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Things to do in Lugo Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Lugo Italy. If you’are planning to visit Lugo for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Lugo and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Lugo and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Lugo

Bagnacavallo (5 Km)

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 (6 Km)

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 (6 Km)

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.

Bagnacavallo (6 Km)

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 (6 Km)

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 (6 Km)

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.

Russi (10 Km)

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.

Conselice (11 Km)

Parco Acquatico Acquajoss

Alfonsine (13 Km)

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 (14 Km)

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.

Faenza (16 Km)

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 (16 Km)

Museo Torricelliano

Faenza (16 Km)

Palazzo Gessi

Faenza (16 Km)

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 (16 Km)

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.

Faenza (16 Km)

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 (16 Km)

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 (16 Km)

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.

Faenza (16 Km)

Palazzo Milzetti

Other attractions in Lugo

Museums

Casa - Museo "L. Varoli"

Castles, palaces and mansions

Rocca Manfrediana

At first, the Rocca Manfrediana had a square structure with four square towers. In the fourteenth century it was rebuilt by Astorgio II Manfredi. Currently inside are the Civic Museum and the Archival Fund “Alfredo Baccarini”.

Are you looking for other ideas for sleeping in Lugo?

Da Giulia - >Ravenna

Da Giulia

Ravenna (11 Km) - Via L. Fuschini, 12 - Santerno (Ra)

e-mail www +393497529700

A little garden, parking no problem, very good and big rooms. The breakfasts are very very good !

CA' DE' GATTI - >Faenza

CA' DE' GATTI

Faenza (23 Km) - Via Roncona, 1

e-mail www +39546642202

Tips for sleeping in Lugo

Bed and breakfast

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Destinations nearby

Bagnacavallo

Bagnacavallo

It is 7,1 Km away - about 9 minutes

Cotignola

Cotignola

It is 7,9 Km away - about 10 minutes

Massa Lombarda

Massa Lombarda

It is 8,1 Km away - about 11 minutes

Bagnara di Romagna

Bagnara di Romagna

It is 10,2 Km away - about 13 minutes

Mordano

Mordano

It is 12 Km away - about 13 minutes

Conselice

It is 12,9 Km away - about 13 minutes

Solarolo

Solarolo

It is 14,8 Km away - about 16 minutes

Alfonsine

Alfonsine

It is 16,8 Km away - about 20 minutes

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