For a weekend discovering small treasures of art, culture and nature, Bologna is the ideal destination
There are many good reasons to spend a weekend out of town. Especially if the destination is the "low" plain of Bologna.
Bologna hides “treasures”, children of a tradition made up of music, art and good food
Staying in farmhouses where you can spend products and dishes at km 0, and then get lost in a pleasant wandering, on foot or by bicycle. This is Bologna.
In particular, the small portion of territories that I suggest you visit is that ofReno Galliera Union. This is the area between Bologna and Ferrara. Small in size but large in concentration of things to see.
Even a few days are enough to enjoy the pleasure of this short itinerary. And appreciate, for once, the slow rhythms and the small pleasures typical of the rural and peasant tradition. But also Made in Italy excellence.
Excellence of Made in Italy in Bologna
Il Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum (www.museolamborghini.com), the perfect place to start from if you are traveling as a couple or as a family. It is located in Funo di Argelato and is one of those destinations that offers different interpretations. In fact, motor enthusiasts here will be able to enjoy the sight of the racing cars created by the famous car manufacturer founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1947. It still combines the production of tractors with that of cars, synonymous with luxury and power but also with high social status. Because, as Frank Sinatra said, “if you want to be someone you buy a Ferrari, but if you already are someone, then you buy a Lamborghini”. Not surprisingly, among the ranks of the illustrious owners, in addition to Sinatra himself, the names of Alberto Sordi, Roger Moore, Sylvester Stallone, Virna Lisi and Grace Kelly stand out.
But even those who don't care much about cars can experience the pleasure of immersing themselves in an interesting journey through the history of Italy and Italians at the Lamborghini Museum. Here, in fact, there are photographs and finds from the post-war period. And testimonies of cars linked to our past. As the Miura SV, defined as “the most sinuous Italian after Loren” and today exhibited at Moma in New York. Or the prototype of the Espada, the machine that director Robert Zemeckis was inspired by for the De Lorean in Back to the Future. And, again, the Pope Mobile with whom John Paul II moved inside the Vatican gardens.
If, after leaving the museum, you want to get lost in the green, then just move to Agelato. Location where Boscovivo is located, an area characterized by a variety of natural environments and animal species.
The thousand faces of Pieve di Cento
In Pieve di Cento there are many things to see. Starting with Magi '900 Museum, founded in 2000 by the industrialist and collector Giulio Bargellini. Housed in an old grain silo, the museum is a constant surprise, capable of enchanting even those who have little knowledge of modern art. Among the various sections of which it is composed, the permanent collection dedicated to some of the protagonists of twentieth and twenty-first century art stands out. Including Burri, De Chirico, Guttuso, Modigliani and Giò Pomodoro. But the thematic rooms dedicated to visual or ethnic art are also suggestive.
Another place to visit is the Palazzo Comunale with the little one Historical Notary Archives from the seventeenth century. A small room with a decorated vaulted ceiling and original period furniture, which houses the documents drawn up by the Pievesi notaries between 1458 and 1795. Also in the Palazzo Comunale, there is the fascinating Italian theater dedicated to the soprano. Alice Zeppilli. Opera star of the early 900s, who chose the Emilian town as a summer residence.
In the halls of the theater then the Music Museum with the display of instruments from the local laboratory which still houses the school of violin making. www.comune.pievedicento.bo.it
Finally, do not miss the Museum of Stories at the Rocca. It collects in digital format direct testimonies of the life of the Pievesi. www.museodellestoriedipieve.it
For nature lovers, however, the goal is The Bisana, an area of ecological rebalancing.
In Bologna, welcome at 0 km
The ideal is to stay in the farmhouses of Bologna. They guarantee good value for money and excellent catering.
THEArcadia farmhouse, in San Pietro in Casale, near Pieve di Cento, with an adjoining farm where ancient fruits and virgo wheat are grown, resulting from the processing of 5 ancient cereals. ( www.arcadiaagriturismo.it).
THEOrganic Farm Il Cucco, in Altedo di Malalbergo, not far from Bentivoglio. This farm gives the opportunity to enjoy the products of the farm. www.ilcucco.it
