Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Europe
Molinella is worth a stop: 5 minutes from San Pietro Capofiume, 29km from Dozza.
Molinella is in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with about 9,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Pietro Capofiume, about 4 km away.
Molinella (Bolognese: Mulinèla or La Mulinèla) is a comune (municipality) part of Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Bologna.
Molinella borders the following municipalities: Argenta, Baricella, Budrio, Medicina.
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rural area on the old San Donato Road (which in the past connected Bologna with Argenta and its port on the Po di Primaro). The municipality is crossed on the northern side by the Reno River and it is surrounded by several marshes and canals.
The town has a railway station on the Bologna-Portomaggiore Railway.
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Within an hour or so of Molinella: Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum (24 km), Bologna (29 km), Dozza (29 km), Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Imola) (31 km).
The nearest famous roads are Passo della Futa, Autostrada del Sole and Strada Chiantigiana (SR222).
Molinella is in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, about 4 km from San Pietro Capofiume.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Family-run museum near Bologna celebrating founder Ferruccio Lamborghini, from his first tractors to the Miura and his personal Countach. A more intimate counterpart to the factory museum.
24 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Italy's gastronomic capital, a lively university city with medieval porticoes, leaning towers, and the world's oldest university.
29 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Tiny fortified borgo near Imola whose house walls are an open-air gallery, over a hundred murals painted directly onto the facades during the Biennale del Muro Dipinto since 1960. The Rocca Sforzesca holds the regional wine cellar of Emilia-Romagna.
29 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Historic circuit at Imola named for Enzo and Dino Ferrari, host of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix; its fast, old-school layout and the Tamburello and Rivazza corners are motorsport legend.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Interactive museum at Ducati's Bologna factory showcasing legendary Italian motorcycles and MotoGP racing heritage.
34 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Situated at the Lamborghini headquarters, it displays the evolution of the brand's iconic supercars and future technology.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
A 6th-century church in Ravenna housing some of the most famous and best-preserved Byzantine mosaics in the Western world.
47 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Eight UNESCO-listed buildings in Ravenna containing the finest collection of early Christian Byzantine mosaics in the Western world.
48 km · about 55 min drive
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
April to October
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