イモラの湖・トップ6

Water reserve obtained from the excavations of the furnace quarry. Excellent opportunity to create a natural habitat for various specimens of fauna and flora. Nice walk. Easy peasy.

The Amphitheater on the Lake is a natural stage nestled among the vineyards of Agrivar, the agricultural company of Palazzo di Varignana, a splendid example of redevelopment of the territory, the result of an ambitious project of naturalistic engineering. With a classic semicircular structure, the Amphitheater has five steps in sandstone from the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines, on which are distributed large seats that can accommodate over 250 people. During the summer season, the Amphitheater becomes the perfect place for concerts and open-air events of great charm, where it is possible to taste the precious wines produced in the 35 hectares of vineyards that today surround it or the fine oils extracted from the olive trees grown on the nearby slopes. From the Amphitheater you can enjoy an enchanted landscape, especially in the autumn, when the rows light up with warm hues ranging from the yellow of Chardonnay, to the red of Sangiovese, to orange passing through all the many shades of Malbo Gentile. From the center of the Amphitheater a path starts that leads to the lake below and continues to the cellar, the beating heart of the entire estate. Numerous other paths cross the vineyards, among which a particularly fascinating winding path stands out, designed between centuries-old oaks and some newly planted cypresses. (Source: https://www.palazzodivarignana.com/esperienze/giardini/anfiteatro-sul-lago/ )

Good to know is that there is only 1 entrance (via Guglielmo Oberdan). Some of the park roads that are listed on Komoot are either closed with a fence or with turnstiles so that they can only be used as an exit. In the worst case you have to walk the entire park on the outside to get in, like I did :-).

A magical place…

Access forbidden to bikes and dogs.

Certainly the main park in Faenza, the green lung par excellence. It stands on what was the parade ground (and the name, in the Faenza tradition, still survives), used until the early 1900s for military exercises and later, until the 1960s, as a pasture for horses. It was created in the early 1970s by the Municipality of Faenza with the precious collaboration, at least from a faunal and botanical point of view, by Roberto Bucci, an industrialist from Faenza to whom the park is dedicated, and by the nurseryman and naturalist Cesare Gallegati. Remarkable extension (over 8 hectares, not a small thing for those times), richness of the decorative tree and shrub system and presence of lakes are the elements that most characterize this park. (Source: https://www.prolocofaenza.it/it/visita-faenza/luoghi/parchi-e-giardini/parco-bucci/ )

Opposite the Terme park you can visit the pretty Scardovi lake, enlivened by particular pairs of valley birds and by beautiful swans. There are over 120 aquatic birds that now live permanently in the Scardovi lake of Castel San Pietro Terme, one of the most loved places by castellans and visitors. (Source: https://www.imolafaenza.it/place/parco-lungo-sillaro/ )

The Campotto Valleys are a quiet place for excursions, not always free to access, in the midst of nature, as well as a field where you can practice sport fishing.