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Bologna
Italy's gastronomic capital, a lively university city with medieval porticoes, leaning towers, and the world's oldest university.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Sasso Marconi
Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Europe
About Sasso Marconi
Sasso Marconi works well as a base: 10 minutes from Borgonuovo, 25km from Rocchetta Mattei.
Sasso Marconi is in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with about 6,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Borgonuovo, about 4 km away.
Sasso Marconi (Emilian: Al Sâs) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It lies in the lower valley of the Reno, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-southwest of Bologna, at the northern edge of the Bolognese Apennines.
The municipality is closely associated withRead more
Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian inventor and pioneer of wireless telegraphy. Marconi carried out his early wireless experiments at Villa Griffone, the family residence at Pontecchio Marconi, now part of the Marconi Museum and Mausoleum complex.
Beyond its Marconi heritage, Sasso Marconi is notable for its position at the threshold between Bologna and the Apennines, for the Roman aqueduct of the Setta, for historic complexes such as Palazzo de' Rossi and Colle Ameno, and for the sandstone landscape of the Contrafforte Pliocenico.
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What is there to see near Sasso Marconi?
Within an hour or so of Sasso Marconi: Bologna (13 km), Ducati Museum (13 km), Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum (25 km), Rocchetta Mattei (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Sasso Marconi?
The nearest famous roads are Passo della Futa, Autostrada del Sole and Strada Chiantigiana (SR222).
Where is Sasso Marconi?
Sasso Marconi is in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, about 4 km from Borgonuovo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,115
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Emilia-Romagna
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 44.4006, 11.2518
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Sasso Marconi
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Ducati Museum
Interactive museum at Ducati's Bologna factory showcasing legendary Italian motorcycles and MotoGP racing heritage.
13 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Ferruccio Lamborghini 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Rocchetta Mattei
Fever-dream castle in the Bologna Apennines mixing Moorish courtyards, onion domes and neo-Gothic halls, built by the eccentric healer Count Cesare Mattei from 1850. Reopened after decades of decay; book weekend tours ahead.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Museo Horacio Pagani
An exclusive visit to the Pagani factory and museum near Modena, where each hypercar is hand-assembled to perfection.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Pagani Automobili Factory Tour
Exclusive guided tours of the atelier where Pagani Zonda and Huayra hypercars are hand-assembled like works of art.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Museo Lamborghini (MUDETEC)
Situated at the Lamborghini headquarters, it displays the evolution of the brand's iconic supercars and future technology.
30 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Dozza
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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Sasso Marconi
- 34 kmPasso della FutaA flowing 903 m Apennine pass on the SS65 between Bologna and Florence, a beloved stage of the historic Mille Miglia route and a weekend pilgrimage for Italian drivers and riders.
- 70 kmAutostrada del SoleItaly's original motorway running from Milan to Naples through Tuscany and past Rome, an icon of postwar Italian engineering.
- 71 kmPiazzale MichelangeloA panoramic terrace above Florence offering the most iconic sweeping view of the city's skyline with the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio.
- 72 kmDevil's Bridge (Ponte della Maddalena)A striking medieval humpback bridge arching over the Serchio river at Borgo a Mozzano in the Garfagnana, its improbably steep 11th-century span the stuff of devil-pact legend.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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