Bologna and its province
From Imola and motor racing to the Vena del Gesso, from the wine-growing Colli Bolognesi to the thermal Apennines: the province of Bologna is a territory waiting to be discovered, just a few kilometres from the capital.
The places you shouldn't miss in the province of Bologna, each with its own character.
Imola
The Enzo and Dino Ferrari Autodrome, the old town and the Sforza Fortress.
Scopri →Dozza
The village with facades painted by muralists from all over the world.
Scopri →Vergato
A village amid badlands, a base for hikes on the Contrafforte Pliocenico.
Scopri →Porretta Terme
The historic spa and the gateway to the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.
Scopri →Castel del Rio
A medieval village in the Santerno valley, home of the local truffle.
Scopri →Monghidoro
Bolognese mountains, hiking and fresh air just outside the city.
Scopri →Themed routes across the territory: motors, wine and nature.
Sasso Marconi
Villa Griffone, where Marconi invented radio, with museum and mausoleum.
Scopri →Marzabotto
The Monte Sole Historical Park and the Etruscan archaeological site of Kainua.
Scopri →Castel San Pietro Terme
A spa town on the Via Emilia, with a medieval old town.
Scopri →Savigno
The City of Truffle, capital of the white truffle of the Colli Bolognesi.
Scopri →Grizzana Morandi
The House Museum of painter Giorgio Morandi among the landscapes he painted.
Scopri →San Giovanni in Persiceto
A medieval town on the plain, famous for its historic Carnival.
Scopri →Casalecchio di Reno
The medieval Chiusa on the Reno river and the riverside park loved by locals.
Scopri →San Lazzaro di Savena
Gateway to the first hills south-east of Bologna.
Scopri →Sant'Agata Bolognese
The Lamborghini Museum, birthplace of the world's most famous supercars.
Scopri →Medicina
The Northern Cross radio telescope, among the largest in the world.
Scopri →Bazzano
The Rocca dei Bentivoglio, a Renaissance fortress in the heart of Valsamoggia.
Scopri →Monteveglio
The Abbey of Santa Maria and the badlands regional park.
Scopri →Monte San Pietro
Vineyards and wineries in the heart of the Colli Bolognesi.
Scopri →Zola Predosa
The gateway to the Colli Bolognesi, steps from Bologna.
Scopri →Budrio
The papier-mâché mask tradition and historic Carnival.
Scopri →Camugnano
Lake Suviana, the province's largest artificial reservoir.
Scopri →Lizzano in Belvedere
Corno alle Scale, the province's highest peak.
Scopri →Loiano
The Astronomical Observatory of the University of Bologna.
Scopri →Monzuno
A stage of the Via degli Dei and Monte Sole memorial.
Scopri →Pianoro
Farm stays and countryside quiet minutes from Bologna.
Scopri →Castiglione dei Pepoli
Passo della Futa and the history of the Gothic Line.
Scopri →Anzola dell'Emilia
A quiet village along the ancient Via Emilia.
Scopri →Crevalcore
A medieval Rocca in the heart of the lower Bolognese plain.
Scopri →Ozzano dell'Emilia
Badlands and trails a step from the city.
Scopri →Bentivoglio
Villa Smeraldi and the Museum of Rural Life.
Scopri →Monterenzio
The Etruscan-Celtic archaeological area of Monte Bibele.
Scopri →Pieve di Cento
'Little Bologna' and the MAGI'900 museum.
Scopri →Castel Guelfo di Bologna
The best-known outlet in the province of Bologna.
Scopri →Argelato
The Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum in the Funo hamlet.
Scopri →Molinella
The 'Republic of Molinella' and the farm labourers' movement.
Scopri →Mordano
The Senio front, among the last of the Gothic Line.
Scopri →Granarolo dell'Emilia
The territory that gave its name to the famous dairy brand.
Scopri →Castenaso
A residential municipality along the Idice river.
Scopri →Calderara di Reno
Near the airport, a logistics and industrial area.
Scopri →Castel Maggiore
A municipality of Bologna's first ring.
Scopri →Sala Bolognese
Authentic countryside of the lower Bolognese plain.
Scopri →Baricella
Agricultural landscape and land-reclamation canals.
Scopri →Castello d'Argile
An ancient medieval castle that gives the village its name.
Scopri →Galliera
On the border with Ferrara province, along the Reno.
Scopri →Malalbergo
History of land reclamation along the Reno river.
Scopri →Minerbio
Agricultural tradition of the Bolognese plain.
Scopri →San Giorgio di Piano
A small centre of the northern plain.
Scopri →San Pietro in Casale
History of the great Po Valley land reclamations.
Scopri →Casalfiumanese
A through-village towards Tuscany.
Scopri →Borgo Tossignano
The Vena del Gesso Romagnola, among caves and sinkholes.
Scopri →Fontanelice
One of the smallest municipalities in the metropolitan city.
Scopri →Castel d'Aiano
The most authentic and least frequented Bolognese Apennines.
Scopri →Castel di Casio
Near Porretta Terme, wrought-iron tradition.
Scopri →Gaggio Montano
A quiet alternative to the nearby Corno alle Scale.
Scopri →San Benedetto Val di Sambro
A classic stage of the Via degli Dei towards Florence.
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