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Refurbished mill located along a short stretch of dirt road

brisk walk

Very nice building! It's worth a visit just to linger and hear the water flow... very relaxing

The Mineral Water Park is the historic green lung of Imola. Mainly known for its recreational and sporting function, it also has an undoubted botanical and historical value. It is located a short distance from the city center and is nowadays entirely surrounded by the “Enzo e Dino Ferrari” racetrack. It originated from the discovery of Dr. Gioacchino Cerchiari, which occurred in 1830, of the healing sulphurous water springs which made the place immediately popular. The first arrangement of the area into a real park dates back to 1871, with the creation of avenues and flowerbeds according to the so-called "English" model. Currently the park extends over 11 hectares and has a rich heritage of tree species, both native and exotic. Recent interventions have aimed to enhance this heritage by providing the park with two play areas and an educational path of a geological nature, and by redeveloping some historical areas: the area of the ancient springs (indicated by the restoration of the original cisterns), the monumental staircase that leads from Viale Atleti Azzurri d'Italia leads to the Belvedere, and the entrances to the park. In particular we highlight the one to the north, called 'Piazzetta della Fontana' from the ceramic work of the artist Mannes Laffi, and the one to the south, or Piazzetta delle Querce', characterized by paving in stone slabs and cubes which reflect the park logo : an oak leaf. (Source: https://visitareimola.it/vivere/tempo-libero/natura/parco-acque-minerali/ )

...the origins of the fortress of Imola date back to 1261, when the municipality decided to build a fortress to defend the city. ... The fortress then had a quadrangular perimeter with nine square towers, four at the corners and four at the center of each curtain wall, plus an entrance tower on the eastern side and a mighty central keep. In the second half of the 15th century, the transformation of the medieval fortress into a new structure capable of withstanding the destructive power of modern artillery began. ... Beginning in 1480, the square corner towers were incorporated into new, thicker circular towers capable of withstanding bombardment, and construction of an internal residence began. The crisis of the Riario-Sforza lordship and the siege of the fortress launched in 1499 by Cesare Borgia, known as Valentino, decreed the return of direct papal rule. ... With the definitive annexation of Imola to the Papal States, the fortress's use as a prison intensified, a situation that continued until 1958, when restoration work began and the Sforza monument was converted into a museum. (Source: https://imolamusei.it/rocca-sforzesca/ )

In the center of Imola stands the Rocca Sforzesca: a medieval castle. This is a fine example of fortified architecture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

The toponym is thought to derive from the quality of the land in the area, once marshy and known as Silva Bagnaria, which was reclaimed by the Etruscans and subsequently colonized by the Romans. ... The first nucleus of the city of Bagnara (old Bagnara) was built in what is now the locality of Prato di S. Andrea, one km southeast of the current city centre, around the ancient Roman castrum, of which currently all that remains is a rise and the remains of what used to be the boundary ditch. Bagnara Vecchia was in fact razed to the ground in 1222 during a battle between the Bolognese and Faentini, and the escaped inhabitants took refuge near the Santerno river, where today the center of the new Bagnara is located. (Source: http://www.itinerariinromagna.it/comune/32/bagnara_di_romagna )

The only example of a fully preserved medieval castrum in Romagna, the history of the Rocca di Bagnara starts from the 14th century even if its origins are somewhat uncertain. It was probably built by Uguccione della Faggiola in 1297. ... During the 1400s the fortress passed under different hands, from the Holy See to the Estensi. In 1482 it passed to Girolamo Riario and his wife Caterina Sforza (second half of the 1400s) as a wedding gift from Pope Sixtus IV. It is in fact the latter that takes care of the numerous defensive changes of the fortress. ... In the 16th century the fortress passed to Cesare Borgia who marked the way towards its decline. In this period there is also a conversion from military use to civilian use. After the Napoleonic occupation of the 19th century, the fortress definitively became the property of the Municipality of Bagnara in 1868. The fortress was restored in 2008 and has since housed the Castle Museum. It is also the scene of historical re-enactments. (Source: https://ilromagnolo.info/rubriche/luoghi/rocca-sforzesca-bagnara-di-romagna/ )