi Alberto Gandini according to the style of English gardens.
Modena - Theaters Teatro Storchi The theater which retains its original structure, was named after Gaetano Storchi, from Modena a merchant who financed its construction. It has a rich program from the theater season, and many initiatives offered to the public.
Modena - Theaters Teatro delle Passioni This theater is dedicated to prose. It is part together with Teatro Storchi of ERT Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione, Public Regional Teatro Stabile.
Spilamberto - Museums Museo del Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena The Museum of Traditional Balsamic of Modena was built on 24 November 2002 by the Association “Consorteria of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar”. It aims to promote tradition and everything that has to do with this traditional product. All the items on display can be touched by hand and are characterized by the aroma of vinegar.
Modena - Museums Galleria Estense Here are exposed works of art of property of the Dukes of Este and a collection of works that has been acquired later. Among the most precious art collections in Europe, many collections are works from the Emilian school of the XIV-XVIII century.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Carlo Built in 1664 by the ducal architect Bartolomeo Avanzini, today used as an auditorium. Inside there are paintings from the most important artists of the '600 Modena.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Giorgio The design of the present church built in the seventeenth is attributed to Gaspare Vigarani. The interior has a Greek cross with a a central dome and the high altar of 1666 in polychrome marbles by Antonio Loraghi.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista It rises on the western side of Piazza Matteotti, and was originally dedicated to St. Michael. It was rebuilt in the sixteenth century and in accordance with the present appearance in 1723 and designed by Gerolamo Frigamelica Roberti.
Modena - Streets and Squares Piazza Grande The main square which UNESCO included as a World heritage site and includes most of the important buildings and monuments. Few of the most important buildings in Italy can be founded here such as the University, founded in 1175, which houses over 3000 manuscripts and other historical volumes, 25 libraries and 16 cinemas among others.
Modena - Theaters Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti Opened in 1841 as " Teatro dell’Illustrissima Comunità". In 2007, one month from the death of the great tenor from Modena, it was known as "Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti. " It hosts concerts, operas and ballets.
Modena - Museums Museo Astronomico e Geofisico The Astronomical and Geophysical Museum of Modena was founded in 1826, by decree of Duke Francesco IV d'Este. The Museum represents an example of scientific study from the period from 1820 to 1920, hosting ancient astronomical, meteorological and geophysical instruments. Newtonian telescopes from the nineteenth century were used in the same premises. Currently, the museum is closed for restoration.
Modena - Museums Museo Civico d'Arte The Civic Museum of Art was established in 1962, after the division of the Civic Museum of the 800, into an archaeological-ethnological museum and a historical-artistic museum. Inside, it preserves works that testify and document the culture of the city from the Xll to the twentieth century.All the material collected is the result of private donations, including paintings, sculptures, instruments musical, scientific instruments, ceramics and glass. Of great interest, is the Giuseppe Graziosi Gipsoteca, which preserves a collection of plastic and graphic works.
Modena - Museums Museo Civico Archeologico Etnologico The museum was founded in 1871. The ethnological section preserves the collections of Carlo Boni from New Guinea, Pre-Columbian Peru, South America, Africa and Asia. Later, other materials were pooled, donations of scholars and travelers in Modena.
Modena - Museums Museo Civico del Risorgimento The Civic Museum of the Risorgimento was built in 1893 and was transferred several times. Only in 1924, it was permanently placed in the Palazzo dei Musei. The collection supports many works that belong to the Risorgimento. The works that stand out most are those concerning the wars of the twentieth century, in particular the Italian-Turkish War and the First World War. In the 90s, the Museum was closed and the materials were transferred to the Civic Museum of Art.
Forli' - Walls, towers and gates Torre Civica It's one of the symbols of Forli. Also known as the Municipal Tower or Clock Tower, this tower dominates the Communal Palace, in the heart of the city. Built on the ruins of a building from Roman times, it was remodeled and enlarged several times. Destroyed by the retreating nazis in 1944, it was rebuilt in the mid-seventies.
Forli' - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca di Ravaldino Also known as Rocca di Caterina Sforza, looks like a fortress of medieval origin (although it was remodeled during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries). After being under siege for a long period, in January 12, 1500, the Rock fell at the hands of Cesare Borgia. As a result, Caterina Sforza, was taken prisoner and brought to Rome. La Rocca is accessible from Via della Rocca or Via Giovanni dalle Bande Nere.
Forli' - Walls, towers and gates Porta schiavonia At the northern entrance of Forli (right in front of the Montone River), stands the only city gate belonging to the ancient city walls, which has reached us. Documented already at the end of the thirteenth century, the Gate was demolished and rebuilt several times over the centuries. Made according to the Baroque taste, it is characterized by the presence of a monumental round arch.
Forli' - Museums Pinacoteca Melozzo Located in Piazza Guido da Montefeltro (at the museum complex of San Domenico). It's famous for exposing the Flask with flowers, attributed to Tommaso Salini and defined "the most beautiful painting in the world" by Antonio Paolucci.
Forli' - Museums Armeria Albicini Located in Corso della Repubblica, it's a major museum that bears the name of the family that gave the town its fine collection of weapons. The collection consists of more than four hundred pieces (some of them dating back to the fifteenth century). You can admire: pikes, halberds, maces, muskets, crossbows, and chain mail. Remarkable is the armor belonged to Brunora II Zampeschi
Forli' - Museums Pinacoteca Civica Inaugurated in 1838, is an important driver of the Civic Museums of Forlì and is housed in Piazza Guido da Montefeltro (at the museum complex of San Domenico). Named after Melozzo degli Ambrogi, is divided into twenty rooms and houses works of great artists such as Domenichino, Guercino, Francesco Menzocchi, Livio Modigliani and Lorenzo di Credi.
Forli' - Museums Collezione "G. Verzocchi" In Corso della Repubblica, it is also known by the name of Galleria Verzocchi - The work in contemporary painting. The collection is unique and special, as it focuses on the theme of work. The entrepreneur Giuseppe Verzocchi, in fact, in the second after the war, asked about seventy Italian painters to create a work inspired by the world of work. You can also admire works by Guttuso, Carrà and Giorgio De Chirico.
Forli' - Museums Museo Archeologico A. Santarelli Important civic museum of archaeological nature formed in the second half of the nineteenth century by Antonio Santarelli. The exhibition hosts important archaeological finds and allows you to understand the dynamics of the population of the province of Forlì from the Lower Paleolithic to the seventh century.
Forli' - Museums Museo Etnografico "B. Pergoli" Inaugurated in the 1922 (after the Romagna combined exposures of 1921) and it represents one of the oldest Italian museums in the material culture. Visiting it means taking a trip into the past, discovering timeless traditions and aculture of a country which is now lost. It's divided into two separate sites, but it is currently open only to the section located at "Palazzo Merenda" in Corso della Repubblica.
Cesena - Monuments Salone degli Incanti - Ex Pescheria A large area of over 500 square meters in Via Pescheria, a road that takes its name from the original destination of the building which, today, houses a Gallery home to several art and photographic exhibitions in the city. The environment of the former fish market gives the place a really wonderful and unique aspect.
Cesena - Museums Museo della Miniera It's located at Formignano, on the foothills hills outside the city of Cesena, in the area of a sulfur mine which had been closed for years. This mine and its relative village are at the heart of the project, in progress, which aims to reconstruct the process of extraction of minerals and their processing was being done once in the mines. Waiting for the project to be finalized, today, is set up an exhibition composed of photos and documents that bear witness to what was the daily life of the miners and their families.
Cesena - Museums Pinacoteca Comunale It's located at the Centro Culturale San Biagio in the complex of the same name. Inside you will find several paintings on wood and canvas, but also sculptures dating from the late middle ages, mostly of them sourced from the region. Also interesting is the contemporary section named after Luigi Veronesi, abstract painter of which are exhibited several works alongside those of artists such as Guttuso, Cagli, Schifani and many others.
Cesena - Museums Museo del Teatro Located at the Teatro Bonci, is the place where you preserve the memory of the centuries-old tradition of music and theater in the city of Cesena. Posters, playbills, drawings and photographs, costumes, sets, video recordings ... the part of the Archive is really complete and documented, while among the most curious aspects are to report the stage machinery used to produce visual and sound effects before the advent of technology.
Cesena - Museums Museo di Scienze Naturali Located at the Loggetta Venetiaziana and the Torrione of Piazza Zangheri, the museum compares historical and contemporary exhibits that allow immediate assessment of the evolution that in the last hundred years have had the flora and fauna of the territory of Cesena. The home of the museum is very charming, in a building that opens onto the square and the Rocca offer picturesque views of the city.
Cesena - Museums Archivio dell'Immagine Located in the Centro Cinema Città in Cesena, holds many archives of characters linked to the cinema, television and photography. Many subjects and original screenplays, as well as photographs of the scene, often donated by filmmakers and professionals so that they are made ??available to scholars and fans.
Cesena - Museums Museo Archeologico It's located at the Chiostro of San Francesco and exposes some of the finds from archaeological excavations on the area of Cesena. For the majority are Roman, but there are testimonies of the prehistoric period as well as that of humanism. Of particular value are the silver plates of the fourth century and the ceramics of the malatestan era.
Cesena - Museums Raccolta d'Arte Votiva A museum that consists of about 700 valuable ex-votive tablets : a striking testimony to the faith of the people of Cesena to the Vergine del Monte which is dedicated to the Abbey of Santa Maria del Monte, located on the hill Spaziano. The exhibits range from the fifteenth century to the present time, but they are continuing to rise, cause of the continuing of the tradition even today.
Cesena - Walls, towers and gates Porta Santi Another Door that remains of the seven that dotted the ancient city walls of Cesena. The current neo-classical architectural characteristics are those given to the monument by Curzio Brunelli, who brought forward the reconstruction in 1819.
Cesena - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Ridotto Medieval building with a characteristic aspect, its construction dates back to 1400, although several elements, such as the bell tower, have been modified and restored in the eighteenth century. Of these years is also the interesting facade, built by Cosimo Morelli on behalf of Pope Pius VI. The building today is the seat of the municipal art Gallery in the city, home for temporary exhibitions and conferences.
Cesena - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Comunale Also called Albornoz Palace, named after the Spanish Cardinal Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz which began its construction in the fourteenth century, the building as it is today is the result of the union of two old buildings: the Public Palace and the Palace of the Governor. Overlooking the Piazza del Popolo, are kept within the original eighteenth-century furnishings of fine workmanship. Of particular impact those that adorn the so-called Hall of Mirrors.
Cesena - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Malatestiana Building constructed immediately behind the town, that had a troubled genesis, in the course of the century necessary for its realization, its appearance has changed several times. The building plan is roughly pentagonal, is characterized by five towers that identify immediately the military character of the complex, used, later, as a prison until 1969. The view of the city of Cesena is exceptional, which can be enjoyed from its superior walkways.
Cesena - Theaters Teatro Alessandro Bonci Building erected in the mid of the 1800s, is presented with a neoclassical facade, elegant but not opulent. It is built on the ancient noble theater Spada and, after a long negotiation for its purchase and presentation of the project, entrusted to Vincenzo Ghinelli, its construction took place very quickly over a period of three years. It is characterized by a classic semi-circular auditorium and five tiers of boxes, and the last of them which is entirely reserved for the gallery.
Cesenatico - Beaches Spiaggia libera delle Tamerici Among the various beaches of the seafront in Cesenatico, the Tamerici's beach is a free beach in which they were planted Tamarisk trees that grow in the Mediterranean maquis. These trees were pruned in the shape of umbrella to shelter from the sun. The walkways, locker rooms and showers were built in all eco-friendly material.
Cesenatico - Museums Museo della Marineria The Maritime Museum, founded in 1983, offers a display of objects that have characterized the history of seafaring in the course of history. The museum is divided into two sections: the Land Section and the float. The first offers an interesting information related to the traditional navy of High and Middle Adriatic while the second section contains 10 sailboats and 2 fishing boats and other objects related to seafaring.
Cesenatico - Museums Antiquarium The Antiquarium was built in the seventies and is located in the Maritime Museum. Inside archaeological objects found in the surrounding areaare placed. One room is devoted to the two forts, now destroyed, the Fortress and the Tower of Pretoria, which for centuries dominated the landscape of Cesenatico.
Cesenatico - Monuments Grattacielo di Cesenatico The skyscraper is located in Cesenatico on the Adriatic coast. Today is the reference point on the horizon for the entire topographic Riviera. Built in 1958, it was, until 1960, the tallest skyscraper in Italy, until the construction of the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan.
Cesenatico - Streets and Squares Piazza Ciceruacchio Ciceruacchio Square is a square lovely and lively characterized by a profile of tiles of different colors that highlight the plan of a tower, which was destroyed during the Napoleonic Wars. In this square are often organized various events.
Cesenatico - Ports Porto-Canale The Leonardesco Port of Cesenatico is one of the most important monuments of the city. The port-channel was built in the sixteenth century from the original drawing by Leonardo da Vinci on the basis of a pre-existing port channel. Along the canal you will find important monuments and the Maritime Museum.
Ostellato - Castles, palaces and mansions Delizia del Verginese Country castle of the Estensi of Ferrara. Today the site of the Archaeological Museum of the Territory. The castle can also be reached by bicycle thanks to the cycle-tourist route from the Pieve di San Vito (year 1000) to the Roman necropolis of Voghenza.
Ostellato - Natural Areas Vallette di Ostellato - Oasi del Parco del Delta Wetland of natural interest organized and accessible by car, bike, on foot. Repopulation area of more than 150 different bird species, shot fishing competition field and capfishing, home of the 2011 fishing world championships.
Codigoro - Museums Museo Pomposiano The Pomposiano Museum is located in what constituted the dormitory of the Monastery of Pomposa. The exhibition includes various inscriptions, stuccoes and marbles belonging to the ancient Church built between the 7th and 8th centuries.
Argenta - Museums Museo delle Valli di Argenta The present appearance of the Museum is the result of a series of restorations that ended in 2007. Inside there is a historical naturalistic collection, composed of objects and testimonies that document the evolution of the natural environment and the interventions of man in an area characterized by waters. The Museum is open to the public and available to all interested parties.
Argenta - Museums Museo della Bonifica The Museum was inaugurated in 2002, although work began in 1994. This is a reclamation process that made several changes to the surrounding area. The Museum is located in a water supply plant. The rooms are well maintained with Art Nouveau architecture and special decorative objects.
Cento - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca di Cento The Rocca di Cento is one of the oldest monuments in the area. The construction of the castle dates back to 1382-1387 by the architect Antonio di Vincenzo and by the will of the bishop of Bologna. It is a defensive military structure and is surrounded by a very large and beautiful garden full of flowers and green trees. Today it represents a place of culture and entertainment.
Ferrara - Monuments Casa di Ludovico Ariosto At number 2 of Via Ariosto, we find a simple red-brick building. We are talking about the house that hosted the last years of the famous poet of Orlando Furioso. Inside it houses a small museum. You can admire some everyday objects belonging to Ludovico Ariosto and a fine copy of the work “Orlando Furioso” illustrated by Gustave Doré.
Ferrara - Monuments Casa Romei In via Savonarola we find a superb example of late medieval and Renaissance architecture. It was built during the 15th century and, over the years, it also incorporated the nearby “Convent of Corpus Christi”. It features a grand courtyard of honor and lavish halls. The main floor of the house, you can admire a beautiful apartment used by Cardinal Hippolytus II d'Este. Since 1953 it has been home to a museum.
Ferrara - Museums Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea The museum was inaugurated in 1998 following the donation of Manlio by Franca Malabotta, which enriches the collection of 200 works of Filippo de Pisis already owned by the museum, creating the largest public collection of the painter from Ferrara.
Ferrara - Museums Museo Civico di Storia Naturale In Via Filippo de Pisis, not far from the Estense Castle. It houses thousands of finds divided into the various sections dedicated to geology, paleontology and zoology and is $completed by an ecology station. The exhibition path “Environment Earth”, dedicated to environmental diversity and to the evolution of planet earth is valuable.
Ferrara - Museums Museo Archeologico Nazionale Housed on the main floor of Palazzo Costabili, known as “Lodovico il Moro” - in Via XX Settembre. It houses valuable findings of the highest workmanship of the Etruscan city of Spina, sets from symposium from Athenian origin. The large penthouse vases and the upper Adriatic ceramics are notable. The Sala degli Ori is splendid.
Ferrara - Museums Museo Anatomico "G. Tumiati" An important university museum based in Via Fossato di Mortara, 64/B, is divided into various sections dedicated to osteology, dissectory anatomy of muscles and to the human body in general. It also houses a collection of work tools including microscopes, foot drills and knives.
Ferrara - Museums Museo dell'Illustrazione Also known as MIL or Center for Studies on Image Reproduced, it was founded in June 1992, to safeguard, protect and preserve materials, otherwise, destined for oblivion. The museum's heritage is valuable. We remember the sketches by Mario Pompei and the terracotta casts created by Gustavino to illustrate “The Confessions of an Italian” and “The Betrothed”.
Ferrara - Museums Museo Geo-Paleontologico In Corso Ercole I d'Este 32. Housed at Palazzo Turchi in Bagni (already home of some university departments of Ferrara) it is dedicated to Piero Leonardi. It houses a valuable collection divided into 4 sections: Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleontology of Invertebrates, Human Paleontology and Prehistory and Historical Geology. There you can admire interesting specimens of vertebrates, skeletal remains, fossils and reconstructions.
Ferrara - Museums Museo "G. Boldini" e Museo dell'Ottocento In Corso Porta Mare, 9, we find two important exhibition centers in Ferrara. The Giovanni Boldini museum is dedicated to one of the greatest European portraitists of the 19th century. The Museum of the Nineteenth Century, is instead dedicated to the great protagonists of the nineteenth century and houses valuable paintings and sculptures. Currently, museums are closed.
Ferrara - Museums Museo della Cattedrale The museum, housed in the former Church of San Romano, displays the works of value that belonged to the Cathedral and to the churches of the Diocese; real gem are the organ doors depicting the Annunciation and St George by Cosme Tura.
Ferrara - Museums Museo Ebraico The Jewish Museum of Via Mazzini is located in the heart of the medieval city, near the Duomo and the Castello Estense. This road was part of the ghetto, where, from 1627 to 1859, Jews were segregated from the rest of the population.
Ferrara - Theaters Teatro Nuovo It is located in the historic center of Ferrara, close to Castello Estense. The buildingdates back to the '20s, and preserves the late Art Nouveau style in interior decoration.An acoustic worthy of note makes it ideal for concerts.
Ferrara - Museums Museo del Risorgimento e della Resistenza In Corso Ercole I D'Este. It collects and preserves precious testimonies of the Risorgimento era (which, among other things, saw protagonists, several Ferrara patriots). During the 1950s it was expanded with the section dedicated to the delicate historical period of the Resistance. You can admire collections of uniforms, weapons and flags.
Argenta - Castles, palaces and mansions Delizia di Benvignante Benvignante's Delight was built at the behest of the Este in the 15th century. The building is in Renaissance style and has had several owners, who in turn left their tracks on the structure, for example the coat of arms of Luigi Gulinelli above the entrance. Currently, the complex is not open to the public due to lack of renovations.
Ferrara - Parks and nature reserves Orto botanico dell'Università di Ferrara Housed in the gardens of Palazzo Turchi in Bagno it was founded for academic purposes in 1771 (with the name of Giardino dei Simplici). It consists of three greenhouses and hosts tropical and subtropical species. The section dedicated to rare aquatic plants and the Japanese garden are notable.
Ferrara - Theaters Teatro Comunale di Ferrara A selection of high quality in which the classical repertoire is joined to the contemporary world. The prevailing drama are, dance, opera, concerts, children's theater, for over 160 performances each year.
Ferrara - Museums Palazzina di Marfisa d'Este Beautiful historic building considered one of the most brilliant examples of stately residence of the sixteenth century. Built in 1559, during the twentieth century it was recovered and used as a museum. Inside you can admire: the Hall of Businesses (and its wonderful ceiling made by the Bastianino), the Banquet Hall (with suggestive scenes from an Amazons Battle) and the Hall of the Fireplace (dominated by a monumental-sized fireplace dating back to the 16th century).
Ferrara - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Schifanoia Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara’s most famous palace that was built in 1385 and end with a visit to the magnificent Salone dei Mesi, painted by the best. The palace has also other rooms with a collection of medieval and ancient.
Imola - Walls, towers and gates Porta Montanara The Montanara Gate was part of the four access gates of Imola when the city walls were built, by the Signoria dei Manfredi. The name of the door comes from its location as it was located towards the hilly part of the city. The structure was square with the sides crowned by Ghibelline battlements.
Imola - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di San Cassiano The Cathedral of San Cassiano was built between 1187 and 1271, and inside it, the remains of San Cassiano are preserved. Due to static problems, the building was rebuilt on a project by Cosimo Morelli in 1763. The current façade is also the result of the architect Morelli who designed it in 1850. Of great beauty we find above the altar the wooden Crucified Christ of the fifteenth century and some canvases such as “The Exaltation of the Cross” by Angelo Gottarelli.
Imola - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Sforzesca The Rocca Sforzesca was erected in the 13th century and is located in the historic center of Imola. The oldest parts such as the arched portal with pointed sixth, the terrace and one of the towers with a rectangular plan are still preserved. In the second half of the 15th century, some structures were added, including the gunships with emblems of the Sforza lordship and residential environments. Between the 16th and 20th century it was used as a prison. Currently, the interiors that preserve different materials from the time of the noble Milanese family can be visited.
Castel del Rio - Bridges Ponte a Schiena d' Asino The Donkey Back Bridge of Castel del Rio was built around the fifteenth century on commission by Obitzo Alidosi to master Andrea Gurrieri. The Bridge symbolized the power and solidity of the Alidosi family and presented itself with a structure called “donkey back” with its 42 meters arch. Inside, five rooms were built used by the guards for the collection of gabelles.
Bologne - Museums Mambo - Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna MAMbo is visual culture and experimentation available to young contemporaries. MAMbo tracks with its permanent collection the history of contemporary Italian and international art.
Bologne - Museums Pinacoteca Nazionale Located in the same historic building that houses the Academy of Fine Arts.It offers a broad overview of Emilian painting from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century,with works by Carracci,Giotto,Vitale da Bologna,Raphael,Guido Reni,Parmigianino.
Bologne - Museums Galleria d'Arte Moderna Headquarters of the Galleria d'Arte Moderna Institute in Bologna, also known as MAMbo, set up inside the restored former bread oven, which with its 9500 square meters of exhibition traces art from post-war years to this day.
Bologne - Museums Museo Civico Archeologico Inside Palazzo Galvani, the Museum is the merger of the University Museum and the Municipal Museum in the archaeological field. The University Museum transferred the collection of antiques by Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, the Egyptian ones by Ulysses Aldrovandi and Ferdinando Cospi; the Municipality instead gave away the findings of the Etruscan tombs, the Palagio Pelagi collection, and private donations from citizens.
Bologne - Museums Museo Aldovrandi The collection of 'natural things' by Ulysses Aldrovandi, which reaches 18,000 units and 7,000 species of dried plants, as well as its encyclopedia in 13 volumes on 'Natural History', and the 14 personal cabinets and Pinacoteche, since 1617, had been preserved in the Palazzo Pubblico where they remained until 1742, when they were transferred to Palazzo Poggi.
Bologne - Museums Museo Civico del Risorgimento Established in 1893 to inculcate the values of the municipality to all citizens, set up on the ground floor of Casa Carducci, looks at the story that goes from 1796, the year of the arrival of the French in Bologna, until the first World War, with the eyes of the city of Bologna.
Bologne - Museums MAGI '900 - Museo delle eccellenze artistiche e storiche The entrepreneur and collector Pietro Bargellini, in Pieve di Cento, producing a careful restoration of ancient silos for the storage of wheat, inaugurated in 2000 this museum with 4000 square meters on six floors. It is a very important private collection of over 2000 works carefully selected by the owner.
Bologne - Museums Museo Apistico The museum inside the CRA, preserves a huge number of tools, tools, wooden models of apiaries typical of the various Italian agricultural areas, hives of the nineteenth and twentieth century. Since 2008, the Center has also preserved the library of Oddo Marinelli, a lawyer and a beekeeping enthusiast, who has collected more than 800 volumes in the sector, so much so that his collection made the room pick up that it houses the name of 'bee room'.
Bologne - Museums Museo delle Navi e delle Antiche Carte Geografiche Inside Palazzo Poggi, among the many Museums and Libraries, the Museum of Ships houses naval models of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with relative geographical maps. Very special are the wall papers engraved on copper and richly decorated with allegories, human figures and animals.
Bologne - Theaters Teatro Comunale di Bologna In Largo Respighi, the Municipality of Bologna, following the destruction of the old theater commissioned Antonio Galli Bibiena to design a large theater in full Baroque style. Since that moment, numerous and great artists have set the scene of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, which has always been synonymous with excellence.
Bologne - Museums Museo degli Studenti e della Goliardia The Alma Mater, the oldest university in Europe, the first headquarters of the student university, organized within it this Museum that wants to retrace the path of the history of the student world, through 23 windows, 18 monitors, paintings, sculptures, books, illuminated codes, newspapers. It also owns a database containing all graduates from 1380 to 2005 to the present day.
Bologne - Museums Museo Paleontologico The Museum was founded in the 19th century in a former hospital clinic from Bologna. After several renovations and renovations, today's headquarters was inaugurated in 2003, divided into 4 main sections: the area where the fossil finds are kept; the Whale and Elephant Hall; Hall of the Whales and Elephants; birds and ichthyosaurs; room of the diplodocus, a 26-meter dinosaur.
Bologne - Museums Museo Storico Didattico della Tappezzeria Cavalier Vittorio Zironi, master tapestries, decided to found this museum in Bologna. Initially aimed at upholstery fabrics, it began to evolve also to the clothes of clothing, ceremonial dresses, sacred vestments. The restoration of Villa Spada allowed the installation on the three floors of the villa by dividing the exhibition conceptually by type.
Bologne - Museums Specola e Museo di Astronomia Specola is an eighteenth-century tower of Palazzo Poggi, from which astronomical observations were carried out between the '700 and 800. Today, the Museum is set up in the tower, and there are also the Department of Astronomy and the Observatory. The Museum collects above all the instruments used for observations at the time as well as numerous curious objects.
Bologne - Museums Museo della preistoria "Luigi Donini" In San Lazzaro di Savena, the Museum opens its windows to prehistory, its settings and the first human populations. Organized on 500 square meters of area, the museum is divided into thematic areas, offers fossil and archaeological finds, as well as life-size dioramic reconstructions.
Bologne - Museums Museo del Patrimonio Industriale Along the Navile, in the former Galotti furnace where from 1887 bricks with Hoffman oven were produced, since 1990 a museum has been set up with a ground floor that illustrates the history of technical education between the 1800s and '900; on the first floor we move “From excellence to the future” with contemporary technologies; on the second floor the history of Bolognese production from the fourteenth century to the present day.
Ozzano dell'Emilia - Museums Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica The National Institute for Wildlife has several locations, but the most important is that of Ozzano dell'Emilia, in Bologna. He is tasked with protecting the environmental goods composed of wild animals, analyzing their way of life, evolution and relationships with other local animals. In the Institute we find a post-university qualification school on biology and wildlife conservation and work teaching courses for the coordination of wild animals for graduated technicians.
Castel del Rio - Museums Museo della Guerra The War Museum was established in 1978 inside the Alidosi Palace. The museum site houses about 1600 pieces and a complete library of 1500 volumes. It is divided into several sections that address the themes of the Great War and World War II, partisan activity and the deportation of the citizens of Castel Del Rio.
Bologne - Monuments Tempio di San Salvatore Church that originates in the first decade of the sixteenth century and is important for art as it is balanced between the Renaissance and Baroque, and is an element of mediation on the development of baroque. Inside, in the central nave there is a tombstone placed in the center of the floor in honor of the great artist: Guercino (as per his wish).
Marzabotto - Museums Museo Nazionale Etrusco "P. Aria" The National Etruscan Museum “P. Aria” is dedicated to Count Pompeo Aria who organized the core of the first museum collection. The exhibition is spread over four rooms where the nineteenth-century excavations and various architectural terraces coming from the various acropolis of the resort are exhibited.
Marzabotto - Archaeological Sites Citta' etrusco-celtica The ancient Etruscan city located in the Municipality of Marzabotto, was established in the 5th century BC. The city was discovered in 1551, by Friar Leandro Alberti, thanks to the discoveries of mosaics, coins, and ruins of ancient building structures. In the archaeological site there are some shops, the foundations of some buildings, the acropolis, two necropolis and some sacred places. Near the site is also the Etruscan Museum.
Casalecchio di Reno - Churches and places of worship San Martino The Church of San Martino was founded by the Martinian Friars in the 7th century at the foot of the Hill called Monte Castello. The construction, renovated several times over the centuries, owes the current accommodation to a project by Edoardo Collamarini, famous Bolognese architect.
Casalecchio di Reno - Parks and nature reserves Parco della Chiusa The Chiusa Park, also known as Talon Park. Since 1975 it has been owned by the city
Ravenna - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo di Teodorico When we talk about the Palazzetto of Teodorico, we want to indicate the architectural remains sites which are not far from the church of Sant 'Apollinare Nuovo. According to many researchers, the remains would belong to a guard or, in the opinion of others, an atrium-porch in front of the church dedicated to San Salvatore ad Calchi. At the round tower, you can admire the remains of some mosaic floors found during the archaeological excavations.
Ravenna - Monuments Mercato Coperto Located in Piazza Andrea Costa. Recognized for its great history and tradition, Mercato Storico is situated in an area full of trades. Designed in the nineteenth century, the market took was available only in the first decades of the twentieth century. Its projectation, in a classic style, was developed by the engineer Baroncelli. Opened in October of the '22 originally housed four pavilions.
Ravenna - Monuments Tomba di Dante Alighieri Located in Via Dante Alighieri, 9, in the heart of the city. There is the funerary monument erected in honor of the great poet who spent the last years of his life in the city of Ravenna. Commissioned by Cardinal Luigi Valenti Gonzaga to the architect Camillo Morigia, it was built between 1780 and 1781. The tomb, covered with marble and stuccoes, looks like a Roman sarcophagus. To be noted the beautiful bas relief dated 1483 and placed over the tomb.
Ravenna - Walls, towers and gates Porta Adriana It's located between Via Cavour and Piazza Baracca, practically close to the city center. Named from the Venetian podestà Giustiniani, Porta Giustiniana , was built, probably before year 1000. During 1545 it was moved and rebuilt in 1583. It was originally characterized by the presence of two semicircular towers embattled which stood on either side (later replaced by the two square bastions).
Ravenna - Walls, towers and gates Porta Nuova Built in the sixteenth century, was further enhanced by precious marbles of the Golden Gate (now demolished). Closed during the first dominion of Venice (to prevent access to the road that led to Rimini), was restored in 1653 and called at first Porta Pamphilia and then Porta Garibaldi.
Ravenna - Walls, towers and gates Porta Sisi It's located in the southern part of Ravenna, at the bottom of Via Mazzini and Via Castel S. Pietro. Has uncertain origin, already appears in some documents of the tenth century. Altered in the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it's of brick, Embellished with two columns of granite is completed by capitals of the doric order. To be noted the bezel from the wrought-iron gate of the monastery of San Vitale.
Ravenna - Walls, towers and gates Torre Civica Located in Via Paolo Costa. Built in the twelfth century, it was called tower of Beccai for a long time, because of the butchers' shops that filled this corner of the city. With its almost forty meters of height, it was the highest of the city's towers built by the gentry. The tower, is characterized by a particularly inclination, due to the landslide underground soil.
Ravenna - Museums Museo Arcivescovile Located in Piazza Arcivescovado, it's housed in the ancient palace of the Arcivescovado di Ravenna. It houses various works of art and artifacts from the ancient cathedral and from other important buildings which were destroyed. It's famous for hosting the famous ivory throne of Maximian, built by byzantine artists over the course of the sixth century. It's completed from the Chapel of St. Andrew, an important early christian oratory.
Ravenna - Museums Museo Dantesco Located in Via Dante Alighieri, it's housed at the Centro Dantesco dei Frati Minori, not far from the tomb of the great poet. Opened in 1921 (to celebrate the six hundredth anniversary of Dante's death) exposes the iconography of Dante through busts, icons and paintings. The exhibition is complemented by interesting multimedia material.
Ravenna - Museums Museo Nazionale It's situated in Via San Vitale, 17, located in the cloisters of the former Benedictine monastery. It Exhibits a valuable collection dedicated to the minor arts (involves certain funeral steles, different archeological findings and a unique collection of fabrics), as well as a series of fourteenth-century frescoes dedicated to Santa Chiara.
Ravenna - Theaters Teatro Alighieri Located in Via Mariani Angelo, 2. The project started in September 1840. Inaugurated on the evening of May 15, 1852, is characterized by the theater hall, with a traditionally semi-elliptical shape and for the neo-classical style. Currently it's the hearth of the cultural program of the city.
Ravenna - Walls, towers and gates Porta Serrata Located at the beginning of Via Roma it's the gateway that provides access to the northern part of the city. Called also Porta Anastasia and Porta Cybo is already documented in 1235. It comes in brick, with fine inlays of Istrian stone and marble. Its arch is outlined by a fine ashlar complemented by a key that recalls the greek triglyphs.
Ravenna - Churches and places of worship Battistero Neoniano One of the oldest monuments of the city, known for the beautiful mosaic of the dome, built at the behest of Bishop Neon.
Ravenna - Churches and places of worship Duomo di Ravenna The Cathedral of Ravenna or Basilica Ursina is certainly the most important sacred building in the city, built by Gianfranco Buonamici in the 18th century. The structure holds faith in the ancient cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Resurrection. In fact, this had a semicircular apse on the outside, and polygonal inside, as well as the current structure. Inside it is possible to admire beautiful frescoes and two early Christian sarcophagi. Very characteristic is the cylindrical bell tower outside the Duomo that dates back to the eleventh century.
Ravenna - Monuments Mausoleo di Teodorico Characterized by the particular shape of the dome, which, as confirmed by careful studies, is made with a single, heavy block of Istrian stone.
Ravenna - Churches and places of worship Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo Built in the 6th century AD at the behest of Emperor Theodoric,it is characterized by a cylindrical bell tower and the rich mosaic decoration, unravelling the whole length of the nave and the apse, which are so inundated with light and color.
Ravenna - Churches and places of worship Basilica di San Vitale A beautiful octagonal structure built in the 6th century AD, in which we can admire the beautiful mosaic panels by the Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora, who are represented here richly dressed in luxurious clothes and jewelry.
Ravenna - Monuments Mausoleo di Galla Placidia Built in the 5th century AD to host the sister of Honorius after his death, which keeps inside the oldest mosaic cycle in the city, best known for the bright starry sky.
Bologne - Monuments Casa Carducci It is a very old structure that dates back to the sixteenth century, is located between the platform of the ancient city walls between Porta Maggiore and Porta di Santo Stefano. Following the spiral staircase you arrive to visit the poet's room and in the garden we find the statue representing Giosuè Carducci. In the immense library there are very rare texts to be found on colleagues, poets and authors.
Bologne - Museums Museo Civico Medievale Inside the Palazzo Ghisilardi- Fava, the Museum has been housed since 1985. It preserves the testimonies of the Middle Ages city from artisan artifacts to the bronze foil statue of Boniface VIII as well as the collections of bronzetti, such as the splendid Neptune by Giambologna. The museum closes an interesting collection of weapons, ivories and glasses, as well as numerous illuminated codes.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Torre Galluzzi Galluzzi is among the highest towers in the city. With its more than 30 meters it stands in the homonymous court, where it was once the common citizen. Today on the ground floor we find a bookcase, there is still the original door that stands at 6 meters high.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Ghisilardi Fava Commissioned by Bartolomeo Ghisilardi and designed by Zilio Montanari, it was erected between 1484 and 1491. The Palace is in line, at an architectural level with the style of Palazzo Bentivoglio; in the center of the courtyard there is a tower house prior to the construction of the same house, called the Tower of Acknowledgments. Today the palace houses the Medieval Civic Museum and the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, as well as the Carracci Fava Literary Cafe.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Malvezzi Campeggi Count and Marquis of Dozza, Cesare di Giovanni Malvezzi had this magnificent building built in 1522. The works carried out in all likelihood by Andrea and Giacomo Marchesi da Formigine, were completed in 1548. Originally, the building had a single floor with mezzanine, but in 1730 it was expanded by welcoming a large arms room. Today it is home to the Faculty of Law.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Felicini The palace born from the will of the Felicini family, has a facade marked by a portico with nine arches and pointed windows. It is said, even if there is no convincing evidence, that right here, Leonardo Da Vinci, accompanying the King of France, Francis I, began to design and paint the Mona Lisa.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Grassi Of medieval origin, Palazzo Grassi has a high historical and artistic façade marked by tall wooden stylates that emphasize the porch, while the upper floor is covered with red bricks. In ancient times it was owned by the Canons, and only in 1466 it was purchased by the Grassi family. In 1865 it passed to the state property pouring in very bad condition. It is now home to the Army Officers Club.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Fantuzzi The building commissioned by the Fantuzzi family, is distinguished by the presence of two elephants on the facade. The elephants reminded Hannibal, from which the family supported descending. The building covered in strong and provocative rusticated, the very square windows, make think of a paternity of the architect Serio, perhaps the only example of his architecture in the city. Instead, the interiors are designed by the architect Bartolomeo di Domenico Peruzzi, a wonderful example of a sixteenth-century residence.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo di Re Enzo His name is linked to King Enzo di Sardegna. It was built in 1245 as an extension of the buildings of the Palazzo del Podestà, but three years after its construction it became the home, until the death, of King Enzo. The facades of the building were completely restored in 2003, and overlook the homonymous square, Via Nettuno and Via Rizzoli.
Bologne - Museums Collezioni Comunali d'Arte In the Palazzo Comunale, where once were the apartments of the Cardinals Legati, a permanent exhibition is set up today founded in 1936, which preserves the collections of Pelagio Palagi, artist and collector, but also collections of private families and assets of religious institutions suppressed throughout history.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo della Mercanzia The palace overlooks the homonymous square, is also known as Palazzo del Carrobbio or Loggia dei Mercanti. Work on its construction was completed in 1391. The building was intended to host the Merchants' Forum, with the court attached. It appears as a set of styles, from Lombard to Gothic to classicism - naturalistic. The upper floors can be reached via a staircase built in 1857, when the building underwent a general renovation, with the redistribution of the interior spaces.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dei Notai Built already in 1381 by the Order of Notaries, who wanted a monumental building to place their headquarters. It stands in Piazza Maggiore, but only the front facade of the Basilica of San Petronio dates back to 1381, while the one overlooking the Palazzo d'Accursio was restored by Fioravanti in 1437.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dei Banchi The sixteenth-century palace executed on a project by Vignola is located in Via dell'Archiginnasio, it is the last in chronological sense erected in the Piazza. It was formerly home to currency changers. It appears with a façade of fifteen arches, of which two lead to the ancient streets of the Clavatures and the Pescherie.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Davia Bargellini The building was commissioned in 1638 by Camillo Bargellini and executed following Provaglia's project. It is one of the most monumental buildings located in Via Maggiore. The austerity of the building is interrupted by the Giants, two canvasons that side by side the entrance portal from which you access the large Baroque staircase that leads to the upper floor.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Boncompagni The dwelling of Ugo Boncompagni, then became Pope with the name of Gregory XIII, was supposed to be built on the design of Vignola between 1537 and 1545; in reality, in all probability it was designed by Mascarini. influenced by the Vignola not only for the installation of the building but also for the helical shape of the staircase.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Bolognini In Piazza Santo Stefano we find the first senatorium residence of the Bolognini family, commissioned in 1451 to the same architect of Palazzo Bentivoglio, Pagno by Lapo Portigiani da Fièsole. The portico is in Renaissance style with round arches with marble capitals. The façade appears decorated with sculptural heads all round. These are the fifteenth-century tradition in the pointed windows and the arches of the cornice.
Bologne - Parks and nature reserves Orto Botanico Bologna Managed by the University of Bologna, the botanical garden was founded by Ulysses Aldrovandi in 1568, becoming one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe. It contains about 5,000 samples from 1,200 different species
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Torre Scappi The name of the tower is traced back to the famous King Enzo and one of his many attempts to escape. During one of these, hidden inside a vat of wine, transported by a “Brentatone”, it was discovered by a woman who recognized the blonde crown of the king who was glimpsed from the basin. She began to shout to him “Run away, King Enzo escapes...” from there the title of the family, which survived until the early 1700s, and of the tower.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Torre Prendiparte Built by the homonymous family, it is also called “Crowned”, it was built in 1150. Symbol of power and strength of the family, it stood for over 58 meters as demonstrated by both the thickness and height of the base, and the thickness of the walls and its various shrinkages. Used since 1751 as a prison and torture chamber for crimes against religion.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Cassa Risparmio The palace is one of the first works by the architect Mengoni, built between 1868 and 1876. It looks like a sumptuous white building. The glossy white marble on the outside corresponds to an interior characterized primarily by the imposing staircase that leads to the upper floor that gives a wide breath to the spaces and volumes.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Caprara Performed on a design by Francesco Morandi who did not see the end of the works, the palace had to be almost finished in 1602. Outside with porch, covered in a typical Bolognese rusticated, corresponds to a sumptuous interior, both in the furnishings and in the decorative apparatus. Today it is used as a Public Office of the Prefecture.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Bentivoglio In San Donato street, today Via Zamboni, the space where the Municipal Theater stands, until 1507 was occupied by the grandiose Bentivoglio palace, which had 244 rooms.Called Domus Magna, it was home to Giovanni and Geneva in the richly frescoed rooms upstairs.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Stefano It was born from the end of Via Santo Stefano, at the intersection of the latter with the avenues. Dating back to the 13th century, in 1513, it was seriously damaged during the siege by heavy artillery blows and only part is still visible. There are also the two pillars and the large iron gate that limits their access accessible from the Margherita Gardens Park.
Bologne - Monuments Casa Isolani A beautiful civil construction of the thirteenth century, with a very long and very high porch that is supported by poles about nine meters high. It was realized between 1451 and 1455 with a style that denounces the transition between Gothic and Tuscan Renaissance. In the prospectus you can see the characteristic faces of six characters that are inserted in circular medallions. In the twentieth century, the prospectus was well renovated.
Bologne - Monuments Portico di San Luca It is the longest portico present in the city of Bologna, in fact it has a size of 3796 meters and consists of 666 arches, it was built in 1674 with the contribution of the entire citizenship. It is visible from a great distance even from much of the Bolognese territory and still today it is an exceptional chapter of architecture and urban planning and an authentic value, religious and civic.
Bologne - Hermitages Eremo di Ronzano Ronzano is the culmination of a hill that rises more or less at the same level as the Colle della Guardia where there is a famous convent that on the ground floor were built the refectory, the kitchen, premises service and the cellar. The north side is occupied by the church by the Chapter Hall. The remaining three sides, equipped with large windows, constitute the outer sides of the walking center on which the monk cells are located.
Bologne - Monuments Tombe dei Glossatori In them are preserved the remains of some of the first and most important professors of what was called the studium (university) in the Middle Ages, where Law stood out in Bologna. The term Glossatori because they commented on the texts of Roman law with explanatory additions in the margins, to make the contents of the steps under consideration clearer.
Bologne - Monuments Collegio di Spagna It is located at the University of Bologna and offers the functions of college to students from Spain. It was founded between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries. On the porch there is a fresco by Annibale Carracci, Bartolomeo Ramenghi and Camillo Procaccini. In 1980, restoration operations began, which lasted until 2011 and brought considerable changes, such as the elimination of false Gothic superstructures and the reproduction of new frescoes, such as the “Madonna of Humility”.
Bologne - Monuments Torresotto di San Vitale It is located at the intersection of Via San Vitale and Piazza Aldrovandi, it was born as the door of the penultimate circle of walls (also called the Circle of Treasures or Thousands), at the turn of the road. it also takes its name by Seraglio.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Porta Castiglione Called “circla”, it is one of the gates of the third walls of Bologna, it was built in 1250, it starts from the intersection of Via Castiglione and the avenues. Nearby is the Savena Canal that carried hydraulic energy throughout the city. It has been restored several times, but the works carried out between 2007 and 2009 brought it very similar to that of the past.
Bologne - Monuments Accademia Belle Arti Founded in 1711 by Pope Clement XI, it is structured on the model of the Académie Royal in Paris and that of Saint Luke, is located in the university area and is the largest and most important university of art in Italy. Inside there are classrooms for classes, great classrooms for conferences and actors of painting, sculpture and engraving for practical lessons, moreover on the ground floor we also find the theater.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Porta Lame It is also one of the doors of the third city walls of Bologna, starts from the end of Via Lame, from the intersection with Via Zanardi, and it was built for the first time in the thirteenth century. It was located near the port of the city of Bologna and the salara. It has been restored several times, but the works carried out between 2007 and 2009 brought it very similar to that of the past.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Porta Maggiore It is also one of the doors of the third city walls of Bologna, it is nicknamed “Porta Mazzini”. It is located east of the historic center at the exact point where this changes its name from Strada Maggiore to Via Mazzini. Built in the thirteenth century, it was for a long time the main entrance to the city. There were many restorations, but the definitive ones were those of 2007 that brought it back to its original state.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Porta Mascarella It is one of the doors of the third city walls of Bologna. It starts at the end of Via Mascarella, before the Stalingrad Bridge, and was built around 1300 on the road that led to Malalbergo and from there to Ferrara. During the year 1354, a drawbridge was mounted and in the first decade of the 2000s it was restored returning to its original appearance.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Donato Perhaps more known as Porta Zamboni, it is also part of the doors of the third walls of Bologna. Built in 1300, it features a number of university buildings and guards accommodation near it. Over the years it was restored returning to its original appearance only after 2000.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Felice Also called “Porta Saffi”, it is included between the doors of the third city walls of Bologna. It starts at the west end of the historic center, along the Via Emilia, at the point where this changes its name from Via San Felice to Via Aurelio Saffi. It was built in 1300 in brick, it was equipped in 1334 with fortress and drawbridge. After the restoration work in 2007 and 2009, Porta San Felice was brought back to the ancient splendors of the past.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Vitale It was built in 1286, in brick, it was born from the end of Via San Vitale, at the intersection with Via Massarenti. Of particular importance because it stood on the road axis for Ravenna. There were many restorations, but the definitive ones were those of 2009 that brought it back to its original state.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Porta Saragozza It rises at the intersection of Via Saragozza and the avenues, built in 1300 and after a few years a drawbridge was installed. From this construction also started the long portico that leads to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of San Luca, but for many years it was considered only as a secondary entrance. Restored from 2007 to 2009.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Torre Accursi (dell'Orologio) Also called the “Clock Tower”, because in the center there is a huge mechanical clock (still working today), positioned there since 1444. The name 'Accursio' from its creator, a law university student, who became a great jurist. At the end of the 1800s a major restoration was done and some small details (Renaissance parapet) were eliminated, replaced by bricks.
Bologne - Museums Museo di Zoologia Part of the University Museums, you can find ornithological collections, dioramas and trophies of Africa on the ground floor. Upstairs the Altobelli collection of reptiles, amphibians and mammals, as well as the most important animal groups. The most substantial donation comes from the Aldrovandi, Cospi and Marsili collections, that is, the initial one.
Bologne - Museums Museo Morandi The museum, housed in Palazzo d'Accursio, consists of 250 works including 61 paintings, 18 watercolors, 88 drawings, 79 etchings and two sculptures, there also is a reconstruction of Morandi's studio with a small collection of ancient art.
Bologne - Museums Museo Ducati In a spectacular setting, here is a collection of memorabilia that have marked the history of Ducati, founded in 1926, among which: the "Puppy" of the '40s, up to the new four-valve engine that has made Ducati win the Superbike championship.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Podestà It is erected as a building for the performance of public functions: mayor's and its officials offices.The present structure is very different from the original because the adjacent Palazzo Re Enzo was built later.
Bologne - Monuments Piazza Maggiore It is the main square of Bologna and is surrounded by the most important buildings of the medieval city, the oldest one is the Palazzo del Podestà that does not go beyond 1200. At the ends of the square are: the Palazzo Comunale, Palazzo del Podestà, the beautiful Basilica of San Petronio, and finally the Palazzo dei Banchi. The center of the square is formed by a pedestrian area called “the Crescentone”, built in 1934.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Torre degli Asinelli The authorship of the tower is very uncertain, while for dating the technique of thermoluminescence was used that dates back to 1020. According to many, the tower is named after the Asinelli family not because it was built by them, but because, in that period of strong tensions, it was entrusted to the Asinelli, who, after the end of the clashes, they got ownership of it.
Bologne - Fountains Fontana del Nettuno Also colloquially known as "the giant'' for his size, he wanted to symbolize the happy government of the newly elected Pope, and Borromeo's maternal uncle, Pius IV. Made in 1564 with the demolition of the houses and shops nearby.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Archiginnasio di Bologna Headquarters of the old university is now the seat of the Municipal Library Archiginnasio, the largest in Emilia-Romagna, which contains important texts of history, philosophy, politics and literature.
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Torri Gentilizie The symbolic monuments of the city are of medieval origin: the Asinelli Tower of 97.20 meters in height and Garisenda Tower, 48 meters high. The most leaning of the two, the Garisenda, was quoted by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo d'Accursio o Comunale Currently the Town Hall of Bologna, it is a collection of buildings that were merged over the centuries but was originally the home of Francesco Accursio, a lawyer and teacher of the law school in Bologna.
Bologne - Churches and places of worship Basilica di San Petronio Gothic and imposing, situated in Piazza Maggiore, is considered the fifth largest church in the world. Inside are some majestically decorated chapels. Dedicated to the patron saint of the city, its construction dates back to 1390
Bologne - Theaters Arena del Sole A well known theater in Bologna, by adults for its long tradition and by the young for the many events organized. As the inscription at the entrance reads, the Arena by Pietro Bonini, leather merchant, was born in July 1810.
Rimini - Adventure Parks Italia in Miniatura Italia in Miniatura is a theme park in Emilia-Romagna, founded in 1970 by Ivo Rambaldi. The central area of the park is home to over 270 scale reproductions of italian monuments, churches, palaces and squares. Around the nucleus there are many themed attractions.
Rimini - Adventure Parks Rivergreen Golf Rivergreen Golf is the first eco mini golf in Italy by the sea, surrounded by the green, lakes and waterfalls for a natural fun. Here there are two 18-hole courses in 6000 square meters of beautiful nature.
Rimini - Caves Grotte di Onferno The Onferno caves have a karst structure whose exploration belongs to 1916 and that belong to the Oriented Nature Reserve of Onferno. We proceed with a qualified guide, follow a path that leads to an underground canyon, continue at a main channel that leads to the various rooms and narrows, characterized by various conical bumps inhabited by at least 6 species of bats. For more information you can visit the website of the municipality of Rimini.
Santarcangelo di Romagna - Caves Grotte Tufacee The tufa caves of Santarcangelo pass under the Mount of Jupiter, the origin has not yet been discovered and not even their main function. These are reticles placed on several levels but, not all of them can be visited to the public as they are privately owned and used as real cellars.
Riccione - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Mussolini Initially called Villa Margherita, it bears the unmistakable name of the famous family that inhabited it. Located on Viale Milano 31, with a direct outlet to the beach, it was the house chosen by women Rachele for the summer holidays of the duce, knowing the passage of important statesmen and distinguished men visiting the fascist dictator. In 1997 it became the property of the Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini and assigned to the Municipality of Riccione on a free loan that made it available for exhibitions and exhibitions.
Riccione - Streets and Squares Viale Ceccarini Viale Ceccarini is the beating heart of the social life of Riccione: shopping street, events, fairs, wellness centers, the most varied restaurants, as well as the lush nightlife... many events that involve the city avenue during the summer: there are in fact concerts, shows, and the now famous “Pink Night” and the engaging “Festival del Sole”.
Riccione - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dei Congressi A state-of-the-art structure, for technology, image, communication... in favor of a well-organized, accessible and accessible city on foot, the PalaCongressi of Riccione has established itself as one of the most valuable European facilities for exclusive events.
Riccione - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Turismo It overlooks Piazzale Ceccarini, a strategic location and hosts the Department of Tourism. The Palace of Tourism is an unmissable stop, with its information points and its rooms open to exhibitions, events, congresses of all sorts that will provide interesting ideas for your stay.
Riccione - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Lodi Fe Small villa dating back to the 1920s, of which preserves the structure of chalets, as well as style and decorations. Built by the will of Decio Monti of Bologna, it later passed to the family of which it bears its name. It is located in the Pope John Paul II Park and is currently owned by the Municipality of Riccione, becoming the seat of the Ilaria Alpi Prize and the Riccione Teatro event.
Riccione - Parks and nature reserves Parco Papa Giovanni Paolo II This is the charming home of Villa Lodi Fe, traveled by small paths and framed by beautiful vegetation, among which badger trees, cedars and horse chestnuts stand out. Located in a convenient location just a few steps from the station.
Riccione - Parks and nature reserves Parco della Resistenza The Park was built about thirty years ago on a land used as a vineyard. Organized with small hills in whose depression rises the characteristic lake. It has a wide vegetation of different trees, and large recreational areas dedicated to young and old, such as soccer fields and play areas.
Riccione - Parks and nature reserves Giardino la Perla Walking on Viale Dante and stopping on the benches other than it, you can enjoy the view of this beautiful representative garden, characterized by a tub with an undulating design, which means evoke the dear waves of the Adriatic Sea.
Soragna - Museums Museo del Parmigiano Reggiano It is located inside an ancient toll booth. In the museum you can discover everything there is to know about this cheese, starting from the Middle Ages to the present day, thanks to ancient tools and absolutely evocative environments; finally, you can treat yourself to a well-deserved tasting, which will end in the best possible way your visit.
Bobbio - Bridges Ponte Gobbo It has eleven unequal arches that legend tells were born from a clash between Saint Colombano and Satan. The nearby Abbey, from the Middle Ages, is dedicated to the Saint.
Cortemaggiore - Churches and places of worship Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie The Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie was founded at the end of 1480 by Giberto Manzi, and has a Latin cross project with three naves. Inside there is a polyptych of twelve plates, works by Filippo Mazzola, which in 1880 was decomposed due to renovations. In 2003, almost the entire work was rebuilt, except for two frescoes: San Cristoforo and Salvatore. On 3 May 2008 it became a basilica with a celebration official by Cardinal Angelo Sodano.
Parme - Parks and nature reserves Parco Regionale fluviale del Taro The Regional River Park of Taro, is a park in the province of Parma that protects over 20 km of bed of the river Taro between Fornovo di Taro and Ponte Taro. It was born with the aim of protecting the ancient river landscape, elsewhere now disappeared or compromised.
Collecchio - Parks and nature reserves Parco naturale regionale dei Boschi di Carrega The Park is located on the pleistocenic river terraces of the Taro River and the Baganza stream. There are expanses of oaks, conifers and chestnut trees interrupted by streams, meadows and ponds. Within the nature reserve are the Lilliput Park and the Medicinal Garden.
Langhirano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Torrechiara Existing since the eleventh century, it was rebuilt between 1448 and 1460 by Pier Maria Rossi, of the noble family who reigned for over a hundred years over Felino, in honor of his beloved Bianca Pellegrini. Inside the castle is the Golden Chamber, which owes its name to the leaves of pure gold used for wall finishes. Equally beautiful are the frescoes by Benedetto Bembo depicting scenes of chivalric love.
Forli' - Churches and places of worship Abbazia di San Mercuriale It's a symbol not only of the city but the entire Romagna. Begun in 1178, has a beautiful bezel by the Maestro dei Mesi of the "Duomo di Ferrara". The interior is simple and austere, typically Romanesque and houses valuable works of art.
San Marino - Museums Museo dell'Auto d'epoca In Falciano it is possible to admire Maranello Rosso, the museum of vintage cars (and more) branded Ferrari. Founded in 1989, it has a gigantic headquarters of about 3000 square meters and wants to be a narration of the history of the brand, both as a race car and as a road car, starting from the life of Enzo Ferrari. The collection is enriched by the Abarth section, which contains 40 cars by the Italian-Austrian designer.
San Marino - Walls, towers and gates Porta di San Francesco Built in 1361 and the subject of many changes and modifications throughout history, it is an ancient guard post of the Republic of San Marino. Under the door are readable inscriptions that invited strangers not to enter the city with weapons, so as not to run into severe punishments. On the back of the door are the coats of arms of San Marino and the Feltresca Family.
San Marino - Churches and places of worship Basilica di San Marino It stands in Piazza Domus Plebis, where there was, already in the fourth century, a parish church dedicated to the Saint. After the demolition, in 1807, it was erected in neoclassical style by the architect Achille Serra. The high altar is adorned with the statue of the Saint by Tadolini (student of Canova) and on his right, in a case, his skull is preserved. The Basilica is depicted on the 10-cent coin.
San Marino - Monuments Statua della Libertà Located in the homonymous square, in front of the Government Palace, is a statue in white marble of Carrara, donated to the Republic by the Countess of Berlin Otilia Heyroth Wagener. Freedom is personified in a crowned warrior who progresses proudly, her right hand stretched forward and her left carries a flag. The statue is recognizable on the 2 cents coin.
San Marino - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Governo Known by the name of Palazzo Pubblico, it is the place of official ceremonies and institutional and administrative bodies. It stands on the ground of the old building, the Domus Magna Comunis, knocked down at the end of the '800. Designed by the architect Francesco Azzurri and erected between 1884 and 1894 with an inaugural speech by Carducci, it traces the austere style of the municipal palaces of 1300 and is depicted on the 2 euro coin.
San Marino - Museums Museo delle Armi Moderne It is housed in the rooms of Palazzo Manzoni Borghese, in front of the Basilica of the Saint. It is home to more than 2000 firearms from World War I and II. In the collection, which can be visited from 15 June to 15 September, there are Italian, European weapons and more. Permanent exhibition of San Marino handicraft: very interesting for lovers of handicraft, this permanent exhibition offers a rich collection of artifacts typical of the manual work of the centuries-old artisan tradition of the village of San Marino.
Rimini - Adventure Parks Fiabilandia Fiabilandia is an Italian adventure park, located in Rivazzura. The area of ??the park is about 150,000 sqm. This is one of the oldest theme parks in Italy. The park is built around a lake that is home to many species of migratory birds and not. Fiabilandia is divided into three main thematic areas: the Middle Ages, the eastern and the western.
Bertinoro - Adventure Parks Indiana Park Terme della Fratta Indiana Park is a fantastic acrobatic park that allows you to fulfill your (often repressed) desire for adventure with maximum security. Spending a day in this natural setting (the park is immersed in a wonderful forest), whose attractions are made with great attention to detail, is truly a unique experience that will leave you numerous memories. The watchwords of Indiana Park are two: game and adventure, a truly formidable combination to treat yourself to a special day.
Medicina - Astronomical Observing Sites Radiotelescopio Croce del Nord The Northern Cross is an instrument used in the Radio Astronomical Station of Medicine. Technically, it is an antenna that extends hundreds of meters that can detect even the weakest radio waves. It is considered the largest in the world.
Cesenatico - Beaches Spiaggia Tosca The Tosca Beach is part of the wide seafront in Cesenatico characterized by a fine and golden sand. On this beach there are many beach resorts that offer excellent facilities for tourists, from animation to the beach, entertainment for children, catering and is also accessible to the disabled.
Cesenatico - Beaches Spiaggia Ulisse The Beach Ulysses is one of the most beautiful of Cesenatico. The water is clear and transparent. It 's very popular with both young people and families.
Cesenatico - Beaches Spiaggia Pasquina It is a small village kept out of the great round of mass tourism, which provides a simple and valuable hospitality to those who love peace and quiet. The village is characterized by beautiful beaches surrounded by a granite cliff smooth.
Cesenatico - Beaches Spiaggia Wanda The Wanda beach is suitable both for families with children and young people. The sand and the sea are very clean. The umbrellas are positioned away from each other. On the beach you will find all the services that needed to pass the time pleasantly.
Longiano - Museums Un museo dell'arredo urbano The charming village of Longiano houses the Italian Museum of Cast Iron, unique in its kind. Inside an ancient deconsecrated church are placed on display amazing cast iron streetlights melted between the second half of the 19th century and the early 900, coming from Italian and foreign cities. A precious example of industrial art.
Gatteo - Churches and places of worship Oratorio di San Rocco A small church, the oldest in Gatteo Mare after the demolition of the church of San Lorenzo. With only one central nave, this hut church is rich in frescoes that make it a real artistic jewel.
Gatteo - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Malatestiano The Castle of Gatteo was a pre-existing Roman camp. Over the years it has been subject to various transformations. It has a quadrangular shape.
Gatteo - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Lorenzo Martire It rises in 1290 inside the Castle and later became a parish church. At the behest of Marquis Fabrizio Guidi she is moved to the church of Our Lady of the People.
Gatteo - Churches and places of worship Campanile di Sant'Antonio The bell tower is all that remains of the oldest church of Gatteo Mare. The church was destroyed during World War II, then around 1944.
San Marino - Museums Museo delle cere The museum collects more than 40 scenes from the history of San Marino and Romagna in general.
San Marino - Museums Museo delle Curiosità Among strabismus glasses, the longest nails in the world, flea traps and 60 cm hooves to win the high tide of Venice, the Museum of Curiosities offers a unique collection of crazy inventions and rare items in a large space of 600 square meters. As if that were not enough, the shuttle service active in the summer months is offered by an authentic Ford courier from 1913.
San Marino - Museums Museo delle armi antiche It is located in the Second Tower and is opened since 1956 and houses a rich collection of weapons taken over the years by collectors: it is in fact possible to admire more than 2000, divided into 4 thematic sections. On the first floor are the Evolution of Weapons in Auction, Armor and Armor Parts, Evolution of Firearms and White Weapons and Fire Weapons 18th - 20th century.
San Marino - Museums Museo di Stato The State Museum was formed in the 19th century following many donations initially promoted by Count Luigi Cibrario.
Cesenatico - Streets and Squares Viale Carducci Viale Carducci is a road parallel to the sea along almost entirely dedicated to tourism through the construction of hotels, shops, restaurants, arcades, bars and pubs.
Cattolica - Monuments Municipio di Cattolica The construction of the City Hall of Cattolica, is dated to 1914 and is included in a whole series of ambitious works that Mayor Cino Mancini had built to make it stand out even in the eyes of the first tourists who Since the middle of the nineteenth century, they had been attending what would be nicknamed the Queen of the Adriatic.
Cattolica - Churches and places of worship Chiesa San Pio V The construction of the Church of Saint Pius V dates back to 1858 and was entirely funded by Pope Pius IX, who was struck by the religiosity of Catholikins. The church has been repeatedly restored, thanks to the initiative of the parish priests and the generosity of the people of Cattolica, in 1951 the bell tower was built.
Cattolica - Walls, towers and gates Torre Malatestiana The Malatesta Tower is the ancient home of Paolo and Francesca located on Monte Vici. This dates back to 1490 and belonged to the ancient Lords of Rimini. In the centuries of the early Renaissance was joined by the large villa also composed of suites and apartments of high level and recently restored, which shares its large park, with centuries-old plants.
Castell'Arquato - Walls, towers and gates Torrione Farnese The Farnese Tower is a square tower erected between 1527 and 1535. It was originally used as an outpost keep against enemy armies. Internally it has four floors, connected together by a helical staircase. Today it houses the headquarters of the Gens Innominabilis Arme School of Arms in Castell'Arquato.
Cattolica - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Apollinare The Holy Apollinare Church of Cattolica dates back to the fourteenth century. This was presumably erected at the end of the '200, in conjunction with the vast plan for building the castle of Cattolica.
Ferrara - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Municipale The palace was the first residence of the Este family.
Poviglio - Museums Museo della Terramara The museum exhibits the most significant materials coming from the terramara S. Rosa entrusted, in storage, by the Superintendence to the Archaeological Heritage of Emilia Romagna.
Rimini - Museums Museo dell'Aviazione The Aviation Theme Park was opened on 2 April 1995. It is currently the largest in Italy and certainly one of the most important in Europe. Built on a hilly plot of over 100,000 square meters, it offers visitors a rare review of aircraft that, for a precise choice, are representative of the post-war period and the events that characterized it.
Modena - Theaters Cinema Teatro Michelangelo The Cinema Teatro Michelangeo has a capacity of 480 seats. It hosts a full program of opera, cinema and theater for schools.
San Giovanni in Persiceto - Parks and nature reserves Orto Botanico The Botanical Garden of San Giovanni in Persiceto is dedicated to Ulysses Aldrovandi and since 1985 it has collected more than 300 species among the most famous of the Emilian flora. The botanical structure aims to offer an educational and educational aspect to bring the visitor in contact with the natural environment.
Alfonsine - Museums Casa Museo Vincenzo Monti Vincenzo Monti's birthplace is located in the hamlet of the Alfonsine, in the province of Milan. The house dates back to the mid-18th century. Lately it has been completely renovated to become a museum accessible to visitors. Access is free of charge.
Alfonsine - Churches and places of worship Santuario Madonna del Bosco The Sanctuary of Madonna del Bosco is located in the town of the Alfonsine. In the building we find an image of the Virgin all in ceramic. The Sanctuary is among the places most seen by pilgrims and tourists, in general, of the resort.
Agazzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello della Bastardina The Bastardina Castle is one of the few castles built in the late Middle Ages, already existed in the eleventh century. It was initially owned by the Scotti. It was born on a rectangular territory, where two square towers were built. The third tower, located asymmetrically, is the highest. Instead, today the fourth is used as a bell tower of the nearby oratory. The 2,900 metre hilly course around is used as a golf course. The interior is very elegant, the porch with nine ovens and also the stairs leading to the upper floor.
Agazzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello della Boffalora The history of the castle is linked to that of the Arcelli family. The construction was made with bricks and supported by shelves and consists of five towers. This was a technique used at the beginning of the '400. Between the seventeenth and eighteenth century, the staircase of the porch was built on the ground floor and a loggia on the upper floor. Today the castle can be visited only from the outside.
Agazzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Agazzano The castle of Agazzano, together with the Rocca, is the most important points of the valley, of the medieval type. The castle has been renovated to be transformed into a noble home. Inside, it is furnished with period furniture. You can admire pictorial decorations and beautiful frescoes. The castle is an excellent example of history, traditions and culture. It is now privately owned.
Agazzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Castano Castano Castle is an ancient fortress owned by the Scotti family. Built in the 13th century, it presents itself as a weave between the majesty of the medieval style and the refinement of the Renaissance. Inside, it still preserves vintage furniture and elegant frescoes. Today it is used as a venue for celebrations and conferences.
Albinea - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Albinea It is thought that the origins of the castle date back to 1070. The fortification underwent renovation in which the walls were added. The castle was sold in 1796 to the Cispadana Republic. In the following years, the bridge and the tower were built.
Bologne - Theaters Auditorium Teatro Manzoni It was founded in 1933 as a cinema and theater; it is a building in full Art Nouveau in the heart of the city. The 2003 restoration does not affect its facade but transforms it into an auditorium theater, ready to welcome classical music, but also jazz, ethnic and modern becoming the annual residence of music Bolognese.
Bologne - Museums Museo Civico d'Arte Industriale E Galleria Davia Bargellini The collection includes paintings, crafts and witnesses Bolognese designed to evoke an eighteenth-century aristocratic residence, among the paintings, the famous "Madonna of the teeth" from Vitale da Bologna.
Bologne - Theaters Teatro del Navile It is the most central theater of Bologna, a few steps from Piazza Maggiore, in the elegant Via D'Azeglio. Here theatrical performances, exhibitions of young artists, theater classes, book presentations and conferences are held weekly.
Modena - Museums Museo del Duomo The Cathedral Museum is set up since 2000 and exhibits forms of artistic expression and culture built around the Cathedral of Modena and testimonies related to the cult of St. Geminiano.
Modena - Museums Museo Lapidario del Duomo It was established at the end of '800, next to the complex of the Cathedral and the Piazza Grande. It belongs to the world heritage site, which was conferred by UNESCO. The Lapidary is a masterpiece of Roman culture.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Torresotto del Pratello o di porta Nuova The Torresotto is part of the second circle of walls. It is also known as Porta Nuova or dei Mille. The building overlooks Piazza Malpighi.
Bardi - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Gravago The Castle of Gravago was built around the 13th century and is part of the multitude of defensive castles wanted by Ubertino Landi. It is located in one of the wildest buttresses in the area and has a square plan with remains of some city walls, as well as an ancient tower.
Bellaria Igea Marina - Walls, towers and gates Torre Saracena It was built in the seventeenth century by the Papal States in defense of the inhabitants of the coast from the numerous raids by Saracen pirates. Ir's the only one left intact of the six towers built in the area and over the centuries has been also used as a place of quarantine
Bagnacavallo - Churches and places of worship Pieve S.Pietro in Sylvis The Pieve S. Pietro in Sylvis was built in the 7th century in a wooded area and on a previous site of religious worship in the area. The structure has a rectangular plan with a semicircular apse inside and polygonal outside. The façade has remained intact during the centuries and has a simple bell shape. The building is also composed of two doors, one central and large and one side that is assumed to be reserved for women.
Bagnacavallo - Walls, towers and gates Porta Superiore Mazzini Upper door was built at the beginning of the fourteenth century, and later rebuilt in the eighteenth century. Together with Porta Pieve it is one of the two old entrance doors to the city still visible. To get there you have to follow the whole Via Mazzini from Piazza della Libertà, in the historic center. It has paid car parking, or parking areas nearby.
Bagnacavallo - Monuments Monumento ai Caduti di tutte le Guerre The War Memorial was inaugurated in 1926 and is the work of the sculptor Pietro Melandri. The structure has a rectangular marble base on which stands a bronze group. It was originally built as a celebratory moment of fascism and later it was dedicated to the fallen of all wars.
Bagnacavallo - Streets and Squares Piazza Nuova Piazza Nuova was built in 1758 and represented the first center equipped for the commerce of Romagna. The interior develops as a loggia, and there are thirty round arches, in exposed brick, resting on square pillars. The flooring is paved in pebbles. Lately, the Piazza has been home to musical performances and theatrical exhibitions.
Baiso - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Baiso The Castle of Baiso was built in the twelfth century for the family from Baiso. Over the years the castle had several owners. In 1903 the building was purchased by the Marquise Elena by the Senator and the well-known art critic Adolfo Venturi, who restored it giving it its former splendor. The building is a classic example of medieval style.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Arcivescovile The building is accessed through the tallest and oldest portico in the city. It is a building dating back to around 1200, although the facade and the courtyard were built in 1575. The two towers that line the plant are from the twelfth century. The Crowned Tower or Prendiporta and the Azzoguidi Tower or Altabella.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Malvezzi De'Medici The palace is also known as “from the dark porch”, because its porch creates a penumbra that hides from the gaze of passers-by. The palace built by the Malvezzi in 1560 on a project by Bartolomeo Triachini, was expanded at the request of the Marquis Giuseppe Malvezzi de' Medici in 1725 with an imposing staircase. Today it hosts the Provincial Administration.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Marconi Gia Orsi The building executed on a project by Antonio Terribilia in the second half of the 16th century, has a facade with porch in Via San Vitale, while the inner courtyard overlooks Via Benedetto XIV. It contains numerous niches in the courtyard with precious sculptures, but is undergoing restoration due to the very bad conditions in which it pours.
Bologne - Monuments Conservatorio di Musica G.Martini The Conservatory of Music “Giovan Battista Martini”, is located in Piazza Rossini, 2 in Bologna and is perfectly functional in terms of teaching, in fact it offers the possibility of accessing various courses academics. The library was built in 1945 and today costs a large number of manuals, booklets, manuscripts and prints present (some coming from donations).
Bologne - Walls, towers and gates Torre Alberici It is said to be the oldest in the city, dates back to 1273. Designed to be taller, and probably higher in the past, it was made lower by bringing it to the current 27 meters, closed at the top by an altana. Following the restoration of 1928, the door with a wooden folding door was left, which closed a medieval workshop.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Orsi The Orsi palace marked by a beautiful porch on the lower floor, while the upper floor has windows enriched with sixteenth-century decorations. The building is in decline, in fact, restoration works are planned to bring it back to its former glory.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Garagnani Designed in all likelihood by Andrea Marchesi da Formigine, it was built in the 16th century. The peculiarity that comes to the eye when entering the building is the splendid staircase that dates back to 1750, in full Baroque style, designed by Giovanni Carlo Bibiena.
Bologne - Monuments Collegio Venturoli A structure built at the end of the seventeenth century that housed the ancient Illyrian College. In 1822, thanks to the architect Angelo Venturoli, a college was set up there dedicated to the support of young artists, something that is still managed today by the Venturoli Artistic College Foundation, which houses also the important Venturoli Archive.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Montanari The building located in Via Galliera was owned by the Aldrovandi family, who thanks to the riches accumulated by Cardinal Pompeo Aldrovandi, could afford himself to build a new residence. The project was entrusted to the architect Francesco Maria Angelici in 1725, and the work ended in 1752 entrusted to Torreggiani, master builder on the construction site. Torreggiani also produced the windows that recalled the late Baroque period, while the frescoes to represent the grandeur of the family were commissioned to Bigari and Orlandi.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Bocchi Built on commission by the humanist Achille Bocchi in 1546 by the architect da Vignola, the building was soon used as an Academy by its owner. It is the only building to own two large inscriptions in Hebrew on the plinth.
Bologne - Theaters Teatro Duse The prose theater of the city and also the oldest, being inside the Palazzo del Giglio that since the 17th century already housed the theater of San Severo. It was named after Teatro Duse only in 1898, in honor of Eleonora Duse, the most famous Italian actress of the time. It has almost a thousand places.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Zani Palazzo Zani was built by the homonymous Tuscan family during the sixteenth century on commission by Marc'Antonio Zani to the Bolognese architect Floriano Ambrosini. The decoration of the Honor Hall is the work of the young Guido Reni, a distinguished student of the Accademia Carraccesca. Since 1948, the Palace has been managed by the Consortium of Renana Reclamation, which took care of its restorations and conservation.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzina della Viola Built at the end of 1400, it has a quadrangular plan lightened by double logions at the base. From 500 until the Napoleonic age it is home to a student college. In 1803 it was purchased by the Italian Government to make it the headquarters of the University of Agriculture with adjoining Botanical Garden.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Merendoni The building was purchased by Counts Merendoni in 1773 and completely rebuilt in 1774 on a project by the architect Raimondo Compagnini. The house is finely decorated with frescoes; of particular value is the fresco representing Diana on the wagon by Gaetano Gandolfi. Furthermore, accessing from the porch you will find yourself in front of the large staircase decorated with stucco, with all-round sculptures by Domenico Piò and his students. Today it houses the Salaborsa Library.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo di Giustizia The building was executed on a project by Palladio in the 16th century, on commission of the Ruini Family. In 1679 the palace was sold to the Ranuzzi family, which would make it a sumptuous senatorium residence. The double elliptical staircase leading to the upper floors was built by Piacentini. His last owner was Felice Baciocchi who by marrying Napoleon Bonaparte's sister, took the title of Prince.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Guastavillani A beautiful building from the second half of the fifteenth century characterized by a “T” system with an area of more than 5000 square meters. It was renovated around the 2000s by the University of Bologna, of which it became the headquarters of the Historical Archive. Inside it is possible to visit the chapel of the Barbiano family where there are wooden drawers painted with rich decorated bands and different paintings and frescoes of the time.
Bologne - Churches and places of worship Oratorio Spirito Santo It was built in the second half of 1400 by Celestine monks, its external facade is represented by terracotta decorations. Around the years 1892/93, it was renovated by Alfonso Rubbiani who tried to reproduce the original appearance. Inside we can find Roman remains of an area paved with large basoli where there is an angular pillar and sections of the Selenite walls.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Marescalchi The Palazzo dell'Armi Marescalchi, was chosen for its evocative beauty as the Institutional headquarters of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage for the provinces of Bologna, Modena and Reggio Emilia. It was a senatory palace and an eighteenth-century residence, over the years made more and more precious, for example with seventeenth-century frescoes by the Accademia dei Carracci, or with the “Salle Manger” designed by Martinetti.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Orlandini Palazzo Orlandini, in Via IV Novembre is located near the Palazzo Marescalchi. The Orlandini Family, following the serious financial disruption of the Marescalchi, purchased the residence and the annexed house of Marconi.
Bologne - Churches and places of worship Oratorio di San Rocco Built in 1614, it was dedicated to the holy healer of the plague and was used by the confreres to gather in prayer and penance. Its bell tower is famous for its 55 bells (the only one in Europe). Inside we find several paintings made by different artists, the ceiling has a division into eighteen squares, where the patron saints of Bologna, the doctors of the Western Church are represented and the Evangelists.
Bologne - Monuments Casa Castili One of the most beautiful monuments in the city, is located in the immediate vicinity of the Basilica Madonna Di San Luca in Via Manzoni. Inside we find the Gothic shapes and remains of wall decorations from the Neoclassical age. The large library room contains very ancient and rare texts belonging to the family.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Gaudenzi Gia dal Monte Designed by Andrea Marchesi da Formigine, it was completely built in 1529. The characteristic base that runs around the building increases its verticality, already accentuated by the elegant architectural structures. Today it houses the headquarters of the University.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Pini Già Pallavicini Palazzo Pini Already Pallavicini was built around the fifteenth century on a fifteenth-century nucleus belonging to some noble Bolognese families. The surface is extended for two thousand square meters and the interiors are frescoed and adorned with stucco and works performed by Burrini, Barozzi, Minozzi and other artists. An important historical event occurred in March 1770, when the then child prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in the music room.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Hercolani The ancient eighteenth-century residence of the Hercolani family is located in Strada Maggiore. The building, whose construction was entrusted to the architect Angelo Venturoli in 1793, was completed in the early 19th century. It has a majestic sixteenth-century layout on the façade, while inside the last Baroque staircase built in Bologna, offers all the theatricality typical of style.
Bologne - Monuments Arco Meloncello e Portico San Luca The Arco del Meloncello gives us the idea of an original scenographic of Baroque taste. It consists of an overpass for pilgrims, supported by a base with arches, through which pedestrian and vehicle traffic can flow undisturbed. The portico of San Luca, has a length of about 3.5 km and has 666 arches. Its construction dates back between 1674 and 1721, thanks to the contribution of citizenship. It starts from Via Saragozza up to the church of San Luca that stands on the Colle della Guardia.
Bologne - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Bevilacqua Palazzo Sanuti Bevilacqua degli Ariosti was built in 1477 by the Count of Porretta Nicolò Sanuti. It has the typical appearance of the Bolognese palaces with its beveled rustice.and internally a splendid courtyard around which a richly decorated loggia runs.
Bologne - Monuments Arco Bonaccorsi It stood in the second half of the sixteenth century by Cardinal Bonaccorso Bonaccorsi. Along the porch, which is located at the entrance of Via Zaragozza, there is the statue of the Madonna with her child, an eighteenth-century work by Andrea Ferreri, also called “Fat Madonna”. The length of the entire porch is about 3500 meters.
Cento - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello della Giovannina The Castle of Giovannina was built in 1504.. Inside the Castle still preserves beautiful frescoes today. The frescoes illustrate famous poems such as the Orlando Furioso, the Liberated Jerusalem, the Aeneid, the Pastor Fido and the Abducted Secchia. Today it is used as a municipal residence and is given as a concession to a catering company for the organization of events, such as weddings and conferences.
Cento - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell' Orologio The building was built as a Clock Tower in 1548 by the architect Francesco Gilardini. The tower has a marble dome.
Cento - Walls, towers and gates Porta Pieve Porta Pieve is located in Cento. In the past there were four doors: Porta Pieve, Porta del Griglio or Porta della Rocca, Porta Molina and Porta Chiusa. Today, only the Porta Pieve is present. It is a tower of fourteenth-century architecture. Today, the sides of the door are clearly visible.
Cervia - Walls, towers and gates Porta Mare Porta Mare was built at the beginning of the 19th century and is the only building left of that period. He took this name, as it made it possible to access the sea. The structure has a round arch, which is still in excellent condition.
Cesena - Libraries and archives Biblioteca Malatestiana Included in the "Memory of the World of Unesco", is one of the best preserved in Italy humanities libraries, able to attract scholars and visitors from around the world. Its construction was completed in 1454, era in which date back many of the original features that still remain today, from the magnificent portal of access to and from the banks of reading that adorn the aisles of '"Aula del Nuti", named after the architect who built it.
Cesena - Monuments Complesso del San Biagio Its foundation dates back probably to the end of the fourteenth century, but over the centuries the complex has had a very troubled life. It was originally a convent, which reached its peak of activity in the seventeenth century. In 1810, however, the monastery was closed and the everything fell into decay. Subsequently renovated several times, it was home to an orphanage until 1960 and now is back to being a reference point for Cesena, also home to the Centro Cinema San Biagio.
Cesena - Walls, towers and gates Porta Montanara In ancient times (the door dates from the fourteenth century) coming from the hills were accessed from here (from this door) to the city. When in the seventeenth century was modified the defense system of the Murata, was built the Porta Nuova, which today is still called Montanara. The silhouette incorporated in the Sferisterio of the old one is still visible.
Cesena - Walls, towers and gates Porta Fiume One of the doors that mark the city walls. Dating back to the XIV century and restored after being damaged during the second world war, has a rectangular shape and it's open at the pedestrian crossing. From here there is access to the Bridge of St. Martin, built in the X - XI over the river Savio and ending originally at a subsequent port which is now destroyed. Over the years the river has also changed its riverbed, and the bridge passes, now, over a road.
Castel di Casio - Monuments Antica Torre The ancient tower of Castel di Casio is located in the historic center. It is a medieval tower, the top of which exceeds the rooftops of the houses.
Castelfranco Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Malvasia di Panzano Castello Malvasia di Panzano was built at the behest of Monsignor Innocenzo, who transformed it into a typical Renaissance building, taking away its medieval features. Because of World War II, it was particularly damaged. Today it maintains its structure and is in a good state of preservation, especially the inner courts.
Castelfranco Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Forte Urbano Forte Urbano was built on commission of Pope Urban VIII in 1626. Over the years it has been used for various purposes, such as prison or lazaretto, during a strong cholera epidemic. Since 2005 it has been used to welcome drug detainees, thanks to the collaboration of the community of San Patrignano.
Castell'Arquato - Walls, towers and gates Porta di Sasso The Porta di Sasso was built in the '300 and is the only left of the Visconti city. It is erected in stone and brick, on the outside it has a round arch, instead, in the inner one, with a lowered sixth. The property is in excellent condition.
Castrocaro Terme - Castles, palaces and mansions Fortezza di Castrocaro The imposing Fortress of Castrocaro Terme was opened to the public after a long restoration work to bring it back to a state of accessibility. It is a medieval construction and was born in the foundations of an ancient Group. Today it is managed by the Pro Loco di Castrocaro.
Castrocaro Terme - Walls, towers and gates Torre Campanaria The Bell Tower, also known as the 'Campanone', was built on the plant of an ancient control tower. Later, the structure was transformed into Torre dell'Orologio, consisting of a large bell built in 1841 by the Balestra brothers of Cesena. Currently, the tower is in excellent state of preservation.
Castrocaro Terme - Walls, towers and gates Porta Fiorentina The Fiorentina Gate is located in the Castle of the Captain of Artillery and was built in 1400. This historic door was used, and is still used today, as a central point of passage for the city.
Castrocaro Terme - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Montepoggiolo The Fortress dates back to 1471. The project was attributed to Giuliano de Maiano and in this included parts such as the four cylindrical towers, including the Maestra Tower, the highest of the four. The fortress has two entrances, one in the center of the Keep and the other in the west curtain. Based on its structure we can understand that it was a sighting building. Today we can see only a few ruins.
Castrocaro Terme - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Montepoggiolo The Fortress dates back to 1471. The project was attributed to Giuliano de Maiano and in this included parts such as the four cylindrical towers, including the Maestra Tower, the highest of the four. The fortress has two entrances, one in the center of the Keep and the other in the west curtain. Based on its structure we can understand that it was a sighting building. Today we can see only a few ruins.
Castrocaro Terme - Castles, palaces and mansions Bastione San Maria The Bastione San Maria is located in the town of Castrocaro Terme. What is located in the northeast is the only one that has reached us intact and has a part of the structure called 'areas of maneuver' or 'casematte', compared to the four original ramparts. The double-level tunnels and maneuver squares are also visible. It is currently open to visitors.
Castrocaro Terme - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello del Capitano delle Artiglierie The Castle of the Captain of Artillery is a construction of the Middle Ages which dates back to around 1500. At first it had the purpose of military and defence, but over the years it was restructured and modified, changing its functions and becoming a home for the nobles. It is currently open to the public and is in excellent condition.
Carpaneto Piacentino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Magnano Historical references of the Castle of Magnano have been made from the twelfth century when it is cited in Liber Mancassola. Until the end of the eighteenth century the property remained of the Scotti, and after the marriage with a noble of the Scala, it took the name of Scotti-Scala. The fortress has a particular irregular trapezoidal structure. It is divided into Guelph crenellated walls, a monobloc body, also crowned by battlements, and a main tower consisting of a square plan with internal spiral staircases.
Carpaneto Piacentino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Travazzano The Castle dates back to the 11th century and initially served as a noble refuge. In 1216 it was rebuilt, and it was occupied by the armed bodies of King Enzio. Later in 1435 he underwent some changes at the hands of Alberto Scotti. Today the castle is visible only from the outside.
Carpaneto Piacentino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Cerreto Landi The Castle of Cerreto Landi, owned by Oberto Landi, has historical news from 1385. After switching ownership to several people of the Landi family, it was sold to Andrea Giacomenti in 1726. The structure consists of a rectangular plan with protruding and angular towers. From the keep there were two entrances connected to the ancient drawbridge, of which nowadays the remains are still preserved.
Carpaneto Piacentino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Case Bruciate Historical news of the Castle of Case Bruciate dates back to the 11th and 14th centuries. It is said that the noble Corrado Confalonieri set a fire involuntarily during a hunting game, and for this reason the building took this denomination. It looks like a structure consisting of three floors with a cylindrical tower on the left side that gives it the title of castrum.
Carpaneto Piacentino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Zena Historical news of the Castle of Zena dates back to the 13th century when the Castle was destroyed by infantry and knights. Over the centuries the fortress has been owned by several families and from the second half of the 19th century it was owned by the Perotti family. The building consists of six structures that have fulfilled different tasks over the centuries. So we find the Ferraria used for agricultural functions and the second noble residence Casa Scotti.
Carpaneto Piacentino - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Masana Torre di Masana was built in 1340, it is part of the castle located not far from Case Bruciate. The Castle still preserves one of the four original towers that from the highest point offer a beautiful panorama of the Po Valley and the Prealps.
Carpaneto Piacentino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Olmeto The first news about the Castle of Olmeto date back to 1216 when it was destroyed by the Parmesan and Cremona militias. During the following centuries it passed into management to several noble families, among which the last was that of the Gandolfi. The building has some remaining parts of the original structure, such as the two circular towers and some traces of the drawbridge. Currently, the Castle is home to a farm.
Carpaneto Piacentino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Badagnano The Castle of Badagnano dates back to the fourteenth century. The only safe sources are news about the families who lived there. In fact, it was owned by the Dal Pozzo and the Landi until passing to the Tavasca who managed it until 800. Its function was to protect and defend access to the Piacenza valley.
Carpaneto Piacentino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Gropparello The Castle of Gropparello was built between the 8th and 14th centuries. It is located on a rocky peak and is home to a previous Roman castrum. Its function was to defend the road that led to Velleia. In the part below the Castle there is a lush park called the Fairy Tale Park. The building was renovated during different eras, expanding the headquarters for the guard body and the premises for housing.
Casalecchio di Reno - Monuments Eremo di Tizzano The Hermitage of Tizzano is a small church located in the Municipality of Casalecchio di Reno. The building was built in 1741 and is considered one of the most important buildings of that period. Inside the building there is a crucifix located in the left chapel, built in the second half of the 16th century. In this parish, on 3 May of each year the feast of the crucifix is celebrated.
Castel del Rio - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Canatagallo o Castellaccio The Castle was built by one of the most important families in the area, the Canatagallo from whom it also takes its name. This family had several fortresses and castles built. This specifically dates back to the tenth century and, given its position and form, it is thought to have had a defensive function. Currently we can only see the ruins.
Castel del Rio - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Alidosi Castello Alidosi was built around the 14th century and was home to the Alidosis family who called it “Castrum Rivi”. Unfortunately, only a few remains remain of the imposing Castle, after the earthquake occurred in 1542. The family later decided to build a palace in the fief with lozenge ramparts and a courtyard with a loggia inside.
Bologne - Museums Museo dello Studio del Nono Centenario At Palazzo Poggi, the Museum of the Study of the 9th Centenary, tells 900 years of history of the University of Bologna through 3 different moments: “Rooms of Time”; the “Aleph” two objects, the first one that brings back to the commemoration of the 9th Centenary of the University, the second that refers to its symbolic places; “The Chamber of the Ark” indicating the transition to science and knowledge.
Bologne - Museums Museo Marsiliano The Marsilian Museum is based in the University Library of Bologna and was established in 1930, the year of the second centenary of the death of Luigi Ferdinando Marsili. In fact, among the rooms of the Museum we find an equestrian portrait of Marsili by Calza and Zanchi. The Museum exhibits Marsilian materials and manuscripts related to the studies of the Bolognese scientist.
Bedonia - Museums Pinacoteca "Parmigiani" The art gallery is located in the interior of the Episcopal Seminary of Bedonia, and consists of a large collection of paintings, part of the private collection of Vittorio Parmigiani, from which it also took its name. The collection of Venetian and Tuscan ecclesiastical works is divided into two major sections: the Parmigiani collection and the Bolognini collection. The museum is open for all interested parties.
Bertinoro - Museums Museo Diocesano dell'Arredo Sacro The Museum of Sacred Furnishing is set up in the interiors of the Interreligious Museum, and presents a collection of ecclesiastical character. It is a great collection of sacred fabrics and furnishings dating from prehistory. The exhibition is composed of objects belonging to the three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Brisighella - Museums Museo del Lavoro Contadino The Museum of Peasant Labor was inaugurated in 1977 thanks to the collection of material from citizens and local donors. The exhibition is divided into fourteen rooms that accommodate about 2,400 objects concerning agricultural production, hemp manufacturing, wool and much more. You can admire the faithful reconstructions of artisan shops in the area including the blacksmith and the shoemaker.
Reggio Emilia - Museums Palazzo Vescovile Hours: Saturday 9-12.30 and 16-19. Sundays and holidays 16-19. Free admission
Rimini - Museums Tesoro della Cattedrale The Treasure of the Cathedral is located in the San Gaudenzio Hall adjacent to the Cathedral of Rimini. Inside it displays paintings, sacred vestments and goblets belonging to the Duomo. The most significant materials are represented by the reliquaries of the 14th and 15th century and by some illuminated codes.
Medicina - Museums Museo Civico di Medicina The Civic Museum of Medicine is located in the rooms of the Palazzo Antico della Comunità. It contains works and materials collected over the years. Part of the objects were donated by citizens, while others were collected by the City Council. Of great value are the paintings by the great artist Aldo Borgonzoni.
Luzzara - Museums Museo Nazionale delle Arti Naives "C. Zavattini" The exhibition, which presents a selection of works among the many that constitute the naïve heritage edited by Fondazione Un Paese, offers a further testimony of the many paths traveled by artists” naive” who over the years have found home in the spaces of the Museum.
Maranello - Museums Galleria "Ferrari" The Museum is divided into several areas: the Hall of Victories where all the Ferrari World Champions are exhibited from 1999 to today, the Trophies and the history of the World Champions Drivers. It is the area dedicated to Formula 1 with historical models. The museum's exhibition space is spread over 6 main rooms and is enriched by various services, including the Ferrari Store, the Cafeteria, a professional driving simulator and the photo point. From May a new wing will be opened with a large convention room and a new exhibition room, the muzzle also becomes a congress center capable of hosting
Marano sul Panaro - Museums Museo Civico di Ecologia e Storia Naturale The Civic Museum of Ecology and Natural History was opened in 1994 inside the ancient mill of the feudal lords Montecuccoli. The exhibition is divided into seven rooms, where mineralogical, paleontological and zoological collections of the territory of Marano sul Panaro are exhibited.
Modena - Museums Museo Lapidario e del Tesoro del Duomo The Duomo Museum of Modena supports special works that show the life of the Modena church over the centuries. For its great importance, the museum has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the museum there are four rooms that present different works by important and famous artists.
Modena - Museums Museo del Presepe The Museum of the Nativity Scene in Modena was built in 1972 by the parish priest Don Sesto Serri. A large number of cribs belonging to different eras are exposed to the public. The ones that stand out most are those of the Neapolitan tradition of the eighteenth century. Of particular interest are also the various terracotta sculptures of the Spanish production of Modena.
Modena - Museums Museo Universitario di Storia Naturale e Strumentazione Scientifica The Museum of Natural History and Scientific Instrumentation of the University of Modena was built in 1990. In 1997 it became an Interdepartmental Center where research and studies of scientific museology could be carried out. The building supports collections of different university museums. Currently, the Museum is under reconstruction.
Modena - Museums Raccolta d'Arte della Provincia In the Palace of the Province there are works of great importance. There is a collection with works from the nineteenth century to the Second World War. In the building there are post-impressionistic paintings by great artists.
Modena - Museums Museo del Combattente The Combatant Museum was built in 1995. Inside, 1,200 objects are exhibited that testify to the period of the two world wars. The collected items were donated by citizens. Among the objects on display are gas masks, photographic prints and imprisonment diaries. Of particular interest is a Bersagliere bicycle from 1912 and the equipment of a ski soldier.
Mondaino - Museums Museo Paleontologico The Paleontological Museum was built in 1981 and is located inside the Malatesta Fortress. Inside it, various fossils of flora and fauna are exhibited, precisely, 21. They are of various species of fish and very rare birds.
Parme - Museums Casa Natale di A. Toscanini The Birthplace of Arturo Toscanini was transformed into a museum in 1967 on the occasion of the 100th year of its birth. The house inside has small rooms with low ceilings. The documents are displayed chronologically so as to pursue the long career of the conductor. You can also admire its original instruments.
Vignola - Museums Museo Civico di Vignola The Civic Museum of Vignola consists of two exhibition sections articulated in the collections of Paleontology and Geomineralogy. The collection of fossils donated in 1991 by the Bertarelli collection, composes together with the fossils found on site, the Paleontology section. The Geomineralogy section exhibits minerals and rocks of the Val Samoggia, the Panaro valleys and the Modena Apennines.
Bagnacavallo - Museums Centro Etnografico della Civiltà Palustre The Ethnographic Center of Marsh Civilization was established in 1985. It is characterized by its particular attention to the techniques of processing marsh herbs of the community of Bagnacavallo and Villanova. The Museum is set up in a school building dating back to the 19th century and organizes six exhibition sections in all.
Bagnacavallo - Museums Centro Culturale "Le Cappuccine" The Capuchin Cultural Center was established in 1976 at the headquarters of the former convent of the Capuchin Sisters of Bagnacavallo. Inside it houses the Giuseppe Taroni Municipal Library, the sections of archaeology and ethnography, the Gallery of Modern Art and more. The gallery exhibits a large number of works acquired from donations from different artists.
Bagno di Romagna - Museums Idro Ecomuseo delle Acque di Ridracoli The headquarters of the Hydro Water Ecomuseum of Ridracoli is located in the village of Ridracoli near the dam. The Museum is divided into 6 exhibition halls: that of fauna, water, energy sources, the history of water and development, the naturalistic section. The collection is focused on the National Park of the Casentino Forests and finally the technological section dedicated to the construction of the dam. In the last room we find photographs and schematic panels on display that illustrate the construction of the dam.
Modena - Libraries and archives Biblioteca Estense The Estense Library was established around the 14th century, by the lords of Ferrara and preserves a great heritage of volumes, illuminated codes and musical manuscripts of considerable value. Among them the Bible of Borso D'Este, which comes from the refinement of the school of Ferrara and its art of miniature. There are also documents related to geographical maps, such as the Catalan Charter of the 15th century.
Montefiorino - Museums Museo della Repubblica Partigiana The Museum of the Partisan Republic is dedicated to the history of the first Italian partisan republic, established between June and August 1944. The exhibition focuses on the military and political aspects related to the Resistance in the mountains. You can admire different uniforms, weapons and everyday objects of the great protagonists of the Partisan Republic of Montefiorino.
Neviano Degli Arduini - Museums Museo Storico della Resistenza "S. Maneschi" The Historical Museum of the Resistance “S. Maneschi” was founded in the 1970s and was dedicated to the local Resistance. Initially, the museum was located in a barn, but since 2004 it has been located in its current venue and is open to the public.
Novellara - Museums Museo Civico "Gonzaga" The “Gonzaga” Civic Museum was founded in 1940 within the Fortress of Novellara at the behest of the then podestà, Giuseppe Lombardini. Between the Seventies and Eighties, the Romanesque-Byzantine frescoes of the Episcopal Curia and the frescoes by Lelio Orsi, belonged to the cycle of paintings of a Gonzagesh residence, were deposited inside it.
Novellara - Museums Museo della Civiltà Contadina The Museum of Peasant Civilization was opened in 1976 and is located in the Rocca Gonzaga. The finds are divided into two sections: the first concerns peasant work and the second is the reconstructive aspects of the farmhouse. All objects have panels and captions that specify the period to which they date and their use.
Ozzano dell'Emilia - Museums Museo di Anatomia degli Animali Domestici The Museum of Pet Anatomy presents images and reproductions of pets. Skeletons and various boards are also used. This institute is among the oldest in the province, not only in the Municipality. In fact, it was founded in 1882 by Professor Clemente Papi, and precisely this makes it one of the most important. Today, however, it is possible to see a considerable part of it, compared to the original one collected.
Cesena - Theaters Teatro Verdi It belongs to Florence 's 800, it was among the seven largest theater in Italy. It was opened in 1854. In 1998, the Teatro Verdi goes to the Foundation Orchestra Regionale Toscana, becoming, therefore, the seat of ORT during the rehearsals and concerts.
Piacenza - Museums Villa Verdi This is the house that was owned by composer Giuseppe Verdi from 1848 until the year of his death in 1901. The well-known composer acquired the property in 1848, but only in 1851 he began to live in the house together with his wife, Giuseppina Strepponi, also a well-known opera singer. Today the house is owned by a descendant of the Verdi family, Maria Filomena Verdi, who turned the house into a museum structure.
Parme - Museums Pinacoteca "G. Stuard" The Giuseppe Stuard Art Gallery is located inside the Palazzo San Tiburzionel, in the municipality of Parma and is one of the most important in the area. Inside we find a large collection of works, furnishings, archaeological finds and many paintings from the XIII-XX century. in art and for those who want to visit one of the most important and well-known monuments in the city.
Parme - Museums La Collezione Borsari 1870 The Borsari Collection is located inside the Palazzo Borsari, which dates back to 1930. It is one of the most important museums in the area, the only one of its kind, the first Italian perfumery museum. The Borsari collection houses single-dose products that date back to 1870, the year in which the Museum was founded.
Parme - Museums Museo Bodoniano The museum was inaugurated in 1963, after 7 years of management, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Bodoni's death. Initially, it was a national center on graphic arts. In 1944, the library was destroyed by the bombings, only a trunk containing the technical and bibliographic material was saved. In 1957, work was resumed at the Museum with the task of bringing the project to an end. In 1963, after legal recognition, the museum was opened to the public.
Parme - Museums Museo Archeologico Nazionale The National Archaeological Museum is located at the Palazzo della Pilotta built in Parma in 1760. The Museum currently occupies two floors, in the first there are the local and not velteous collections, on the ground floor there is the prehistoric, protohistoric section and the section dedicated to Parma.
Parme - Museums Museo Glauco Lombardi -"Maria Luigia e Napoleone" The Museum “Maria Luigia and Napoleon”, also known as Glauco Lombardo, is located in Piazza della Pace in the municipality of Parma. It was established thanks to the will of Glauco Lombardi and exposes to the public a collection of the enormous artistic heritage of Duchess Maria Luigia and Napoleon. The large private collection of items contains: furniture, paintings, jewelry and professional tools.
Parme - Museums Museo "A. Bocchi" The Amedeo Bocchi Museum is dedicated to Amedeo Bocchi, an artist of absolute importance in Italian art of the twentieth century. The Museum was born from the desire to promote the knowledge of the painter by making visible to the public the most considerable paintings of his production. This has recently been re-set up by creating a predominantly chronological path that allows to follow in a more engaging way the evolution of Bocchi's artistic life.
Parme - Museums Museo di Anatomia degli Animali di interesse medico-veterinario The Museum of the Anatomy of Animals of Medical-Veterinary Interest Section of Parma was established in 1848. The museum's heritage amounts to 566 finds that include skeletons of animals of different species and sizes and anatomical veterinary preparations, numerous of which are presented “dry”.
Parme - Museums Castello dei Burattini The Puppet Museum was born in the former convent of São Paulo, in 2002. The gallery hosts the most important collection of the animation theater in Italy created by Giordano Ferrari's collection with 1500 pieces: puppets, puppets, photographs, scripts, posters and other objects of the show. Added to this collection are the collection of the “Gruppo 80", by the engineer Amilcare Adamoli and the heritage of journalist F.Cristofori, donated by the family after his death with 1000 puppet objects and 134 envelopes of documents, important testimonies about the world of show business.
Pavullo Nel Frignano - Museums Museo Naturalistico del Frignano The Frignano Naturalistic Museum was established in 1982 thanks to the great commitment of the then commander of the Forestry Corps of Modena, Dr. Ferrucio Minghelli. Since 2006, the Museum has been located in the internal floors of the Castle of Montecuccolo. It is divided into three floors that welcome sections dedicated to Earth Sciences, Botany and Zoology.
Piacenza - Museums Museo di Storia Naturale The Museum of Natural History is located in Piacenza, in 2007 the museum was transferred to its current headquarters, and is “led” by science teachers, scholars and groups of naturalists. The core of the collections came from collections kept in the “Romagnosi” Technical Commercial Institute.
Piacenza - Museums Musei di Palazzo Farnese: Museo del Risorgimento The Museum of the Risorgimento was inaugurated in 1988 and is housed on the first floor of the Palazzo Farnese. The materials contain history between 1848-1849 and 1859-1861. The historical collection consists of newspapers, posters, texts, weapons and portraits. It all starts with the Napoleonic age and ends with the assassination of the Duke of the Bourbons.
Piacenza - Museums Musei di Palazzo Farnese The museums within the Farnese Palace include a wide range of works of art dating from the Middle Ages to the present day. The interior is divided into several sections: the archaeological part, the carriages, the Farnesian glories, the Pinacoteca and the Risorgimento. It is the ideal place for those interested in History and Culture.
Pennabilli - Museums Museo della Storia del Calcolo The Museum of the History of Calculation is located in the halls of the Palazzo Comunale di Pennabilli. Materials and inventions are exhibited that have made the history of mathematics and calculus great. Here it is possible to admire the only Cuneiform cone present in Italy that dates back to 2200 BC. Sumerian tablets from 4200 years ago, Greek inscriptions and Roman tombstones are also exhibited.
Pennabilli - Museums I Luoghi dell'Anima: Museo Diffuso The Places of the Soul represent the spaces that Tonino Guerra wanted to create to expose to the inhabitants of Pennabilli and tourists evocative paths that invite the reflection and meditation of times elapsed. The Diffuse Museum is divided into different places starting from the “Garden of Forgotten Fruits” until you reach the “Petrified Garden” in the locality of Bascio.
Cento - Museums Museo del Teatro "G. Borgatti" The Giuseppe Borgatti Theatre was built in 1831 as an excellent example of the Italian theatre and is equipped with a nineteenth-century hall with stage. Thanks to it, several characters from the tradition were discovered who made Italian theater. A theatrical season takes place annually with the organization of several shows.
Cento - Museums Pinacoteca Civica "Il Guercino" The Civic Art Gallery of Cento is located inside the Palazzo del Monte di Pietà in the municipality of Cento. The Palace was built in 1782 and the Art Gallery was officially known in 1839. It is one of the most important in the area. Currently it houses a large collection of works by Guercino. We can mention among the artists present Marcello Provenzali and Ludovico Carracci and numerous other artists of the past centuries. All the furniture in the room is very nice and embellished with furniture from the period in question. Admission to the art gallery is free for all art lovers.
Busseto - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Orlandi Palazzo Orlandi was built in neoclassical style by the architect Giuseppe Cavalli. In 1845, it was purchased by Giuseppe Verdi, who stayed there with Giuseppina Strepponi, making public the extra-marital scandal. Currently, the Palace is home to an exhibition of period furnishings and Verdi memorabilia.
Busseto - Museums Museo Civico Pallavicino The Pallavicino Civic Museum was founded in 1912 and is located in the beautiful villa of the sixteenth century, Villa Pallavicino, from which it takes its name. Of great artistic value are the paintings ranging from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century. In addition, those of the well-known Busseto painter Isacco Gioachino Levi should also be mentioned. Then there are the splendid rooms that concern the great composer Giuseppe Verdi.
Savignano sul Rubicone - Museums Museo Archeologico di S. Giovanni in Compito The Archaeological Museum of St. John in Compito dates back to 1930 and is one of the oldest institutes in the area. Since 2005, the Koinè association has been responsible for promoting the socio-cultural aspects of this headquarters. In it we find a vast amount of objects that are of invaluable artistic and cultural value.
Talamello - Museums Museo Fernando Gualtieri The Fernando Gualtieri Museum welcomes about fifty works donated to the Municipality of Talamello by Fernando Gualtieri, in a period from 2000 to 2008. The artist, born in France, received the honorary citizenship of Talamello in 1982. The museum dedicated to him was inaugurated under the title “The Splendor of the Royal “in 2002.
Cesena - Museums Museo della Centuriazione It's located at about 6 kilometers from Cesena, is a permanent exhibition which bears witness to the territorial organization that was, in fact, the Roman land. The project also includes the presence of a farmhouse in which to see the instruments from the period, while among the activities of interest, there is the opportunity to follow a path between countries and churches which is dotted with signs explaining the methods of work and the history of the centuriazione cesenate.
Cesena - Museums Museo degli Strumenti Musicali Small but interesting propety which is actually owned by the municipality. It has collection of musical instruments and a laboratory instrument maker with working materials used to produce tools from design to finished product. Very curious is the section dedicated to books and original sheet music of the Band of Cesena: a testimony of the musical culture that was very much felt in the land of Romagna.
Ferrara - Museums Museo di Architettura - Casa di Biagio Rossetti In Via XX Settembre. It's also called MUSARC. What was the residence of the great Ferrara architect Biagio Rossetti (he owes the particular urban planning structure of the Emilian city) has recently been transformed into the first Italian museum dedicated architecture (as well as its developments and its problems).
Ferrara - Museums Centro di Documentazione del Mondo Agricolo Ferrarese The Ferrarese Agricultural Documentation Center was opened in 1981, is located in San Bartolomeo. It is a museum that tells the history and traditions of the rural civilization of Ferrara. In the building we find two other facilities such as the medical and handicraft clinic as well as domestic environments.
Ferrara - Museums Lapidario Civico It is located in the now deconsecrated church of Santa Libera (in Via Campo Sabbionario) and houses finds (in particular epigraphs, stems and sarcophagi) from Roman times found on the territory of Ferrara. Remarkable is the stele of the first century BC with the effiges of the Cesians and the sarcophagi (from the 3rd century BC) belonging to Annia Faustina and to the little Neon.
Colorno - Museums Museo dell'Ingegno Popolare e della Tecnologia Preindustriale The museum was created in 1974 in the Aranciaia, a historic building, thanks to the commitment of the Pro Loco of Colorno. It was one of the first galleries in the region, still in operation today. Initially, they had only one plan for exhibitions, but it was enlarged over the years. The environments provide documentation, testimonies and different material for tourists and scholars.
Cesenatico - Museums Casa Museo "M. Moretti" The House of the poet Marino Moretti is located on the shore of the harbor of Cesenatico. The building is the house where he was born, grew up and played his cultural activity. Inside are located on a collection of personal documents and works of the artist. At the same time the house plays the role of research and study center for modern and contemporary literature.
Forli' - Museums Museo del Teatro Romagnolo It is housed at the beautiful Neoclassical Palace Gaddi, in Corso Garibaldi. Dedicated to theatrical art and musical instruments, it was born thanks to the important donations made by the heirs of the great Forlì tenor Angelo Masini. It also houses relics coming from the municipal theater of Forlì (destroyed during the Second Great War).
Forli' - Museums Museo di San Mercuriale It's placed in rooms adjacent to the famous Abbey of St Mercurial in Piazza Saffi. It's a relatively small diocesan museum, which currently houses some paintings dating from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century and some impressive liturgical furnishings.
Forli' - Museums Museo del Risorgimento It's housed at the beautiful neoclassical Palazzo Gaddi, in Corso Garibaldi. Created in 1888, houses important relics that belonged to some great patriots (Piero Maroncelli, Antonio Fratti, Achille Cantoni, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Vincenzo Bellini). The Museum, is made by sections dedicated to the Napoleonic era and the world wars.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Municipio e Sala del Tricolore Currently used as a board room of the the municipality of Reggio Emilia, it was born as an archive in the eighteenth century on the design of the Este ducal architect Lodovico Bolognini. It is related to the birth of the Italian flag.
Parme - Churches and places of worship Abbazia di San Giovanni Evangelista It 's the most important monastic complex in the city of Parma, including a church, the monastery and the old pharmacy. Built in the tenth century on a previous speaker, it was entirely rebuilt after the fire of 1477.
Parme - Churches and places of worship Santa Maria della Steccata Located in a position almost adjacent to the central square Garibaldi, the beautiful church founded in 1521 is one of the finest examples of churches of central plane of the first half of the XVI.
Parme - Churches and places of worship Santa Maria delle Grazie In the ancient Oltretorrente and near Ponte di Mezzo, there is this church built in 1617, as headquarters of the brotherhood of the Stigmata St. Francis. Inside there is a wonderful dome with the fresco by Galeotti.
Zocca - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa e Corte Fortificata Caula Villa and Fortified Court Caula was built in the mountains, in the town of Zocca. It is a large building enclosed in a city wall. It dates back to the 17th century and has a simple and linear structure, typical of the eighteenth century villas. It is currently open to the public and is in excellent condition.
Zocca - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Castello di Monteombraro The Tower of the Castle of Montombraro is located in the town of Zocca, in the province of Modena. As for the date of construction of the castle and the tower, which is part of it, there is no precise date, but it is assumed to date back to 1110, in the Middle Ages. Unfortunately, it was then destroyed in the expedition of the Bolognese. Over the centuries it was restructured and modified again. Today, both the castle and the tower are accessible and are still in good condition.
Vignola - Walls, towers and gates Torre Galvani The Galvani Tower was built by the Galvani family from which it also took its name. It is the only one of the four towers named after the families who had them in custody. Currently, the building is privately owned.
Vignola - Walls, towers and gates Torre Campiglio The Campiglio Tower of Vignola was built in 1605 using irregular granite basins. It has a truncated conical shape and is 12 meters high. In the last century, part of the Tower was destroyed. In the nineteenth century, however, it underwent some restorations.
Vignola - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Martuzzi trasformato Villa Martuzzi was built in the sixteenth century by the Marquises Rangoni. In the nineteenth century the building was purchased by Counts Martuzzi and Ripandelli and restored in a seventeenth-century style. During World War II, a Nazi department was introduced in the villa.
Porretta Terme - Water spa and wellness Terme di Porretta The history of the Baths of Porretta is linked to a legend that saw a sick ox and left free by the master to regain strength after having quenched their thirst in the ancient thermal spring. The ox then became the emblem of the Terme di Porretta. From the sources of the ancient spas, sulphurous and salsobromoiodic waters flow, reminiscent of the composition of sea water. The spa structure is still freely open to visitors.
Forli' - Churches and places of worship Basilica di San Pellegrino Laziosi Also called the church of Santa Maria dei Servi di Forlì, the Basilica is famous for guarding the body of San Pellegrino Laziosi, it is a destination for pilgrims since it is the patron saint of sufferers of incurable diseases.
Vigolzone - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Grazzano The castle was built in 1395 by Giovanni Anguissola, and still belongs to the descendants of his family. The building has a quadrangular structure, consisting of four towers, between which two are cylindrical and two are square. Near the castle there is a small church dedicated to the family and also the park of about 150 000 m². Currently, in its rooms there are artisan shops and dining options.
Forli' - Churches and places of worship Chiesa del Carmine Built in the fourteenth century, the Church of the Carmine is famous for its beautiful marble portal of the XV century. Despite its fourteenth-century origin, the current church is the result of an extensive renovation that took place in 1735 and 174
Forli' - Churches and places of worship Chiesa del Miracolo This magnificent building erected in 1797 stands in the place where in 1428 there was a miracled school. In a cold winter night a fire broke out. Tamed the fire, it was discovered that the only wall left intact was that of the Madonna and Child.
Forli' - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Salvatore in Vico Church founded in the thirteenth century, it was completely renovated in 1546 and then later in 1760 had the new facade. The church now has a beautiful brick facade with a rich portal and stone capitals.
Forli' - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dell'ex collegio aeronautico The palace built in the shape of "M" in the rationalist style designed by architect Cesar Valle as expressly built in 1937 by order of Benito Mussolini, was the first aviation school in Italy.
Forli' - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Hercolani Residence of the Hercolani family of Forlì until 1844 , the Hercolani Palace was bought by Count Sesto Matteucci whom restructured it in all its parts, making it one of the most imposing and beautiful buildings in the city.
Forli' - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Sangiorgi It consists of two distinct parts, the Sangiorgi palace is one of the finest palaces in the city of Forli. The original use of the building was unknown for a long time until it was discovered that it was used as a barn.
Scandiano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello della Torricella The Castle was built during the fourteenth century, on commission by the Da Fogliano. Over the years, the structure suffered several damages, in the 1800s it was rebuilt again, according to the project by Cesare Costa. The present appearance of the Castle looks very similar to the original one, and is in an excellent state of preservation.
Viano - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Viano The Tower of Viano was part of an ancient Pago-Roman castle. The tower has a cylindrical structure surrounded by the houses of the village. Currently, there are still some elements of the wall circle, including the imposing door and other remains.
Sala Baganza - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Segalara The Castle of Segalara was the seat of the noble Rossi family who occupied it already in 1400. In the second half of the 17th century, the Castle changed its function becoming the palace of the Marquises Canossa who also built an oratory there.
Sala Baganza - Walls, towers and gates Torre Boriano resti The Boriano tower is located near the town of Faseto, in the Municipality of Parma. Currently, only a few ruins are visible of the ancient tower.
Sala Baganza - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Sanvitale The Sanvitale Castle was built in 1477 at the behest of Gilberto II Sanvitale and is located in the center of the homonymous village. The building was managed by several owners who transformed its structure, such as the Farnese and Bourbons as well as Napoleon Bonaparte after his conquest. The fortress has a long form of parallelepiped with its towers at the extremes. Sectioned into three floors, the external structure also features an access bridge and a city wall that encloses the garden.
Sala Baganza - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Sala Baganza The Castle of Sala Baganza was home since 1258 of the Sanvitale, Farnese and Bourbon family during the following centuries. It is located near the Baganza stream and immediately played an important role in defending the Parma castles. The structure looks like a long parallelepiped bordered by the remains of two towers at the extremes. The interior rooms show frescoes and decorations of sixteenth-century works by Cesare Baglione, Samacchini and Campi.
Santa Sofia - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Malatestiana ruderi The ruins of the Rocca Malatesta date back to the fourteenth century. In the Middle Ages it was among the highest fortresses in Romagna. Currently, only the ruins of the tower and the bastion are left.
Solignano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Castelcorniglio The Castle of Castelcorniglio was erected during the 13th century around the Pessola stream. It was the home of Manfredo Pallavicino to then move on to Niccolò Piccinino and ultimately to Gustavo Buratti Zanchi. The fortress was the starting point for various sabotage actions against the Parma-La Spezia railway after the Second World War.
Spilamberto - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Rangone The Rangone Castle was built during the XIII by the Municipality of Modena. The building has a defensive structure, consisting of a large tower. The castle belonged to the Spilamberto family, who gave it to the Rangoni family, from which it also took its name. In the twentieth century the castle was abandoned and in 2005 it passed to the Municipality of Spilamberto.
Poggio Torriana - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Due Torri The Due Torri Castle is part of the complex of fortifications belonging to the Malatesta family. It changed its name twice in the last millennium, in the past it was called Castello Sorticata, later Castello di Torriana and finally acquired the current name. It was built around the year 1000, and passed it became the property of the Municipality of Rimini around 1608. Today, the property is used as a restaurant.
Traversetolo - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello The Castle of Traversetolo is located in the homonymous resort just 18 km from Parma in the province of Parma. The construction dates back to 1341 and today only the tower has remained original, as the rest has been modified. It's open to tourists.
Travo - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Bobbiano The Tower of Bobbiano located in Emilia Romagna was built on the rubble of a pre-existing tower and is extended on a small hill. The structure is typical medieval. The nobles Anguissola were the owners of the tower.
Vergato - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dei Capitani della Montagna The Palace of the Captains of the Mountain was built between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and was the seat of the Captains of the Mountain, officials who ruled from 1414 to 1796. The facade has coats of arms dating from the 4th and 6th centuries and among these is visible that of the municipality of Vergato, depicting a wild boar in a swamp with two oak branches tied by a ribbon. The building was built during the post-war period and was enriched with four stained-glass windows by Luigi Ontani in 1998.
Vernasca - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Vigoleno The Castle of Vigoleno was built in the tenth century as a medieval fortified village. In 1922 it was restored by Princess Ruspoli Gramont, who transformed it into a residence for social meetings with great movie stars. Inside there are museum rooms where historical and photographic documents are exhibited. The Castle enters the list of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
Rivalta - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Orsini The Orsini Castle was built in 1016. For many centuries it belonged to the Orsini family, from which it also took its name. Nowadays the Castle is the property of the Municipality that has made it open to the public.
Rivergaro - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Larzano The Castle of Larzano dates back to the 14th century and belonged to the noble Cassoli of Reggio Emilia, until 1677. The building is located within the resort, which is a hilly area. It is currently in excellent condition and is accessible to tourists.
Rivergaro - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Roveleto Landi The Tower of Roveleto Landi is located in the municipality of Rivergaro, in the province of Piacenza. Its structure has medieval architecture.
Rivergaro - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Niviano In the town of Rivergaro there are a multitude of castles, including that of Niviano. It is assumed that this building was built in the Middle Ages, around the year 1100 on pre-existing buildings. It was heavily damaged in the sixteenth century by a raid. Nevertheless, it is in excellent condition and is open to the public.
Rivergaro - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Ancarano The Castle of Ancarano is located in Rivergaro, in the province of Piacenza. There is no certain information on the date of construction, but according to ancient writings it is assumed to date back to 1466. In 1521 the Castle, and the village also suffered serious damage due to some military attacks by the French and then by the Lanzichenecchi. Despite the whole building is in good condition and the Renaissance artistic elements are clearly visible. Today it is open to tourists.
Rivergaro - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Montechiaro The Castle of Montechiaro stands out for its particular structure and for the fact that it is located isolated from the rest of the town. It has a very tall tower in the middle of the courtyard. It has been used with different functions, exploiting the various cockpits that are inside it. Fortunately, today it is accessible for all tourists and is in excellent condition.
Roccabianca - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca dei Rossi The Rocca dei Rossi was built between 1446 and 1463 on the guidelines of Pier Maria Rossi, who wanted to dedicate it to his lover Bianca Pellegrini. The structure still has the remains of the first city walls and the keep, originally divided on two levels.
Rubiera - Castles, palaces and mansions Forte resti The Fort is known by the inhabitants of the area as' Stone 'because it was dumped and in a state of neglect. In fact, what you see today of the structure is only part of the original construction.
Reggio Emilia - Monuments Monumento dei Concordi The construction of the Concord Monument dates back to 1930. This is an incomplete shape brick funeral structure. At the center of the structure is visible a tombstone that shows the inscription and portrait of the dead. The Concordi family had the purpose, through the construction of the Monument, to highlight their prestige in front of the fellow citizens.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Carmi Palazzo Carmi was built in 1551, by the engineer Luigi Croppi, based on a design by Pietro Marchelli. The palace took the name of the Jewish family of Giuseppe and Bonaiuto Carmi. At the time of its construction, the building did not need so many modifications. Currently, the building is home to the State Archives.
Rimini - Churches and places of worship Santuario Santa Maria delle Grazie The Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie dates back to the fourteenth century. The origins of the Sanctuary come from a miraculous and legendary event that happened on top of a hill, where a shepherd carved a Madonna in the body of a tree while grazing the flock. He failed to finish his face and for this he was helped by the angels. So in the miracle hill the Sanctuary and a chapel with the name of Madonna delle Grazie was built. The simulacrum was later taken to Venice where it is still kept in the church of San Marziale.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Seminario Metropolitano The ex-convent of San Francesco and now Metropolitan Seminary. The current building was erected in 1699. Inside of considerable interest is the seventeenth-century cloister of rectangular shape with in the center a marble statue of the Immaculate Con
Rimini - Libraries and archives Biblioteca Gambalunghiana Opened in 1619, at the bequest of Alexander Gambalunga it is the first public library of the peninsula. Suggestive are the two magnificent globes wanted by the first librarian Michele Moretti with the heavenly terraqueous dated 1622.
Ferrara - Historic Centres Addizione Erculea The Herculean Addition, a beautiful work of Italian medieval architecture , is composed of many Buildings: Prosperi - Sacrati and Turks of Bath, and it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is worth a look!
Ferrara - Historic Centres Centro Storico di Ferrara An exceptionally well-preserved medieval town in the heart of the city of Ferrara. There are beautiful and characteristic monuments, palaces, churches and historic streets worth a visit!
Ferrara - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Estense The beautiful Castello Estense, built in brick and surrounded by a characteristic moat, which makes it typically medieval, is a true work of architectural art that is worth visiting.
Ferrara - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di San Giorgio The magnificent Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, was erected by the will of William of Adelard and consecrated to the saint of the same name in 1135. Definitely worth a visit.
Ferrara - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo della Ragione This elegant mansion in Gothic style, built between the years 1315 and 1326, was rebuilt after the fire that almost destroyed it after the Second World War. Today, despite all, is back with its splendor .
Ferrara - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Paradiso The beautiful Palazzo Paradiso, built in 1391, is an important symbol of the city Ferrara, inside it houses the Ariostea Public Library, where you can find beautiful works by Ludovico Ariosto.
Ferrara - Castles, palaces and mansions Università di Ferrara The city of Ferrara, in Emilia Romagna, was an important university and Italian humanist centre. In this ancient university, in 1391, graduated famous people in world history, including: Nicholas Copernicus and Paracelsus.
Ferrara - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dei Diamanti A beautiful building, a whole construction in marble, very beautiful and special, shaped as a diamond point. Inside you will find the unique National Art Gallery in Ferrara, which contains works of great value. Worth visiting!
Ferrara - Walls, towers and gates Le Mura di Ferrara In the Middle Ages the building of walls surrounded by a moat was common, and those of Ferrara, are no exception; they are almost 9 km long and of preserved features , the walls of Ferrara, are absolutely worth seeing!
Ferrara - Museums Museo di Storia Naturale The interesting Museum of Natural History, built between the years 1935 and 1937, contains rich collections of zoology, of Geopaleontology and mineralogy (with many Brazilian stones) that are worth to be seen.
Piacenza - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Savino One of the oldest churches in Piacenza (it was built after the fifth century) that preserves inside two exquisite mosaics representing the months and zodiac signs.
Piacenza - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Maria di Campagna An important document of the Renaissance, built between 1522 and 1528 and it is considered the masterpiece of Alessio Tramello. It preserves precious frescoes by Giovanni Antonio de 'Sacchis.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Lazzaro The building is all that remains of the leper colony built in the late twelfth century.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Paolo The original structure in the late Romanesque style was much larger than today. The present church was built in the seventeenth century on an earlier building, dating back to 1100, and renovated in last century.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Santuario della Madonna del Murazzo The facade is in Lombard-Gothic style . The interior is composed of five altars and maintains various sculptures, paintings and statues of the nineteenth and twentieth century.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Chiesa Beata Vergine delle Grazie Built at the beginning of '700 it has a simple facade with a single main door. The interior has a nave with a semicircular apse, 4 side chapels, and 2 small chapels.
Piacenza - Theaters Teatro dei Filodrammatici Former church of the sixth century converted into a theater at the beginning of the twentieth century. The Liberty style façade belongs to engineer Gazzola.
Castel Maggiore - Natural Areas Area golenale del fiume Reno On the western border of the municipal territory, the glorious areas of the Rhine represent an interesting naturalistic area and the first stretch of the river park
Viserba - Adventure Parks Italia in miniatura THE most Italian theme park on the Riviera! Italy in miniature is located in Viserba di Rimini, very easy to get there and fun assured! You play for all ages and of course all of Italy at your feet!
Ferrara - Streets and Squares Corso Ercole I° d'Este Corso Ercole I d'Este is a historic route of Ferrara among the most important in the city and the oldest in Europe.Desired by the Duke of Ferrara Ercole I d'Este and commissioned to Biagio Rossetti, started in 1492 and finished in 1510
Castel San Pietro Terme - Walls, towers and gates Il Cassero The Cassero is the monument that officially marks the birth of Castel San Pietro in 1199, as a bulwark to defend the territory of Bologna. It is a massive construction, adorned with Ghibelline merli, the work of various interventions.
Castel San Pietro Terme - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Lorenzo The church dates back to the eighth century, is in Romanesque style. You should definitely see the crypt of Varignana, located below the church and always dating back to the eighth century.
Ostellato - Archaeological Sites Necropoli Romana di Voghenza Always open to the public, of the imperial age, are visible two burial fences, crate tombs covered by stone slabs of Verona, a sarcophagus. The burials date back to the I-III centuries AD.
Ostellato - Churches and places of worship Pieve romanica di San Vito The church was built in 1027. It is made up of a lot of material for reuse of Roman buildings that would ascertain its construction over some pre-existing pagan temple. In this church we still have two pagan altars today.
Ostellato - Viewpoints Percorso Cicloturistico A single cycle-tourist route that connects La Pieve di San Vito, the Valleys of Ostellato, the largest barn in Europe, to the delight of the Virgin, the delight of belriguardo and the Roman necropolis of Voghera.
Casalecchio di Reno - Churches and places of worship Villa Marullina Currently from the entrance to Via Calzavecchio you access the Park, less rich in centuries-old trees, less large, but ordered in its new function. In fact, the Villa, restored in respect and maintenance of its architecture and its artistic interior decorations, is used as welcoming and prestigious offices of various companies.
Casalecchio di Reno - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa il Toiano It is a typical sixteenth-century senatorium villa, which integrated the stately residence with the buildings for the servitude and for the peasants who took care of the agricultural fund. The villa is characterized by four porticoes, one on the side, the most impressive of which support the elegant triangular gables of the main facades.
Casalecchio di Reno - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Ghillini The elegant noble residence, of very ancient origins, represents a rare example of living continuity from the first century BC to today. The building became the Castello di Casalecchio, which, from its dominant position controlled the road, the bridge, the ford over the Rhine and the entire plain below.
Casalecchio di Reno - Castles, palaces and mansions Casa Volpe Casa Volpe is a settlement with its own identity, thanks to the unitary structure of the exterior surfaces.
Casalecchio di Reno - Fountains La Bamboza On the Via Porrettana, adjacent to Villa Ghillini, there is an ancient fountain that once offered refreshment to travelers and horses with its fresh water from the Rio della Pizzacchera. The witty villagers immediately called it the 'Bamboza' because of its resemblance to that mannequin on which the seamstresses shape their clothes.
Casalecchio di Reno - Theaters Teatro Testoni In the early days it was used as a Theater and a Casa del Fascio even if the structure, simple and linear, does not recall the modernist modules in vogue at that time. This space was intended for fencing exercises and gymnastic exercises. Renovated in the 1960s and 1980s, the Teatro Testoni is counted among the most active rooms in Italy.
Parme - Museums Museo di Storia Naturale Founded in 1766 by J.B.Fourcault, it was directed by distinguished zoologists, such as Pellegrino Strobel and Angelo Andres. In its two locations there are exhibition sectors of Systematic Zoology and Ethnography, with important zoological collections and African collections also ethnographic.
Salsomaggiore Terme - Archaeological Sites Parco Regionale Fluviale dello Stirone It is a protected area of paleontological interest.The erosive action of the stream that, following the massive gravel excavations of the 1950s, brought to light layers of fossils. Floristic, vegetational and wildlife aspects.
Salsomaggiore Terme - Parks and nature reserves Parco Corazza Green lawns, a large flowerbed in the purest tradition of floriculture and Salsese mosaiculture, elegant and easy pedestrian paths that connect to a tree-lined square equipped for events
Pavullo Nel Frignano - WWF Oasis Oasi Prato Stagno di Sassoguidano The Prato Stagno di Sassoguidano Oasis covers an area of 0.3 hectares and is a Special Protection Zone. In this area there are several amphibians, including the common newt, crested and Apuan, as well as the green frog and Dalmatin. Near the lake of the Oasis we can observe different species of ferns and orchids. Particular interest, it attracts a very rare plant known by the name Hottonia palustris.
Casalecchio di Reno - Churches and places of worship Santi Antonio ed Andrea di Ceretolo In the 18th century, the Church of Ceretolo located on the homonymous Hill, was dedicated to St. Andrew and was part of the jurisdiction of the canons Renani di Casalecchio. with four side chapels and a small choir. Some valuable paintings and canvases have been lost.
Casalecchio di Reno - Churches and places of worship San Giovanni Battista The church, built after the war, the most prestigious from the architectural point of view is that of San Giovanni Battista, designed by the architect Melchiorre Bega. On the upper wall of the facade stands out a stained glass with sculptural bronze decorations particularly original and impressive.
Casalecchio di Reno - Churches and places of worship Santa Lucia The Church was designed by Architect Giuseppe Coccolini and built in just two years, from 1965 to 1967. The simple and simple exterior presents as a decorative architectural element a balcony, marked by short pillars.
Ravenna - Theaters Teatro della Rocca It's located in the nearby town of Novellara at the inner courtyard of the Rocca. Designed by Antonio Tegani, was built between 1862 and 1868 and replaced the previous two theaters (the first one of the first century and the second one of the second century). It has the style of the classical Italian opera theater and it's inspired by the theaters of Reggio Emilia and Carpi. It was internally decorated by Cesare Cervi.
Ravenna - Astronomical Observing Sites Planetario In the heart of the city in Via Santi Baldini, 4/a. Opened in 1985, boasts a tool P2 Zeiss ZK capable of representing all the starry until the sixth magnitude, from any latitude. It also has the projectors to discover the charm of the Sun, Moon, and planets (Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus).
Reggio Emilia - Churches and places of worship Chiostri di San Pietro e Prospero The Cloisters of San Pietro and Prospero are located inside the convent of San Pietro built by Benedictine monks in 1524 in the place, where the church of San Pietro dated 1140 was first located. The smallest of cloisters dates back to the period of construction of the convent and has a Renaissance structure with its colonnade. Below in 1580 the Great Cloister was also built on the model of the Palazzo Te in Mantua, thus giving a new detail to the convent that definitively replaced the church of San Pietro.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo delle Bonifiche The Palazzo delle Bonifiche in Reggio Emilia is a building formed by different structures that have been beautifully preserved both inside and outside. The peculiarity consists in the composition of the structures different from each other. The building was built on the foundations of the Roman Basilica in 1789. The second floor includes an eighteenth-century living room and is a very important element of the building.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Podestà The Palazzo del Podestà dates back to the 13th-13th century by the will of the Suardi family. It is one of the most unique palaces that is located in the center of the city. In 1477, the façade was decorated by the great architect Donato Bramante. The palace has been restored several times. Currently, the building is home to the University Institute. It is planned in the future to transform it into a museum.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Monte di Pietà Palazzo del Monte was built by Domenico Marchelli in 1188. The building was built in Romanesque style in stone. One of the most important palaces in the history of the city. From 1981 to 1985 there were also some restoration work. The tower built in 1216 was decorated by Lelio Orsi with frescoes that have disappeared today and of which only the drawings are left.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Vescovile The Bishop's Palace dates back to '900 and is located in Piazza Duomo di Reggio Emilia. It was made by Bishop Azzo, to defend himself from enemies. Inside there are two rooms, with works by Lelio Orsi, and a bust of Bishop Gian Andrea Boccaccio.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Bussetti The Busetti Palace was built between 1657 and 1764. The seventeenth-century building is located in the heart of the city, and even after numerous interventions it managed to maintain its important facade. There are currently various activities in the structure.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo della Cassa di Risparmio The Cassa di Risparmio building is located in the main square of the historic center of Parma. The building is built with Renaissance style facades and the interior is influenced by classical art, where you can also notice numerous works of art that furnish the rooms. There are two main rooms, where the second is frescoed with symbolic figures linked to the theme of saving.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Masdoni Palazzo Masdoni was built on commission of the Masdoni family, who lived until 1769. The residence then passed to the Toschi family and finally to the Rocca Saporiti. The main entrance of the building leads to the courtyard and passing to the right of the atrium you arrive at the loggia which is composed of valuable busts of Roman women and eighteenth-century stuccoes with animal subjects, such as winged horses and eagles.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Boiardo The Boyard Palace was built around the 13th century. Its structure is made of brick. The porch, very characteristic, with five arches, is added to the wonderful facade. The family coat of arms is visible in the northern part of the building. The different renovations made make it difficult to identify the type and style of the structure.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Becchi - Magnani Palazzo Becchi-Magnani is located in Corso Garibaldi. The building was built at the end of the sixteenth century and at the beginning belonged to the Counts Becchi, later it passed to the noble Chioffi family and in 1877 it was purchased by the Ottavi family. Since then, the building has become a city exhibition venue. In the palace there are a large number of exhibitions by important artists.
Reggio Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo della Dogana The Customs Palace was built at the end of the 11th century. The building was renovated in the seventeenth century, at the behest of Prince Francesco Marino Caracciolo. In the twentieth century the building was a movie theater, and later it was transformed into a cinema-theater, by King Umberto. Today the building is home to government offices.
Modena - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzina dei Giardini The Palazzina dei Giardini was built in the 7th century, at the behest of Francesco I d'Este and was located in the gardens of the Doge's Palace in Modena. The original role of the building was that of a fun place for the court as well as Casinos. The property has a large area and spaces of extraordinary beauty, which is why it is considered an ideal place for art exhibitions.
Parme - Monuments Scultura e Fontana di Cascella The Sculpture and Fountain by Pietro Cascella are a work of the homonymous artist. It was the property of Pietro Barilla, who gave it a gift to the city. In 1994 the plant was installed in Piazza Santa Croce where it then suffered serious damage due to various road accidents.
Parme - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzetto Eucherio Sanvitale Giardino Pubblico The Palazzetto Eucherio Sanvitale is located inside the Parco Ducale di Parma. It was built on Renaissance forms in 1520 by Giorgio da Erba. Inside we can admire some frescoes by Parmigianino such as the “Madonna with Child” and an oil on the wall with scenes from the “Life of the Virgin” of a late Mannerist with landscapes from the end of 1500. The building is among the most visited monuments in the city.
Parme - Churches and places of worship Oratorio di Sant'Ilario The Oratory dates back to 1663 and is accessible from the loggia of Palazzo Vecchio. Inside, it is divided into three naves, separated by grooved columns in stucco and is enriched by frescoes decorations, the work of Giovanni Maria Conti, which cover the lunettes with flower motifs and fruits, in addition to the depictions of Saints and Blesseds of the city. In the Oratory there is the tomb of Rodolfo Tanzi, knight of the Teutonic Order and benefactor, who founded the city institution of the Hospital of Misericordia.
Parme - Castles, palaces and mansions Torrione Valeri di Baganzola It dates back to the 15th century and was built for defensive reasons. It has been owned by the Valeri family for several years. Over the years it has undergone a deep restoration, which gave it its current appearance. Today it is private property, but it is also very easily visible from the street.
Parme - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Francesco Built in 1261, the door took its name from the street in which it was located. The story tells that the saint has passed from this very area. In 1562 the door was reopened at the behest of Duke Ottavio Farnese. Later in the 90s it was also restored to bring it to its original form. The monument is easily accessible either by car, by public transport or on foot.
Parme - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Pigorini Even if the building date was built around 1767, from the architectural structure it is assumed that the building is even older. The palace was known for having given birth to two famous personalities: the poet Angelo Mazza and the explorer Vittorio Bottego, in honor of whom on the building we find the two tombstones, precisely on the facade. Today the building is the seat of the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Parma and, often, also an exhibition space for various exhibitions in the locality.
Parme - Museums Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni The Ancient Spezieria di San Giovanni is of very ancient origin, documented since 1201 it is located inside the Abbey of San Giovanni Evangelista of Parma, a religious complex. The latter was modified in 1766 by the will of Guillaume du Tillot, separating and making autonomous the interiors of the monastery from those of the pharmacy. The spice shop was entrusted to the apectials Luigi Gardoni, his son and grandson. The Antica Spezieria consists of 4 rooms: fire room, mortar room, mermaid room and workshop.
Parme - Fountains Fontana del Trianon The Fountain is located in the city of Parma. The sculpture was designed by the architect Giuliano Mozzani. It is also known as the Fountain of Parma and is located in the Ducal Garden in Parma. The Garden surrounds the fourteenth-century castle and is located in the historic center. The birth of the park was due to Ottavio Farnese in 1561. On the occasion of the wedding of his son, Odoardo Farnese, Ranuccio II Farnese had a large fish pond dig in front of the villa in 1690. Only in 1920 was the Fountain of Trianon located in the garden, which depicts the Parma and Taro rivers.
Parme - Walls, towers and gates Torrione di Beneceto The Tower dates back to the fifteenth century and was inhabited only until 1481. It is a structure of 12 meters high, covered by a pitched roof, typical elements of the late Middle Ages. Over the years he underwent several restorations that gave him the present appearance and a good state of preservation. At this time the building is privately owned and run by an agricultural estate, but it is still available to all interested parties
Pavullo Nel Frignano - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Gaiato The Tower of Gaiato dates back to 1200 but according to historical sources it could even be from Roman times. It was built on a mountain with a conical shape that represents the highest point of the Pavullese territory. The Tower is part of the fascinating and rich heritage of the province of Modena.
Pavullo Nel Frignano - Walls, towers and gates Torre Lavacchio Torre Lavacchio probably dates back to the 11th century. It is characterized by a slender profile and in the past had a function of lookout and defence of the nearby town. The Tower overlooks the Pavullese basin and represents the best preserved structure of the Middle Ages of Frignano.
Pavullo Nel Frignano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Semese The Castle of Semese dates back to the late thirteenth century and was erected on a pre-existing Lombard watchtower. The fortress was initially owned by the Da Verica family and later passed to the Montecuccoli family, who fortified and strengthened its walls. The structure consists of a feudal dwelling, a tower and walls that made the Castle a defensive system with a radial dominant over the entire area.
Pavullo Nel Frignano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Montecucolo Historical news of the Castle of Montecuccolo dates back to 1027 when it was occupied by a family of German feudal lords. History has it that the famous general Raimondo Montecuccoli was born here, from which the fortress also takes its name. The fortress stands on a rocky relief not far from Pavullo, in Frignano. Its peculiarity lies in the position of the tower, erected slightly away from the buildings where the owners and guests resided. There is also the guard body located inside the third belt.
Pavullo Nel Frignano - Monumental Trees Cedro nel Parco Ducale The Cedar of Parco Ducale is known as the Cedar of Lebanon or 'Pinone' said by the Pavullesi. It was planted by Carlo Huller who built the park for Francesco IV, Duke of Modena. The species is native to the Middle East and like many other trees it was introduced in Europe in 1683. The cedar has a powerful trunk and is a strong and durable wood. It is said that the Egyptians distilled oil from the cedar wood for embalming the dead. In the bible, on the other hand, it is told that it was used for the construction of temples and palaces.
Pennabilli - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Bascio The Tower of Bascio was built during the 13th century inside the valley of the Torbello stream. The Tower is 21 meters high and has a square plan of 5.30 meters. At the foot of the Tower are the “petrified gardens” by Tonino Guerra. The property was restored in 1958 and is a popular place for hikers and nature-loving visitors.
Piacenza - Castles, palaces and mansions Bastioni e Mura The walls of Piacenza were raised in the sixteenth century, to protect the city, and are considered among the masterpieces of military architecture in which real masters participated in the construction of fortifications, as: Antonio da Sangallo. Currently, some stretches of ramparts in the Porta Borghetto area are in worrying conditions. The Farnesian ramparts are very important for the city, both for their beauty but, above all, for the historicity they represent.
Piozzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Monteventano There is little news about the Castle of Monteventano regarding its construction. From historical sources it appears that it was rebuilt in the 17th century after it was destroyed in 1164 by Federico Barbarossa. The fortress has been owned by several families over the centuries and is currently the private residence of a German painter. The structure still has its imposing walls and the tower leaning against the residential building. The round tower still stands over thirty meters high that presides over the entrance.
Piozzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Montecanino The Castle of Montecanino was built in the eleventh century in a position that offers a wide view of the Po Valley. It was destroyed in 1164 by Barbarossa but was rebuilt around the fifteenth century, passing ownership to many noble families including the Thirteen. The fortress had six towers, located between the perimeter and the center. Currently, only a few remains remain of the Castle, but in the past it was an imposing building for the defense and collection of the resort.
Piozzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Torre Rizzi The Castle of Torre Rizzi is located on top of the hill of Val Luretta in Piozzano. Initially it was a complex owned by Giovanni and Marco Dolzani and later passed in 1431 to Gian Francesco della Veggiola. The latter expanded the area of the building and transformed it into an elegant and noble residence. After the hanging of della Veggiola, the tower became the property of the Paveri-Fontana and towards the end of the 18th century by the Rizzi.
Podenzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di San Polo The Castle of San Polo is assumed to date back to the fourteenth century and was owned by Guglielmo Landi. In the eighteenth century it was transformed into a prison by Austrian soldiers, then between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries it became a residential building. Unfortunately, today it is a structure in total state of neglect and dangerous.
Podenzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello della Maggia The Maggia Castle dates back to the Middle Ages and was initially owned by Filippino Confalonieri. Later it switched to several owners. Currently, the tower, which is part of the structure, is used as an agricultural court. Fortunately, it is in excellent condition and open to tourists.
Podenzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Podenzano The Castle of Podenzano is assumed to date back to the Middle Ages, more precisely to 1152, according to the first written sources that were received to us. It is a majestic and impressive castle. Although it is very old, it is in excellent condition and open to the public. It is also used for various manifestations.
Podenzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Altoe' The Castle of Altoe' is among the most significant and important castles in the area. The structure dates back to 1300 and consists of a crenellated tower and a large entrance with vaulted doors. The building is still well preserved, and is open to tourists and everyone who wants to visit it.
Poggio Torriana - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Marcosanti Palazzo Marcosanti was originally an imposing fortress built in the late 13th century. It was owned by numerous noble families, including the Malatesta, the Della Rovere and others, until in the early nineteenth century it became the property of Paolo Marcosanti. Today the noble building is rented for wedding parties.
Pontenure - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Paderna The Paderna Castle was mentioned for the first time in a 9th century document. Since 1453 it was the first stately home of the Marazzani family. Today, the structure is managed by the nobles Pettorelli, and is used for various events and ceremonies.
Imola - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Tozzoni Palazzo Tozzoni was built around the 18th century, by Domenico Trifogli. It represents one of the residences of the noble Tozzoni family in Imola. The building has properties and structures of the late — Baroque style and preserves in the rooms some books and antique volumes stored on the ground floor. Since 1981 the palace was transformed into a civic museum after being donated to the city in 1978.
Imola - Walls, towers and gates Bastioni di Porta Appia The Ramparts of Porta Appia are part of what was the fifteenth-century door located in the historic center of Imola. The structure was built by the children of Giorgio Fiorentino in the places where the ancient door of Piolo stood. In the square in front of the two ramparts there was also a drawbridge.
Imola - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Codronchi Palazzo Codronchi was built in the '500. This is typically a closed structure. It is worth noting that the ceiling on the main floor is rich in frescoes from the seventeenth century. In the building you can also notice the renovations carried out in the eighteenth century. At the moment, private offices are located at the Palace.
Gossolengo - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Caratta The Castle of Caratta is located in the municipality of Gossolengo. The building was built in 1100 by the Malaspina, in Piacenza style. Currently, it is private property and in its environments it houses a farm.
Gossolengo - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Baselica The Castle of Baselica was built in 1400 by Nicolino Tedeschi. The structure belonged to Daniele l Radini, but in the 16th century it passed to the Anguissola. The building has a rectangular structure, with four corner towers.
Gossolengo - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Gossolengo The Castle of Gossolengo was built in the late twelfth century. The interior is divided into two square-plan courtyards. Today, the building is part of the heritage of military rule.
Gropparello - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Veggiola The castle, which dates back to 1550, was a project completed by the imperial architect Domenico Gianelli of Siena, commissioned by Gian Francesco della Veggiola. Despite all the transformations undergone, the ancient elements are still recognizable: the ancient portal, the front front and the furniture with coffered ceilings.
Gropparello - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Montechino It was built in the twelfth century as a defense for Val Riglio. The whole construction is in stone. In the front there are still the original joints of the bridge and the drawbridge. The property is spread over 27 hectares of park, for a total area of 1100 square meters. Over the past 25 years it has been perfectly renovated keeping its original structure. It is currently private property.
Gropparello - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Gropparello The building stands on top of a rock to secure a strategic position. Located in the province of Piacenza the Castle of Gropparello, in the Middle Ages has been included in the war between Guelfi and Ghibellines and has been owned by numerous families including Fulgosio, Borri, Anguissola. It 'made up of parts of different ages. The tower is the oldest part and is located on top of the rock, ideal for a tower using for view of possible arrival of armies from the north.
Forli' - Churches and places of worship Santuario di Forno It's located in the countryside east of the city (towards Forlinpopoli) and has been called "the most singular monument of the Forlì territory." This building dedicated to the Virgin Mary, in fact, has an unusual circular shape. Built in the second half of the fifteenth century, by the albanian Pietro Bianco (a pirate converted into a hermit), the Sanctuary, contains a valuable statue of a Madonna with his Child.
Forli' - Walls, towers and gates Torre Numai Built to defend the nearby Palace of Numai (which, by the way, is tied by an ingenious underground passage), is located in Via Pedriali, near Piazza Saffi. It was restored several times, until 1870, had the blackbirds, then replaced by a sloping roof at first and then with four pitches.
Gazzola - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Momeliano The Castle of Momeliano or Castel Basini, from the name of the owners, would go back, according to some historical sources, to 1300. Over the years it has often passed in the hands of several owners. Its current state of preservation is good and is open to tourists.
Gazzola - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Monticello The Castle of Monticello was built around the fourteenth century by the Arcelli family, to which it belonged. Over the centuries he was not involved in wars or raids, except in two cases, in 1372 and 1945. Nowadays its state of conservation is excellent and tourists can visit it for free.
Imola - Walls, towers and gates Torre Aldrovandi The Aldrovandi Tower was built in the eleventh century, and represents the last of the many towers that were part of the aristocratic residences in the Middle Ages. Unfortunately, it was partially knocked down in the 13th and 14th centuries. The building on which it stands is currently not open.
Maiolo - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Maioletto Rocca Maioletto turned out to be one of the hard to conquer strongholds of Valmarecchia and Montefeltro. It stands on a rock of sand and clay and dominates the village below. It was the property of the Church to become the home of the Casteldelci and Montefeltro.
Marzabotto - Castles, palaces and mansions Casamento di Medelana The building of the Casamento was built around the fifteenth century and was an important complex in the town of Medelana. From its structure we can see the embellished and decorated windows that give a special charm to the building. It is currently in excellent condition and open to tourists.
Meldola - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Castelnuovo The Tower of Castelnuovo was built in the tenth century and belonged to the Caboli. Currently, there are only a few remains of the ancient fortification, including the castle, the bell tower dating back to the '400, and a small cemetery.
Meldola - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca delle Caminate The Rocca delle Caminate is a castle that dates back, according to written testimonies, to 997. It rises on a hill, entirely surrounded by greenery. You can see it in the distance from the country. Despite being very old, it is in excellent condition, thanks also to the fact that in the thirties it was the home of Benito Mussolini, the main reason why it was visited.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Fonte Sacra di S.Geminiano The Sacred Source of St. Geminiano and its temple were built in 1800, by the architect Mignoni. For its construction, the Diocese participated with great interest. The structure presents the statue of faith on the dome, and under it is the statue of St. Geminiano, while he blesses the source.
Modena - Museums Deposito Museo Civico In the Civic Museum of Art of Modena there are works acquired through the Poletti Prize banned by the Municipality of Modena between 1871 and 1943. The works awarded and produced by young artists are exhibited in the gallery.
Modena - Churches and places of worship Madonna Pellegrina The establishment of the parish of Madonna Pellegrina dates back to 1958. The first wooden church was built on a soccer field. The structure has grown and developed over the years thanks to the contribution provided by the children and families of the communities. Beautiful works of art are kept inside the parish.
Montefiorino - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca di Montecuccoli The Fortress of Montecuccoli dates back to the second half of the twelfth century. Work on its construction started between 1235 and 1238 and ended in 1239. Initially, only the tower was built and later the rest of the plant was added. In the middle of the thirteenth century it was destroyed by the Modenesi, and only in the fourteenth century it was rebuilt. Today this beautiful fortress is in excellent condition and houses inside the Museum of the Partisan Republic.
Montescudo-Monte Colombo - Walls, towers and gates Torre Malatestiana The Malatesta Tower was built around the fourteenth century. The ancient fortress has a wide cultural history related to the peasant world. Twenty-two bronze medals were found inside the building, modeled by hand, in which the effigy of Sigismund Pandolfo Malatesta and the Malatesta Temple were depicted.
Montescudo-Monte Colombo - Castles, palaces and mansions Borgo di Albereto The Borgo di Albereto is in medieval style. During some restorations carried out in 1954, some medals depicting Sigismund and the Malatesta Temple were found. In addition, you can visit the bell tower and what remains of the oratory of San Bernardo.
Parme - Parks and nature reserves Orto Botanico It is a historic garden that is located inside the historic center of Parma and is currently managed by the University of Parma. The ancient garden was founded in 1630 by Duke Ranuccio I Farnese. Nowadays inside it you can admire numerous rare species of their kind. Another feature is its typical English structure.
Felino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Felino The castle is located on the hills of Felino, in the province of Parma and dates back to 1140. Recently rebuilt, it has been hosting a restaurant and the Salami Museum of Felino since recent times. The style of its architecture is affected by the numerous renovations taken care of by the noble families who have followed one another. Inside there is a bar and restaurant, available for the reception of groups, meetings, banquets and gala dinners.
Ferrara - Castles, palaces and mansions Delizia di Fossadalbero Great palace wanted by Niccolo III and built in the first half of the fifteenth century. Transformed into 'delight' (i.e. place to rest and enjoy) by Borso d'Este, it looks like a crenellated castle with outposts and rivellins. It has 44 rooms (tastefully furnished and decorated), a chapel and a beautiful garden. Legend has it that this' Delight 'was the setting for the illicit and unfortunate love between Hugo (son of Niccolo III) and the Parisina.
Ferrara - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell'uccellino In the nearby town of Poggio Renatico, we find one of the most famous towers in Emilia. Also called Usolino, it was built, for defensive purposes, during the 13th century. In exposed terracotta it has a rather massive size, a battlements according to the Guelph use and a tapering in the middle part.
Ferrara - Churches and places of worship Oratorio dell'Annunziata Beautiful little church located in Via Borgo di Sotto, formerly called the Church of the Good Death, has a simple, but beautiful sixteenth-century façade attributed to Giovan Battista Aleotti. It is famous for hosting a superb cycle of frescoes (entitled History of the True Cross) made around 1550 by Camillo Filippi, Sebastiano Filippi known as Bastianino, Niccolò Roselli and Giovanni Francesco Surchi (called Dielai).
Ferrara - Walls, towers and gates Porta degli Angeli In the northern part of Ferrara, along the walls, you can admire this valuable monument built at the beginning of the sixteenth century, as part of the urban planning project known as “Herculean Addition”. Restored and recovered in the course of the 1980s, it looks like a rectangular tower, completed by a small house, slightly lower (which once housed the guard body), It is the only door in the city can also be visited internally.
Finale Emilia - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Modenesi The Torre dei Modenesi also known as the Clock Tower was built in 1213. On 21 March 2013, due to a strong earthquake, much of the building was destroyed. Currently, projects are underway for the renovation of the tower, symbol of the city.
Finale Emilia - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello delle Rocche The Castle of the Rocche di Finale Emilia, in the province of Modena, is among the most beautiful and ancient castles in the resort. This building, of Lombard origin, was rebuilt by the Estensi in the Middle Ages, more precisely in 1402. It was built for military and war purposes. Unfortunately, due to the strong earthquake that touched the Emilia area, part has fallen and today is temporarily closed to tourists, because it is undergoing renovation.
Forli' - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Guarini Torelli Built during the sixteenth century, this elegant architecture, is characterized by the austere facade enlivened by the presence of a particular taste balcony pre-baroque (visible on the right side of the building). The interior is decorated and furnished in the baroque and neoclassical style (with fine temperas created by Felice Giani). Privately owned, it can not be visited inside.
Forli' - Churches and places of worship Oratorio di San Sebastiano Near the beautiful church of St. James the Apostle (used as an exhibition center), there is the oratory dedicated to San Sebastian. Built in brick at the end of the fifteenth century, it housed the brotherhood of the Battuti Bianchi. It houses a remarkable fresco by Marco Palmezzano dedicated to the Crucifixion.
Forli' - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Podesta Built under the direction of Matteo Di Riceputo, around the 1460 on the ruins of a fifteenth-century building, has a Gothic style. The facade of the palace is built of brick and is enhanced by a local porch completed with pointed arches (characterized by angular leaf capitals). Privately owned, it can not be visited inside.
Forli' - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzina Albertini A beautiful building in a venetian style built in the late XV. It has a beautiful facade with exposed brick walls and a porch with round arches. The rooms on the first floor often house temporary exhibitions, while the living rooms of the second floor house the permanent exhibition "Res Communis" (embellished with a beautiful russian icon).
Forli' - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo de Calboli Largo de Calboli Designed by Luigi Alberti (under the supervision of the architect Saviero Marini). It was built during the eighteenth century, according to the classical style. It has a large facade, characterized, in the central part, by a majestic pediment. Inside, it houses a fine staircase, embellished by sculptures representing Hercules with Hydra and Theseus and the Minotaur.
Cesena - Monuments Chiostro di San Francesco It's the only one remaining of the two cloisters which stood to the north and south of the Malatesta Library. Quadrangular, the sides had originally formed by twelve columns. Today there are visible just two of these sides and the place is often used as a place for musical events and performances taking ,in an environment like this, really impressive atmosphere.
Cesena - Monuments Barriera Cavour A particularly significant place in the city: here stood a door that marked the spot where the ancient roman road of Salt came from Cesena going to Cervia. After the Unification of Italy in its place two pavilions were built in neoclassical style which are still visible today. The concept underlying their construction was to provide visitors coming from the station, the best possible picture of the city.
Codigoro - Walls, towers and gates Torre della Finanza The Finance Tower was built at the beginning of the '700. In the past, the building had the function of controlling commercial traffic, and consists of a square base structure resting in barrels. In recent years, the structure has undergone restoration work.
Crevalcore - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Galeazza The Castle of Galeazza originates from the famous and ancient tower built in the fourteenth century by Galeazzo Pepoli. The fortress is located not far from the municipality of Crevalcore and is surrounded by the green of the surrounding plain. In the sixteenth century, a villa was built around the tower, remodeled in the following centuries in a neo-medieval style. Until 2002, in the ancient part of the castle, the cultural association Reading Retreats in Rural Italy was based.
Crevalcore - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Palata Pepoli The Castle of Palata Pepoli dates back to 1500 when Filippo Pepoli decided to build a Palazzo - Castello as the home of his family. The noble Bolognese family, in fact, owned half of the current territory of Crevalcore. The fortress has a square plan with a very high central tower located in the center of the building. It is currently private property and after a period of degradation, renovations have started.
Crevalcore - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello dei Ronchi The Ronchi Castle is an architectural complex dating back to the 16th century, located in the Crevalcore resort of Bologna. The Manor Palace, Towers, Warehouses, Stables and Church of San Matteo are part of the structure. The Castle was owned by the Caprara family until 1821. The oldest part concerns the central building that is divided into two floors built through exposed stone bricks.
Crevalcore - Walls, towers and gates Torre della Guisa The Torre della Guisa is one of the historical monuments of Crevalcore. It was built in the Middle Ages and more precisely in the sixteenth century. The construction has a regular structure, consisting of two orders of eaves. In addition, an oratory is also part of the structural complex, but dates back to the sixteenth century. It is currently in excellent condition.
Crevalcore - Walls, towers and gates Porta Modena Porta Modena turns out to be of medieval origins and consists of a bell tower sailing. Under the door formwork, the main entrance of the Church of the Immaculate Conception opens. To date, the structure is well preserved.
Crevalcore - Walls, towers and gates Porta Bologna Porta Bologna or Porta Levante was completed in 1771 when its drawbridge was replaced with a masonry bridge. The structure is square in shape and on the façade there are paintings the crevalcore coat of arms and those of the main families of the country.
Dovadola - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca dei Guidi The construction of the Rocca dei Guidi began in 1021. The current structure, however, is due to the works carried out in the 13th century. It turns out to be one of the best preserved strongholds of the Guidi Counts, since it has intact the five-story keep and the imposing ramparts.
Faenza - Theaters Teatro Comunale Masini Work for the Teatro Comunale Masini began in 1780 and was inaugurated in 1788. The project was carried out by Pistocchi, at the behest of the Accademia dei Remotori. The theater is the best representation of Italian neoclassicism. Over the centuries the building has undergone renovations such as that of 1850 and the restoration of 1984, the latter gave the building its current appearance.
Faenza - Museums Corte della Molinella The Corte della Molinella was originally an ancient inner courtyard of the Manfredi Palace in Faenza. It is thought that there was a mill from which the structure takes its name. You can access the court through two vaults, among which the one of Manfredian origin has a ceiling frescoed by the painter Marco da Faenza. Inside the court there is the Masini theater built in the second half of the eighteenth century.
Faenza - Cultural centers Galleria Voltone della Molinella The Voltone Galleria della Molinella is located in the Town Hall of Faenza. The entrance takes place by the Voltone, decorated by the Mannerist Marco Marchetti, executed in 1566. The exhibition room has a rectangular shape consisting of counter walls 20 cm from the wall, also composed of plasterboard sheets of 3.50 meters high, where the paintings are fixed.
Imola - Museums Museo della Resistenza e del '900 The Museum of the Resistance of Imola is set up inside the fifteenth-century palace Gandolfi. It was established in 1985 with the aim of presenting and enhancing the events of World War II. The collection exposes documents, photographs and various objects belonging to the war period to the public.
Imola - Museums Collezioni di Armi e Ceramiche della Rocca Sforzesca The Collection of Weapons and Ceramics of the Rocca Sforzesca is a private collection founded in 1960. In the museum we can observe different firearms, decorations and ceramics. Of particular interest are the guns with a Florentine rifle by Cassiano Zanotti. The decorations and ceramics of the museum testify to the ancient habits of those who lived in the fortress from the '300 until the nineteenth century.