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Pieve

Abbazia di San Colombano di Bobbio

Bobbio (PC)

An early medieval monastic foundation in the Val Trebbia, at the heart of the spread of Irish culture across continental Europe through the monk Columbanus. The village that grew up around it preserves a historic fabric of rare coherence.

Borgo

Berceto sulla Via Francigena

Berceto (PR)

An Apennine village near Parma crossed by the Via Francigena, with a Romanesque cathedral dedicated to San Moderanno that was an obligatory stop for medieval pilgrims heading to Rome. It retains an atmosphere suspended between history and the journey.

Borgo

Brugnello

Cerignale (PC)

A small village perched on a rocky spur in the Trebbia valley, offering one of the most striking views in the Piacenza Apennines, with its stone houses and valley belvedere.

Museo minore

Casa Artusi

Forlimpopoli (FC)

Museum and cultural centre dedicated to Pellegrino Artusi, father of modern Italian cooking, housed in the small town of Forlimpopoli. It tells the story of Romagna's culinary tradition through the life and work of the author of 'La scienza in cucina'.

Borgo

Dozza

Dozza (BO)

Walled borgo in the hills above Imola, home to the Enoteca Regionale dell'Emilia-Romagna housed within the Rocca Sforzesca, which gathers and promotes the region's wines. Its walls are decorated with murals created during the Biennale del Muro Dipinto.

Borgo

Fiumalbo

Fiumalbo (MO)

Small Apennine village in Emilia awarded the Touring Club's Bandiera Arancione, set amid mountain woods and streams. A destination of quiet and renewal, away from the more frequented circuits.