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A very beautiful park, always open, at the foot of Monferrato, extending for 8 hectares north of Prato

Lake Brasimone (also known as the Scalere basin and the Brasimone basin) is an artificial lake located in the Bolognese Apennines along the Brasimone stream, in the municipality of Camugnano and is part of the Suviana and Brasimone lakes regional park.

Harnessing the power of moving water to drive a waterwheel is an ancient invention, documented as far back as pre-Christian times. Thanks to such a device, a watercourse – whether natural or artificial – could easily replace human or animal muscle power to grind grain, for example. Watermills essentially use two different drive mechanisms: either the water simply strikes the paddles of the waterwheel from below to set it in motion; or the watercourse is channeled above the wheel and falls onto the paddles, with the latter design offering greater efficiency due to the natural force of gravity.

Perfect place for cycling, running, or walking without the hassle of traffic. All flat, with wide paved roads or dirt trails within the park.

Piazza dei Guidi, designed by Mimmo Paladino in 2006, reorganizes the urban space with stone slabs arranged in a geometric grid. The surfaces are engraved with motifs typical of his artistic universe, recalling symbols and archetypes. The work seeks to create a dialogue between contemporary and traditional, transforming the square into a place of reflection and encounter, where everyday space also becomes an aesthetic experience.

The Castle of the Guidi Counts has dominated Vinci since the Middle Ages. With its walls and stone tower, it retains traces of its defensive history and today houses the Leonardo Museum, with models of Leonardo's machines and studies.

In Piazza Guido Masi, beneath Vinci Castle, stands a wooden sculpture depicting the Vitruvian Man in three dimensions. It was created by Mario Ceroli in 1967, titled Squilibrio (Imbalance), and donated to the Municipality twenty years later. The work does not faithfully reproduce Leonardo's drawing: the figure is inserted into a cube and a sphere, but the proportions are not perfect. Ceroli thus sought to evoke the gap between the ideal harmony of the Renaissance and the uncertainty of the contemporary world.

Beautiful!