フォンタネーリチェ周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

Fascinating village for its architecture and the street art that is scattered throughout the citadel.

The "no transit for tanks" sign is nice!

The toponym Valmaggiore seems to derive from a Roman signal tower of the late empire (Valle Major). The same name remained until the Middle Ages when a small castle and then a municipality arose on the hill, mentioned for the first time in 1265. The small town and the church are also known for a unique event for this area which dates back to 19 October 1506, when Pope Julius II, traveling from Palazzuolo sul Senio towards Bologna, to drive out the Bentivoglios, passed through Valmaggiore on horseback a sumptuously adorned white mule, followed by an escort of cardinals and armed men. Today a plaque commemorating that event adorns the façade of the church. I'll leave you the link.... https://www.imolafaenza.it/cosa-fare/chiesa-di-valmaggiore/

July 2024: the ford is impassable due to a landslide on the road on the Borgo Tossignano side.

A place with a medieval flavour, at the gates of the Santerno cycle path. Update June 2024, the track is closed just upstream from Castel del Rio.

Light route for a pleasant walk in the woods, it has no technical sections or challenging slopes. We start immediately beyond the Alidosi bridge in Castel del Rio. You can park immediately nearby.

A singular arch bridge in the municipality of Castel del Rio on the Santerno river, the Alidosi bridge has a single span and was commissioned in 1499 by Obizzo II Alidosi to the architect Andrea Guerrieri. The objective was to symbolize the power and stability of the Alidosi family after the loss of the lordship of Imola. It still connects Castel del Rio to the hamlets that rise on the slopes of Mount Guasteto.

I would like to point out that at the moment the cycle path is only passable from Imola to Borgo Tossignano due to the flood. Even the ford is unusable.