Brisighella

Tradition attributes the origin of the existing built-up-area to Maghinardo Pagani da Susinana who is considered the greatest Romagn Medieval commander. Today the neoclassic style Town Hall is dedicated to him.
In 1290, on the asperity where the Clock Tower stands, Maghinardo, who opposed Francesco Manfredi Prince of Faenza, had a big tower made   of plaster blocks built. At the foot of this tower the Brisighella continued to develop and it can be still seen today. In the Fortress of the central peak, together with a car park, there is the Lamone, Marzeno and Senio valleys Country Activity Museum which are interesting. With its  2300 finds relating to its country, crafts and rural civilisation,it also includes some rooms reconstructed faithfully to the past as the kitchen, cellar, bedrooms, workshops, which tell the visitors a story of the detailed country life of the past century. There is a short way to go from the Fortress to the clock tower,where today there is a particular Time Exhibition. On the third hill, among the cypresses, there is the Santuario del Monticino, a symbol of the reverence for the Madonna image which is kept here.

Continuing on this route, in the town centre, there is the Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo completed in 1697. The visit becomes even more interesting by taking the Via del Borgo  or "degli Asini" which preludes the Medieval stronghold. Entering  the Porta delle Dame, the prehistoric first house called  Boschi-Raggi must be visited,as it is bored in the stone, similar to the "Sassi" of Matera.
One must walk down the whole "via degli Asini", because it is very unique . During its approximate one thousand years of honoured life ,it served as a buit-up area, a pedestrian street, a wall for defence and civic meeting place. Just in the neighbourhood, a place that should not be missed, is the civic Museum dedicated to Giuseppe Ugonia. He was a famous litographer who depicted the town in his precious works of art, some of which are exhibited in the most important world museums of today.

How to reach it

The shortest car route is from Zadina Pineta to Brisighella

Distance: 61,0 km     Time: 38 minutes