– Half-day trips towards the west
Only 5 km away you can visit the Abbey of Monteveglio dating back to the time of Matilde di Canossa
http://www.meteweekend.it/Mete/Italia/Emilia-romagna/weekend-a-monteveglio.html
then continue towards Bazzano and visit the Fortress of Bentivoglio and the charming village
Next stop will be Vignola just ten minutes drive from Bazzano.
Beautiful town with its fortress entirely restored and the Barozzi Palace designed by Jacopo Barozzi called Vignola with its beautiful spiral staircase, not to be missed.
http://www.vignolagrandiidee.it/la_citta/da_vedere/vignola____una_citta_da_vedere_e_da_gustare.htm
the return is definitely worth a stop at the village of Castello di Serravalle, where the charm of old buildings has remained unchanged over time,
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_di_Serravalle
During your car journey on the hills of Valsamoggia you can admire the badlands, a rock formation created by erosion of the clay soil, typical of these areas.
-Gîte Half-day southbound
Now we offer a trip to the Apennines, where the hills are higher and higher until you reach the summit of the Corno alle Scale of nearly 2,000 meters.
http://www.appenninobolognese.net/apbo/
Once on the road 64 Porrettana you can stop at vistar Pontecchio Marconi and the house of Guglielmo Marconi, I press Nobel for physics at just 35 years old,
along the state will find the Rocchetta Mattei in Riola di Vergato, one place in a particular context, I would say not to miss, just reopened after long and costly restoration, fascinate visitors from the big to the little ones, giving free rein to the imagination.
http://vergatonews24.it/2014/06/12/il-castello-della-rocchetta-mattei-a-riola-ritorna-a-risplendere/
Also in Riola di Vergato you can see the Church Of Santa Maria Assunta built on a design by the famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_Assunta_(Riola_di_Vergato)
Continuing along the road you can visit the perfectly preserved and still inhabited medieval village of Scola stably by only 8 people,
From Borgo Scola you can continue up to Montovolo where beautiful shrine to Nostra Signora di Montovolo awaits you with its special charm.
http://www.santuariomontovolo.it/
you can then go on to Basin Suviana, artificial lake formed following the construction of a high dam 91 meters
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago_di_Suviana
In all the trips that you will enjoy your meal outside in the small and traditional taverns, where you can taste the typical products of the place and the fine wines of the Colli Bolognesi.