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Bassa Romagna the change of season is a spectacular Tuesday and Thursday also 14:00 - 17:30, Wednesday also 14:00 inevent: in spring, trees and plants are lavishly - 17:00; Monday to Friday, from December to February and blossoming and birds return from migration, summer is from June to August, 09:00 - 13:00; closed: Saturday, Sunday characterised by warm shades, autumn has the flavour of and from 22/12 to 06/01 and from 09 to 24/08 - Free admission grape harvest, while winter's atmosphere, with fog and Tel. +39 0544 869808; e-mail [email protected] frost, is dreamy. Visitors will enjoy exploring nature on their When the weather is good the landscape of this 12-hectare bicycles in the countryside; they will discover wetlands and regional conservation area is extraordinarily intense. the traces left by time and by human beings. Here there are This is what remains of the wetlands; it is the refuge for the {154} traces from various historical periods, including old rural flora and fauna of the Regional Park of Delta ("Parco houses and medieval buildings, as well as evidence of ancient Regionale del Delta del Po"). times, such as the Roman road structure ("centuriazione") It features three areas: the pond of the former pit "Fornace which is going to become "Paesaggio Protetto" (safeguarded Violani" (a deep pond inhabited by the great crested grebe landscape) soon. and by the European pond turtle), the wood of the three canals (a flooded wood with white poplar, white willow and field elm) and the ending part of "Canale dei Molini" (a canal with dense vegetation, including common dogwood, alfonsinea elderberry, common hawthorn and gorgeous wild orchids). RISERVA NATURALE DI Each area has paths for walks and visitors will certainly enjoy Via Passetto, 3 - Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from the diversity of the environment; there are also bird watching September to November and from March to May, 09:00 - 13:00, facilities.

· naTUraL enVirOnMenT iTineraries · FIUME RENO E FOCE DEL TORRENTE SENIO and traditions, environment and the territory, scientific and Open every day from dawn to dusk - Tel. +39 0544 869808 creative workshops. Itineraries feature a wide variety of natural www.parcodeltapo.it environments: woods, pond, herbs garden, fruit orchard, The river Reno can be found along via Raspona; it is indoor rural spaces such as the kitchen or the barn. The farm safeguarded as "Zona di Protezione Speciale/Sito di Importanza has animals (hens, ducks, goats, geese, sheep, Guinea pigs, Comunitaria". The small river Senio flows into Reno and pheasants, doves, pigs and rabbits). that stretch is part of the conservation area "Stazione Valli di Comacchio" of "Parco del Delta del Po". EDUCATIONAL FARMS PISTA CICLABILE This quiet cycle path is a favourite of the locals, who also use Casa del Diavolo it for walks and for jogging. It starts in Largo De Gasperi Via Destra Senio, 88 - Tel. +39 0544 81208 / +39 338 8002962; {155} and runs along the old canal Naviglio Zanelli. The path e-mail [email protected] - www.lacasadeldiavolo.it is fascinating in every season and quite romantic at night Open by appointment in summer; it's also the ideal journey for those visiting the From Alfonsine, drive along via Bruno and along the river villages of Villa Prati, Rossetta or Villanova. in Via Destra Senio; the farm is about 1 km after the canal Destra Reno. This farm is located nearby the conservation PODERE PANTALEONE area "Parco del Delta del Po", where the river Senio flows into Vicolo Pantaleone - Opening hours: from 05/04 to 03/10 Reno. The farm includes two valuable rural houses: Casa Sunday and public holidays, April, May, September, October, del Diavolo and Casa dell'Agnese, where the filmL 'Agnese 14:30 - 18:30; June and July, 15:30 - 19:30; closed: from va a morire was shot. The education programme is wide 15/07 to 31/08. Visits by appointment or during events and includes visits and lessons, featuring topics such as: the Tel. +39 347 4585280I / +39 0545 280898; preparation and baking of bread in wood fired oven, history e-mail turismo@.bagnacavallo.ra.it

· NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ITINERARIES · This 6-hectare conservation area is just outside the town Tel. +39 0545 62209 / +39 349 3006430; fax +39 0545 64030; centre and is an example of how the local countryside was in e-mail [email protected] - www.rosefiori.it the past. The area hasn't been farmed for decades, so the local Opening hours: by appointment Monday to Friday. flora and fauna have proliferated, creating a very interesting Closed: Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. natural environment. This cooperative is just outside the town centre; from the provincial road San Vitale turn at the traffic light ETNOPARCO VILLANOVA DELLE CAPANNE (for Boncellino) and follow the road signs. "Rose e Fiori" Via Ungaretti, 1 (Villanova di Bagnacavallo) is specialised in floriculture and can offer a tour of the Tel. +39 0545 47122 / 47777; greenhouses where the flowers are grown, but also visits to e-mail [email protected] - www.erbepalustri.it other kinds of fields and local natural environment. Visitors The Ecomuseo della Civiltà Palustre has created an open air will also be able to see the entire process of preparation of museum display in the garden of the former village school; flowers before they become ready for the market. {156} the display is an historical reconstruction of ancient rural huts, which were very popular in the past in the countryside La Rondine of Bassa Romagna. The huts have been faithfully recreated Via Boncellino, 178 (Boncellino di Bagnacavallo) with original construction techniques; they come in various Tel. +39 0545 69262 / +39 347 4230464; fax +39 0545 69262; shapes depending on their function: cellar-hut, classic hut, e-mail [email protected] - Open: Monday to Saturday "cavâna" (boats' shelter) and others. The huts are made with 08:30 - 18:30, preferably by appointment local materials. This farm is about 5 km from the town centre; from the provincial road San Vitale turn at the traffic light for educational farms Boncellino. This family-run farm is partially organic and includes fields of wheat, barley, soy, beans, broad beans, alfalfa, Rose e Fiori vegetables, as well as fruit trees and vine yards. "La Rodine" Via Boncellino, 117 (Boncellino di Bagnacavallo) also has a variety of farm animals, including cows of the

· NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ITINERARIES · local breed "Razza Romagnola". The education programme monumental trees features the following topics: grape harvest and wine making, Acer campestre - Strada Bagnoli Inferiore, 1 - H 14 mt / D 75 cm wheat production and bread making, sheep shearing, milking Fraxinus excelsior - Via S. Gervasio, 13 (Boncellino) and cheese making, cows and their meat, the importance of H 21 mt / D 83 cm compost and soil fertility, organic cereal and legume farming, pigs and sausage making, planting organic vegetables, farming Morus sp - Via Sottofiume, 52 (Boncellino) - H 15 mt / D 40 cm utensils of the past and of the present, fruit and herbs harvesting, the wonderful world of insects. Conselice Lara Testa Via Sinistra Canale Inferiore, 171 (Villa Prati di Bagnacavallo) BOSCHETTO DI VIA GABRIELLA Tel. +39 0545 58076 / +39 347 2768118 / +39 347 1038344; DALLE VACCHE fax +39 0545 58076; e-mail [email protected] Via G. Dalle Vacche (San Patrizio) {157} Visits by appointment Monday to Saturday Free admission - Tel. -39 0545 986956 The farm is about 3 km from Bagnacavallo; it is located This wood is a conservation area which includes wetlands along the canal. Here pigs are being raised with the standards and an area for educational observations. required to become prestigious Parma and San Daniele It is located along the cycle path which connects the village ham, with the denomination PDO (Protected Designation of San Patrizio with the marshes of "Parco del Delta del Po". of Origin). There are also other farm animals and horses. Here various species of birds and bats are safeguarded; the The education programme is articulated through lessons, conservation area is also a flooding area, protecting the village discussions and hands-on activities; it includes the following from floods with its three ponds. topics: the history of pig farming, the production of pigs' The educational itineraries will help visitors discover the meat delicacies. There are also practical workshops about original wetland landscape of this area, which have been sausage making and a quiz about renewable energy sources. modified by people over the centuries.

· NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ITINERARIES · PERCORSO VERSO IL PARCO Visits by appointment on Wednesday and Thursday morning DEL DELTA DEL PO This is a farmers' cooperative with a long history; it can be From via Selice, 2 (San Patrizio) found just few km off the provincial road SP Selice, at the This cycle path, which is also ideal for walks, starts from the traffic light of Conselice just follow the sign for the village 16th century mill of San Patrizio and goes through the centre of Chiesanuova. Here all produce is farmed with eco- of San Patrizio and Conselice, as well as through the wood of compatible techniques. Via Gabriella Dalle Vacche; its north-eastern part reaches the The farm's building is typical of large collective organisations ancient part of the river Po di Primaro. and features warehouses, workshops, a large barnyard, the On the stream Sillaro, there are two paths: the first leads houses of the farmers and a large cattle shed with three to Valle Santa and the conservation area of Campotto, the hundred cows that produce high quality milk. latter follows the river Reno and leads to the wetlands in The education programme includes the following topics: Comacchio. This is a great itinerary to observe the original discovering the farm's animals, milk and cheese making, fruit {158} landscape of the past as well as the human intervention and preserves making, wheat and bread making, old farming created with reclamation works. utensils and tractors, the history of local labourers, bringing The path includes two areas with reconstructions of ancient back bushes, ponds and local trees to safeguard the natural rural huts and educational panels with information about environment. local social history. monumental trees educational farms Populus alba - Via Selice (Ponte Rosso) - H 20 mt / D 100 cm C.A.B. MASSARI Populus alba - Via Selice, 288 - H 20 mt / D 110 cm Via Coronella, 110 (Chiesanuova di Conselice) Fraxinus excelsior - SS 16 (Lavezzola ) - H 20 mt / D 86 cm Tel. +39 0545 980035; e-mail [email protected] www.agriturismomassari.it

· NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ITINERARIES · Tel. +39 0456 620009 / +39 338 2744751; fax +39 0546 623499; e-mail [email protected] - Visits by appointment Via Canale This farm can be reached from the provincial road (Naviglio) Tel. +39 0545 908871 which links Bagnacavallo with ; at the roundabout This countryside secondary road is part of a conservation in Granarolo Faentino take the road for San Severo (via area; in particular, the segment included between via Pontevalle) and drive for another 2 km. The farm produces Cenacchio and via Ponte Pietra is located along the canal fruit, grapes and cereals and has its own wine cellar. There Bertini, where the old mill of Cotignola used to be, and offers are also cows of the local breed "Razza Romagnola", sheep a great panorama of natural beauty. of the breed "Razza Biellese" and several other farm animals. The education programme includes the following topics: PARCO SANDRO PERTINI wine making and wine tasting techniques, wheat and bread, Via Ponte Pietra - Tel. +39 0545 908871 the making of bread and "piadina", fruit farming, the natural This 14-hectare conservation area is off Via Madonna di environment of the local river, farm's animals and amateur {159} Genova (toward Lugo). It includes facilities for visitors, a breeding techniques, the cow breed "Razza Romagnola", how to pond and a fully safeguarded area for ecological rebalancing; breed cows, the Roman tradition of sheep. this features typical local flora and fauna, which includes birds and fish. The park has a fishing pond, several sport monumental trees facilities and a small zoo with the traditional animals that can be found in local farms. Populus alba - Via Canale, 6 - H 25 mt / D 144 cm Quercus robur - Via Caraffa, 6 educational farms Populus alba - Via Gaggio, 46 - H 30 mt / D 112 cm BULZACCA Populus alba - Via Molinello, 9 - H 20 mt / D 80 cm Via Maremme, 17 (San Severo di Cotignola) Populus alba - Via San Severo, 34 - H 20 mt / D 100 cm

· NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ITINERARIES · Populus alba - Via Barbiana, 10 (San Severo) by appointment. Closed on Sunday H 18 mt / D 150 cm This farm has been organic since 1985 and it mainly grows fruit. The farm is surrounded by a beautiful hedge with various Quercus robur - Via Montesa, 1 (San Severo) plants; there are also a small wood and a pond with ducks. Other animals include hens, guinea-fowls, peacocks, turkeys, sheep and a donkey. The education programme includes the following topics: bread and wine making, organic farming, BOSCO DI FUSIGNANO animal breeding, beekeeping. Via Romagna - Tel. +39 0545 955653 This wood is located west of Fusignano; it's the result of a monumental trees reforestation project aiming to recreate a portion of the Populus alba - Via Fiume Di Sotto - H 27 m / D 130 cm ancient woods of oak and hornbeam that used to be here in {160} the past. A similar wood existed in Fusignano in the park of the villa of the Calcagnini family; sadly this was destroyed Lugo during World War II. This wood is a conservation area and will soon be part of the itinerary of "Canale dei Molini", which PARCO DEL LOTO goes beyond Lugo and includes the former pit "Gattelli" and Via Brignani, 9/1 and Via Foro Boario, 42/3 - Opening hours: "Parco del Loto". from 01/05 to 14/09, 09:00 - 21:00; from 15 to 30/09, 09:00 - 19:00; October, November and December, 09:00 - 17:00; educational farms Sundays and public holidays: from 01/05 to 14/09, 09:00 - 21:00; from 15 to 30/09, 09:00 - 19:00; October, November Mauro Cortesi and December, 09:00 - 17:00; from 31/12 play area only Via Maiano, 72 - Tel. +39 320 6747147; (entrance in Via Brignani), 09:00 - 17:00 - Tel. +39 0545 e-mail [email protected] - Opening hours: 08:30 - 12:30, 38444 / 38559; e-mail [email protected]

· NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ITINERARIES · This relaxing green area is just outside the town centre; it CANALE DEI MOLINI measures 77,252 square metres and features a large pond with This canal is located in the municipalities of , water lilies (from which the area takes its name) and vistors' Lugo and Fusignano; it is the natural link between two large facilities. The fauna includes a wide variety of local birds, parks with quite different characteristics: "Parco della Vena del such as goldfinch and nightingale, and some birds typical of Gesso Romagnola" (in the hills) and "Parco del Delta del Po" wetlands, such as coot and heron. (in the lowlands and wetlands). The area around this canal is The cycle path along "Canale dei Molini" is a great itinerary being turned into a conservation area that will safeguard the through a wide variety of natural landscapes featuring landscape of the Roman road structure ("centuriazione"), which interesting buildings such as mills. has been preserved quite well in the countryside of Lugo. This canal is also particularly suitable for cycling itineraries and for PARCO DEL NEOLITICO walks; once the conservation project is completed it will include (EX CAVA GATTELLI) "Parco del Loto", the former pit "Gattelli", the wood in Fusignano Largo B. Bagolini (off Via Quarantola) and Alfonsine's conservation area. The cycle path between {161} Tel. +39 0545 38444 / 38559 Fusignano's wood and "Parco del Loto" is already in use. These former clay pits are located north-east of the town centre. During the eighties and the nineties a Neolithic village was unearthed here; some remains of the site are still at the educational farms bottom of the lake, so this 19-hectare conservation area has EMILIO DONATI also archaeological importance. Via Lunga Inferiore, 27 (San Lorenzo di Lugo) The 4-hectare lake was created with the emersion of Tel. +39 0545 70441 / +39 338 3253214; groundwater. The area is part of the conservation area of e-mail [email protected] Lugo's "Canale dei Molini" and will soon be equipped with Opening hours: 08:30 - 18:30, by appointment. educational displays about the local history and archaeology, Closed on week-ends in order to make it more accessible to visitors. This farm is outside Lugo; take via Fiumazzo and turn right

· NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ITINERARIES · after the village of Ascensione. The farm features a traditional rural house that has been inhabited by the same family for 250 years; this place is popularly known as "the animals' farm" CAMMINATA DEI SETTE PONTI because of its owners' passion for animals, which include rabbits, game and cows of the local breed "Razza Romagnola". From Via Dini e Salvalai 34/F - Tel. +39 0545 985890 This walk starts from Parco Piave, near the bowls area (in via The education programme includes the following topics: Dini e Salvalai 34/F). A small wooden bridge connects the farm animals' breeding techniques, knowing game's species, park with the west bank of the canal of the mills and the walk how to rescue wild animals experiencing difficulties. is about 2 km long; visitors will cross seven bridges (from monumental trees which the itinerary's name) and arrive in the spot where two canals meet. Then the walk continues in the countryside south - Via S. Andrea, 40 - H 30 mt / D 80 cm Populus alba of Massa Lombarda, among fruit trees and rural houses. Tilia tomentosa - Via Fiumazzo, 384 (Belricetto) {162} Platanus sp - Via Fiumazzo, 403 (Belricetto) - monumental trees H 32 mt / D 134 cm Quercus robur - Via Damano, 2 - H 18 mt / D 76 cm Quercus robur - Via Fiumazzo, 437 (Belricetto) - Quercus robur - Via Damano, 7 H 20 mt / D 115 cm Populus nigra - Via Del Signore, 16 - H 27 mt / D 166 cm Populus nigra - Villa San Martino Ronchetto - Morus alba - Via Del Signore, 22 - H 15 mt / D 125 cm H 20 mt / D 103 cm Populus alba - Via Del Signore, 24 - H 32 mt / D 170 cm Quercus robur - Villa San Martino Ronchetto - H 20 mt / D 80 cm Populus alba - Via Merlo, 19 - H 25 mt / D 110 cm - Via Selice Vecchia - H 11 mt / D 156 cm Populus alba - Via Rio Fantino, 7 (Villa S. Martino) - Morus nigra H 28 mt / D 150 cm Ulmus minor - Viale , 4 - H 16 mt / D 80 cm

· NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ITINERARIES · between earth and water is a 35 km journey from to the Russi Adriatic Sea; it's ideal on foot or with the bicycle. OASI ECOLOGICA DELLA VILLA ROMANA Via Fiumazzo - Free admission - Tel. +39 0544 587660 educational farms This conservation area is about 2 km north of the town centre and surrounds the homonymous archaeological site. artemisia It has been created on a former clay pit ("Fornace Gattelli") Via Traversa, 16 (Godo di Russi) - Tel. +39 0544 418003 / and includes other fields around it, although most of the +39 335 5622415; fax +39 0544 418439; 13-hectares are the site of the former pit, which is about 10 e-mail [email protected] www.artemisiabio.it mt deep. This conservation area is part of a regional project Visits by appointment and includes a variety of habitats that aim to safeguard This farm is off the provincial road SP San Vitale, near the biodiversity: ponds, areas that are periodically flooded, village of Godo. It features a very pleasant old rural house wetland vegetation, woods. In each of these habitats the with farm animals; the farm produces local traditional {163} appropriate vegetation has been planted, in order to facilitate delicacies and organic produce. The education programme the proliferation of the local fauna. includes the following topics: the ancient use of ash, organic farming, weather forecasting, farm animals breeding and VIE D'ACQUA - SULL'ARGINE DEL LAMONE cooking lessons. Tel. +39 0545 280898 This itinerary runs along the river Lamone, the ancient monumental trees "Anemo", which originates in Casaglia, in the Apennines Quercus robur - Via Farini, 24 (San Pancrazio) - between Tuscany and Emilia. H 18 mt / D 106 cm The river runs through various towns (Marradi, , Faenza, Russi and Bagnacavallo) and flows into the sea in the Tilia tomentosa - Via Libertà, 1 (San Pancrazio) area between Casalborsetti and Marina Romea. This itinerary

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