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Via Francesca della Sambuca to Montovolo Sanctuary

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Via Francesca della Sambuca to Montovolo Sanctuary

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Via Francesca della Sambuca to Montovolo Sanctuary

06:01

18.3km

720m

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Historic pilgrimage route linking Aalto's modernist church with medieval villages and Montovolo sanctuary.

Last updated: September 16, 2025

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5.35 km

Church of Santa Maria Assunta of Riola

Highlight • Religious Site

The church of Santa Maria Assunta is a Catholic religious building located in Ponte di Grizzana Morandi, near the Riola hamlet of the municipality of Vergato, built between 1975 and 1980 based on a design by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.
The system created by Aalto to give light to the church is of great architectural value. The Finnish architect, in fact, placed on the upper roof, between the various load-bearing arches, large and jagged windows that capture and diffuse solar radiation inside the building envelope: the light, reverberating on the white plaster of the perimeter walls, it therefore spreads throughout all the liturgical spaces, then converging towards the altar, the true formal and luminous node of the entire church.
From the site: archweb.com/architetture/opera/Chiesa-a-Riola

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5.48 km

Junction CAI 183-167 Via Francesca della Sambuca

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6.96 km

View of Rocchetta Mattei

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7.94 km

La Scola Medieval Village

Highlight • Historical Site

Superb medieval village located in the municipality of Grizzana Morandi, in the locality of Vimignano, La Scola is one of the best preserved medieval villages in the Bolognese Apennines, where time seems to have stopped. The Lombard word "Sculca", which meant lookout, or guard post, gives rise to the term Scola.

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9.64 km

Predolo Historic Hamlet and Sculpture Park

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It consists of three buildings. The one further down the valley dates back to 1475, belonging to the Vanini family. In 1661 it passed to the nuns of S. Giovanni Battista of Bologna, as an inheritance from Giovanni Mei, whose daughter was a nun in that convent. Remodeled in the 16th century, it has a portal and a 14th-century window of beautiful workmanship, perhaps unique in the entire mountain. The building upstream, in ruins, has aspects of the 16th century. Of notable impact and beauty are the statues in Montovolo stone and Carrara marble by the sculptor Luigi Faggioli, exhibited in the green area facing the ancient buildings.

(Source: borgoscola.net/dintorni/altri-borghi-della-zona/predolo )

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9.78 km

Fountain of the Water of Youth

Highlight • Natural

9.83 km

Sterpi Village and Stone Sculptures

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11.4 km

Foresteria di Montovolo

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11.5 km

Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Consolation of Montovolo

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The Hermitage of Montovolo, from the official name of Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine della Consolazione di Montovolo, offers a wonderful view of the Reno valley at an altitude of 1000 metres. The sanctuary is open from May to September on Saturdays and Sundays; there is a small refreshment point. It is possible to stay overnight by contacting the number +39 339 153 0392 in advance.

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18.0 km

Chiesa di San Martino di Prada in Carbona

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18.3 km

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6.62 km

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2.35 km

1.87 km

1.19 km

182 m

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5.51 km

4.57 km

4.32 km

2.97 km

750 m

189 m

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Via Francesca della Sambuca to Montovolo Sanctuary

Church of Santa Maria Assunta of Riola

Junction CAI 183-167 Via Francesca della Sambuca

View of Rocchetta Mattei

La Scola Medieval Village

Predolo Historic Hamlet and Sculpture Park

Fountain of the Water of Youth

Sterpi Village and Stone Sculptures

Foresteria di Montovolo

Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Consolation of Montovolo

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