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Information center for the Monte Bibele archaeological site, home to the remains of a unique Etruscan-Celtic village. Drinking water, cold showers available, and shelter. They are happy to camp in the beautiful meadows opposite. Highly recommended stop.

Church of Saints Andrew the Apostle and Dionysius Areopagite. To the right of the church there are the Fountains of Evangelista Torricelli from where the fresh water flows.

A fountain where you can fill your water bottles with fresh water.

Loiano is a municipality of approximately 4,500 inhabitants in the province of Bologna, located in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines along the Futa state road 65, approximately 35 kilometers south of Bologna and 73 kilometers north of Florence. Worthy of note is the Church of San Giacomo and Santa Margherita, a 14th century building built by the Augustinians.

It's a nice tour, very doable without major difficulties, as long as you don't venture out immediately after a rainy day. The soil is clayey and where there is no gravel underneath, it can become a disaster. At Raticosa you stop to have a sandwich or a dessert and rest. Approximately 50km, 1400 meters of altitude difference, 4 and a half hours taking it easy there and back.

The Luigi Fantini archaeological museum in Monterenzio displays Etruscan and Celtic finds from Monte Bibele and Monterenzio Vecchio. The museum was inaugurated in 2000 and rearranged in 2015 to illustrate the history and culture of these ancient populations in the Idice and Zena Valley areas. It also offers educational services and guided tours.

it will be eco-friendly, but not exactly beautiful

Geographically speaking, this Pass is not a real Pass, but the cycling community has well thought of considering it as such, and therefore, it has become one. The hand-made sign lets you know that you've made a tough climb up Monte Bibele reaching 511 meters in altitude. In history, Monte Bibele was the mountain of the Etruscans and the Celts.