admin January 22nd, 2007
A really nice place to visit close to Bologna is the Regional Park of the Abbey of Monteveglio. The park, founded in 1995, stretches left of the Samoggia and Ghiaia di Serravalle rivers, on the hills, which are behind the modern town of Monteveglio for a total surface of 900 hectares!
Most of the park is made up of gullies that display ancient clayey rocks. The area is rich in historical elements, among which the ruins of the castle, well known for its adventurous medieval history and the Santa Maria Abbey compound.
Inside the ancient walls (1092) there is a really good restaurant with air conditioning, “Trattoria del Borgo.” It is included even in the best guides of Italy. Its specialties are: dishes prepared with hand-made pasta, “tigelle” and “gnocco fritto” (flat breads) with excellent cold cuts, and fresh mushrooms all year long.
admin January 18th, 2007
The Dozza fortress, a town between Bologna and Imola, is really very pretty and is well worth a visit. The scenery is very beautiful; once you’ve gone up to the top of the fortress you can admire the surrounding hills are cultivated with numerous vineyards (the local wines are excellent). There are various restaurants in the town center, with specialties like “pumpkin pie” or simply excellent tigelle / crescentine to taste with cheese and honey.
All of this at the cost of your diet of course! But you could repair that by taking a long walk along the streets of the city full of decorations on the walls. In fact, Dozza is famous for this type of art, of which you can see an example in the picture above.
admin January 7th, 2007
The pronunciation of its name is particularly difficult, but going there to see it is truly worthwhile. This photo was taken from the Marienbrücke bridge, from where you can better admire it. It is probably one of the most famous castles in the world (if not the most famous) it’s no coincidence that people say that Disney was inspired by it while creating the famous Disneyland logo!
When I went there I didn’t visit the inside because at the moment there was a really long line and I preferred to enjoy the view from the outside, truly splendid!