도바돌라 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Worth a visit, even outside, a small oasis of peace and to rest a bit

Dirt roads up to M. Paolo currently not passable due to too much mud, very clayey unfortunately.

Beautiful views, but be careful after rain or during winter, it gets muddy in sections

At the top, a celebratory sculpture for bicycles and cyclists with a plaque that reads: "On this hill, consecrated to sports legend, Romagna, a generous land of champions, celebrates in this bronze, the humble steel horse, source of virtue athletics of serene joie de vivre, of fruitful inspiration, of its writers and poets".

A splendid church on top of the mountain, a cool fountain and off you go!

One of the famous passes in the area with climbs not really accessible to everyone

The Hermitage of Montepaolo is the most important Antonian sanctuary in Emilia-Romagna due to the preserved memory of St. Anthony of Padua who had his first Italian residence here between 1221 and 1222. The hermitage and sanctuary is located in an isolated position 7 km from the town, at a height of 425 meters on top of the hill of the same name. Immersed in nature (it is not uncommon, going up it, to meet roe deer, squirrels, porcupines, hares and other animals) Montepaolo is the ideal place to restore the spirit, away from traffic and noise. The sanctuary of S. Antonio preserves an important relic and the Grotto where the Saint used to retire in prayer, reachable on foot through the "Path of hope". Also noteworthy is the modern and contemporary artistic endowment with the church (entirely frescoed and rebuilt in neo-Gothic style in the early decades of the 20th century). In the year 2000, a path decorated with mosaics was created near the Hermitage which recalls the crucial phases in the life of the Saint. (Source: http://www.turismoforlivese.it/servizi/menu/dinamica.aspx?ID=4503)

Nice place, many way to reach it (racebike, mountainbike and gravelbike) with heavy climbs. There is a watertap for refilling your bidons and a special prayer for the cyclist.