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Grotta del Farneto

Grotta del Farneto

Recommended by 57 hikers out of 62

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Gessi Bolognesi, Calanchi dell'Abbadessa

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    1. Parco dei Gessi Bolognesi: among caves and calanchi – ring tour from Rastignano

    18.1km

    05:25

    560m

    560m

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Explore prehistoric caves and dramatic gypsum formations in Bologna's natural museum landscape.
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    Cultural trail through Bologna's hills exploring caves, badlands, and wartime history along a geologist's research path.
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    August 7, 2021

    The Grotta del Farneto is one of the most well-known and important prehistoric settlements in the Bolognese area.
    It can only be visited with a guided tour ( parks.it/parco.gessi.bolognesi/man.php )


    In any case, it is worth a visit (even if it is closed ). The fresh air that comes out of it provides a bit of relief from the summer heat.

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      March 21, 2022

      The Farneto area ... is today best known for the cave that bears the same name: it was discovered in 1871 by Francesco Orsoni, who began the first, important archaeological research. In the 1960s Luigi Fantini, in a natural shelter created by a protruding layer, found some burials attributable to the Copper Age (the finds are exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Bologna).
      Shaken by quarry work, the entire outcrop and the cave remained inaccessible for years due to a landslide that blocked the entrance, until the implementation of a recovery and safety intervention that finally allowed its redevelopment and reopening to the public in 2008.


      (Source: enteparchi.bo.it/parco-dei-gessi-bolognesi-e-calanchi-dellabbadessa/punti-di-interesse/grotta-del-farneto/)

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        Location: San Lazzaro Di Savena, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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