Brisighella is an ancient medieval and thermal village in the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines, between Florence and Ravenna. It is the right place to walk along paths immersed in the nature. It is a welcoming land, rich in traditions, flavors, architectural and natural beauty. A place where art and history come together in an exciting way.
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Adrenaline Active
Grotta Tanaccia - Parco della Vena del Gesso romagnola
"La Grotta Tanaccia" is one of the main hypogeal sites of the Parco Regionale della Vena del Gesso Romagnola, a horizontal path of 500 m along the course of a stream.
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Adrenaline Active
Alta Via dei Parchi
The Alta Via dei Parchi is an itinerary of 500 km divided into 27 stages, to discover the Tosco-Romagnolo Apennine ridge. The stage starts from Brisighella.
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Start: Visitor Center Cà Carnè, Via Rontana, 42 - 48013 Brisighella (RA)
0546 77404
Adrenaline Active
Gessi wild trail - from Brisighella to Borgo Tossignano
A 31 km nature run with 1700 m of elevation gain run over varied terrain.
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Bike Experience
Mountain bike in the Parco regionale della Vena del Gesso Romagnola
This MTB tour in the Regional Park of Vena del Gesso Romagnola, consists of two rings: one on asphalt with a stop at the village of Brisighella, and the other inside, shorter but more intense, which takes place in a sector of the Park of Cà Carnè.
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Bike Experience
Ciclovia dei Gessi
This is a long excursion, not without differences in height, but it can be shortened in various ways if necessary. It takes place mainly on paved roads with little traffic.
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Strarts from train station of Brisighella, Via Alcide De Gasperi,12/a - 48013 Brisighella (RA)
0546 81166
Borghi
Borgo of Brisighella
Brisighella is a medieval village lying at the foot of three characteristic peaks of chalk on which rest its most important monuments: the Rocca Manfrediana or of the Venetians, the Sanctuary of Monticino, the Clock Tower.
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Castle & Historic House
Rocca manfrediana e veneziana - Museum of Man and Chalk.
The Rocca rises on one of the three chalky pinnacles that dominate the village, overlooking the Lamone Valley. Inside it there is the Museum of Man and Chalk.
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Food Experience
Guided tasting of Brisighella dop oils and visit to the social oil mill and open-air Oil Museum
The tastings allow to fully live the experience of Brisighellàs oil tradition. The tasting is part of the wider experience of the landscape of the olive tree, represented by the Open Air Oil Museum of Brisighella "Sentiero dell'Olio".
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Heritage Collection
San Giovanni in Ottavo - Pieve del Tho
The parish church of San Giovanni is the oldest preserved in the Lamone Valley and derives its name from its location at the eighth mile of the ancient via Faventina.
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Historic center and Via del borgo, also known as Via degli asini
The village is composed of a network of ancient streets, stretches of city walls and stairs carved in chalk. The main square hosts on one side the neoclassical Palazzo Maghinardo, and on the other the unique Via di Borgo. Famous for its very particular architecture, it is in fact known as "Via degli Asini" (Donkey Street) for the shelter it offered to the animals.
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Heritage Collection
Chiesa collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo
On the site of an older church stands the Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo, designed by the Florentine architect Gherardo Silvani and completed in 1697.
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Heritage Collection
Santuario della Madonna del Monticino
Here is venerated a sacred image in polychrome terracotta by an unknown author, dated 1626, originally placed in a small tabernacle near Porta Buonfante.
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Heritage Collection
Castello di Rontana - archaeological excavation with high evidence
On Monte Rontana, in the Regional Park of the Vena del Gesso Romagnola (Chalk Vein of Romagna), there are the rests of the ancient castle, object of an excavation and research project of the University of Bologna.
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Landscape
Open-air geological museum "ex cava monticino"
The open-air museum allows visitors to observe the splendid geological sections and rock deposits left behind by the mining activity, which narrate events of millions of years ago when the Apennine mountain range emerged from the sea.
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Landscape
I tre colli
The outline of the village of Brisighella is marked by the Tre Colli (Three Hills), chalky pinnacles on which stand the symbolic monuments of the place.
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In the territory of the Municipalities of Brisighella, Riolo Terme and Casola Valsenio
0546 77404
Landscape
Summit of Monte Mauro
The characteristic triple profile of Monte Mauro, the highest peak of the Vena del Gesso (515 m), stands out clearly beyond the narrow valley of Rio Sintria. The name derives from the ancient Mons Maior (Monte Maggiore), referring to its height.
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Landscape
Pliocene badlands of the Appennino Faentino - calanchi Rio Bue
Ravenna portion of the gullies most typical of the Pliocene Blue Clay formation, along the lower hillside.
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In the territory of the municipalities of Brisighella, Riolo Terme within the Parco Regionale della vena del Gesso Romagnola
0546 77404
Slow Outdoor
Il sentiero dell'olio - walk among the olive trees
The Camminata tra gli Olivi is an opportunity to re-establish a link between citizens and their land, a way for many fans of food and wine culture to discover the territories of origin of the product through the olive trees and men who preserve it.
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Slow Outdoor
Le Vie di Dante - main path
An idea of an intense vacation, immersed in a priceless deposit of history, between Emilia Romagna and Tuscany. Dantès journey from Florence to Ravenna crossing the Apennines at a slow pace enjoying the extraordinary typicality of the territory.
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Slow Outdoor
Nordic Walking Park
The park for Nordic Walking in Brisighella is a network of short rings, addable to each other, suitable for those who want to start moving with sticks, following the signs detailed in distances and difficulties.
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Wellness Relax
Borgo Rossi agriturismo Relais
Borgo Rossi is part of the Rossi Società Agricola which extends for over 19 hectares with woods, cultivations of vegetables, blackberries, raspberries and a chestnut grove. In the estate there is a private spa.
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Wellness Relax
Albergo ristorante la Rocca - spa wellness center
At the center of the charming medieval village of Brisighella, Hotel La Rocca is a place out of the ordinary, where you can relax, stay, immerse yourself in the beauty of the area.
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Wellness Relax
Modus Aquae and Modus Vivendi
Modus Aquae is a structure that offers hospitality, wellness center and salt heated swimming pool with indoor jacuzzi in the heart of the historic village of Brisighella.
