ボルゴノーヴォヴァルティドンでののおすすめグラベルライド

Spectacular, do it downhill and all in one go... adrenaline-filled at times!!

Handsome

The Rocca di Pianello Val Tidone is an imposing medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century. Built for defensive purposes, the fortress dominates the village with its massive walls and strategic position. Today it houses the Archaeological Museum of Val Tidone, which preserves prehistoric, Roman and medieval finds, offering an overview of local history.

On 14-11-2024 I passed through the stretch, Molino del Gobbo and Molino Rizzo, the path was cleared from the extraordinary fall of trees. I did not find objects, trees that obstructed the passage,

The Tidone trail is a hiking trail almost 70 kilometers long. At this point, between Pianello and Nibbiano, the course of the river is easily observable. The Tidone trail is also managed by an association that aims to help people discover the beauty of these valleys: https://sentierodeltidone.eu.

The Castle was first mentioned in a document from 1001. On this occasion, Bishop Sigifredo granted the Benedictine monks of San Savino (Piacenza) some land, including the area of the Castle. The building has a trapezoidal plan and has four circular towers. The first of the four towers dates back to around the year 1000, which only later became four. The Castle was often the scene of clashes and battles. In 1212, the Guelphs of Piacenza took refuge there, threatened by the Ghibellines of Visconti, but they were worsted because they were defeated later in two battles. In the fourteenth century, the Castle was inhabited by Gabriello Boccapiccina, then it passed to the Chiapponi family. When the Chiapponi family died out, in the eighteenth century they were replaced by the Scotti di San Giorgio, who profoundly adapted the building, transforming it into a stately home. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Castle belonged for a short period to the Lombardi of Genoa; it was then sold to Eng. Giuseppe Manfredi, who had it restored by Prof. Camillo Guidotti. From 1930 to 1987, the building was owned by the Ursuline Mothers of Piacenza. Today, the Castle is used by the current owner as a venue for private events.

Located between the village of Rivalta Trebbia and the river of the same name, the castle of Rivalta was, in the past, one of the most important military bastions of western Emilia. The first certain news about the castle of Rivalta dates back to no earlier than the 11th century and it can still be visited, booking in advance on this site: https://www.castellodirivalta.it/castello-visite-guidate.

The stretch, between Molino del Gobbo and Molino Rizzo, was the subject of an extraordinary fall of trees (about ten), many of which were large, which forced the Sentiero del Tidone association to close the stretch for cleaning and cutting fallen plants and restoring the path. Some fallen trees even have a height span of a couple of meters. The photos highlight the first part of the closed section, approximately 800 m. but the affected stretch continues up to Molino Rizzo, with a total of 1.60 km!