Rocca Estense di Lugo – Monument to Francesco Baracca loop from Bagnacavallo

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Rocca Estense di Lugo – Monument to Francesco Baracca loop from Bagnacavallo

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Rocca Estense di Lugo – Monument to Francesco Baracca loop from Bagnacavallo

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13.5km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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6.63 km

Rocca Estense di Lugo

Highlight • Castle

Sources tell us of a first fortified nucleus as early as the 10th century ...
The sources also tell us that the Faentines destroyed the fortress in 1218 and from this moment on it was rebuilt several times and at different times until the fourteenth century.
... the name Rocca Estense reflects the period of its maximum flowering, i.e. under the Este domination, from 1437 to 1598. In fact, the most significant changes to the fortress date back to this period.
Ercole I d'Este transformed the parade ground into a citadel by equipping it with a wall, towers and a moat to defend it. Subsequently, Duke Alfonso II d'Este had the citadel demolished and used the resulting materials to build the ramparts on the south, east and west sides. Following these interventions, the Rocca changed its appearance assuming the form of a bastioned fortress typical of the late sixteenth century.
With the passage to the Papal State, the Rocca lost its castle characteristics. The creation of a Hanging Garden is the main modification of this period which can be dated to the end of the 18th century. It is a suggestive place today accessible through the internal courtyard of the Rocca.

(Source: ilromagnolo.info/rubriche/luoghi/rocca-estense-di-lugo )

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Monument to Francesco Baracca

Highlight • Monument

In the heart of the city of Lugo di Romagna there is the monument to Francesco Baracca nicknamed the ace of the military aviation aces of the First World War.
From here Ferrari took the coat of arms of the prancing horse and made it famous all over the world.
Adjacent there are the castle and the pavaglione square not to be missed.

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6.71 km

Church of the Suffrage (Lugo)

Highlight • Religious Site

Church dating back to 1620 which was formerly an oratory dedicated to St. Joseph.
The interior with three naves presents an important decorative apparatus, consisting of Baroque stuccos and light and dark drawings ...

(Source: bassaromagnamia.it/poitofintrests/chiesa-del-pio-suffragio )

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13.5 km

End point

Train Station

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