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Good morning, wonderful road at the gates of Bologna completely passable after the floods of the last two years. The landscape has changed a lot after these events and is in some ways even wilder. Highly recommended to reach Quinzano (from Bologna 400 meters of altitude difference for about 40 km!) passing through hills, sheer cliffs covered with Mediterranean vegetation and the characteristic mountains of Formiche and Bibele. Passing near the latter you will find on the left the mixed Etruscan-Gallic village of great historical and archaeological importance and on the right in the valley bottom the Zena waterfalls which after two years of very intense rains are particularly suggestive

in my opinion zupa and zena are the best places to visit if you are in Buci and want to have a nice tour

at certain times it is also possible to find it open to visit the church

Monte delle Formiche is a relief in the middle Bolognese Apennines above Pianoro, between the Idice valleys and the Zena valley. It has an altitude of 638 m. The name of the mountain seems to be linked to a natural phenomenon that occurs annually around September 8th, the feast day of the Madonna to whom a sanctuary is dedicated at the top of the mountain. Swarms of winged ants of the Mirmyca Scabrinodis variety migrate to this peak from central Europe to make their nuptial flight and die there. The event, which has been witnessed since ancient times, has over time taken on an almost miraculous value, a sort of homage from nature to the Madonna. From the sanctuary there is a beautiful panoramic view of the valleys below. By bike it is a beautiful climb with significant gradients.

The small village of Botteghino di Zocca in the Zena valley is an obligatory coffee stop for many Bolognese cyclists. From here many routes start for Zena, Monte delle Formiche, Quinzano, and for the sculpture of the great whale of Gorgognano. In 1965, a farmer discovered the remains of a 2-million-year-old whale.

After a few hundred meters of dirt road you will find the Etruscan village. This open-air museum is a reconstruction in wood, earth and vegetable fibre. In the center is the altar where lightning often strikes. The Etruscans respected nature and storms and atmospheric events were sacred, perhaps for this reason they had chosen this place to live. The name 'Bibele' derives from the word bibere which means 'to drink', in fact there were many sources of water here.

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