Bologna Montana Art Trail

Starting from Bologna, you can reach the municipality of Monterenzio (the first stop on this journey between art and nature) in about 40 minutes by car. Here, in the Monte Bibele area, there are two artistic installations that tell the story and culture of the area. 

• The Celtic boar: located near the Pianella di Monte Savino Archaeological Park, it is a tribute to the historical roots of this area 
• Pioggia Sonante: a short distance from the hamlet of Quinzano, it is an evocative work that plays with the sounds of nature and the movement of the wind

Continuing for another 20 minutes you reach the second stop, Loiano. Here you can admire four works: 

• The Istrice and the Tela del ragno, two intriguing works in dialogue with the light of the forest immersed in the vegetation of the pine forest of the town 
• Simbiosi, a majestic sculpture carved from a single trunk that stands out in the Scanello area
• Lupus Lujanes is located not far away, in the Casoni di Barbarolo area. It is a work that emerges from the meadow and represents the ancestral bond between man and the Apennine fauna

Another 10 minutes of travel will take you to Monghidoro which hosts 4 of the most fascinating installations of the Bologna Montana Art Trail. 

• Aquila: an imposing sculpture that dominates the landscape located in the Castellaccio Park, where the medieval castle Scaricalasino once stood 
• Tritone: a mythological figure carved in wood that can be admired moving towards the Alpe 
• Soffioni: a work that plays with the concept of wind and lightness inside the La Martina Park
• Holy Bee-Love Bee Valley Idice: an installation dedicated to the protection of bees and their ecosystem, installed along the road that leads to San Benedetto del Querceto

To reach the works present in the municipality of San Benedetto Val di Sambro you can first reach the lake of Castel dell’Alpi (10 minutes from Loiano), where you can admire:

• the Spada nella roccia, iconic and evocative, and La porta delle sindoni, a textile architecture that invites visitors to cross the threshold, welcoming the changes that are beyond it
• A short distance away we find San Giorgio e il Drago, located along the Via degli Dei near Pian di Balestra
• Moving on to Montefredente it is instead possible to meet the Mufloni, who face each other in the thick of the woods in an eternal duel

The last stop on the route is Monzuno where art merges with the landscape in three unmissable stops. 

-Madre Natura: a sculpture that celebrates the energy of the earth in the heart of the country 
-The Arpa: made with two split trunks that - between the sound of the water and the scent of the forest - vibrate with the wind near the waterfall in the Rio Maore Park 
-Colonne della Memoria: five multicolored structures that represent the primary elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether that are found, like “San Giorgio”, along the famous Via degli Dei, in the Le Croci area