MODIGLIANA

SETTIMANO IS LOCATED ON THE OUTSKIRT OF THE VILLAGE OF MODIGLIANA. THE REMAINS OF THE FORTRESS OF THE COUNTS GUIDI (CALLED “LA ROCCACCIA”, WHICH DATES BACK TO THE 12TH-13TH CENTURY), TOWERS OVER THIS LITTLE TOWN AND IT’S THE VALLEY CROSSED BY THE RIVER TRAMAZZO. MODIGLIANA IS ONLY PART OF THE REGION EMILIA ROMAGNA SINCE 1923, AFTER CENTURY LONG AFFILIATION WITH FLORENCE. THE TOWN’S TWOFOLD NATURE (“TUSCANIAN” AND “ROMAGNOLA”) IS EVIDENT IN SEVERAL ASPECTS OF THE LOCAL CULTURE AND HABITS.

FIRENZE, BOLOGNA, VENICE

WITHIN 1 HOUR DRIVE YOU CAN REACH THE "ITALIAN CAPITAL OF FOOD" CITY OF BOLOGNA, FAMOUS FOR ITS UNIVERSITY, CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE WORLD. MOREOVER, FLORENCE IS 1 & 1/2 HOUR BY CAR (OR 2 HOURS BY TRAIN), VENICE 2 & 1/2 HOURS BY TRAIN OR CAR.

RAVENNA AND THE SEASIDE

THE SEA SIDE TOWNS ARE ONLY 1 HOUR DRIVE FROM SETTIMANO, AND RAVENNA (FORMER CAPITAL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE, WITH 8 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES), IS ONLY ABOUT 30 MILES FAR. IN ADDITION, A LARGE AMUSEMENT PARK MIRABILANDIA IS LOCATED AT THE SEA SIDE.

BRISIGHELLA

NEARBY THERE ARE FASCINATING SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES, WITH THEIR INTACT ANCIENT FLAVOR, SUCH AS BRISIGHELLA, WHICH IS OVERLOOKED BY ITS VENETIAN CASTLE, SURROUNDED BY OLIVE GROVES (WHICH PRODUCE A TOP QUALITY OLIVE OIL). IDEAL FOR (ROMANTIC) ESCAPES, WITH ITS UNIQUE SELECTION OF COZY WINEBARS AND LOVELY RESTAURANTS. 


 

FAENZA

THIS HISTORICAL TOWN IS FAMOUS FOR ITS WORLD-KNOWN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF CERAMICS. ITS HISTORICAL CENTER OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE MANY SMALL CERAMICS-CRAFTSMEN'S SHOPS AND NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURAL JEWELS (SUCH AS THE MASINI THEATER AND THE MILZETTI PALACE, WITH THE FRESCOS BY PAINTER GIANI). MOREOVER, IN THE SUMMER, THE TOWN HOSTS THE PALIO, A TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION, WHICH CONSISTS OF BOTH HISTORICAL PARADE WITH RENAISSANCE OUTFITS AND A HORSE RIDING CONTEST.

HILLS & NATIONAL PARK
 

WALKS AND HIKES ON THE HILLS DIVIDING TUSCANY AND EMILIA-ROMAGNA ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER AND APPRECIATE THIS CHARACTERISTIC LANDSCAPE. NOT FAR FROM SETTIMANO, YOU CAN FIND THE NATIONAL PARK OF THE “FORESTE CASENTINESI, MONTE FALTERONA, CAMPIGNA” WITH ITS FANTASTIC ITINERARIES. THE FORESTS ARE RICH OF TRUFFLES AND PORCINI MUSHROOMS WHICH CAN BE TASTED, SIPPING OUR HILLS’ EXCELLENT WINES, IN THE MANY TRADITIONAL RESTAURANTS OF THE AREA.