From 1960s California to contemporary Emilia-Romagna, skateboarding is an increasingly popular sport among Emilia-Romagna's younger generations.
Beyond public parks and city gardens, where it is easy to run into skateboarders and longboarders, there are already numerous places in the region where skateboarders can practice triking and jumping on ramps, or halfpipes.
Below is a collection of skateparks in Emilia-Romagna, from Piacenza to Rimini.
In Piacenza, at the Municipal Skatepark in Corso Europa, there is a 120 sq. m. wooden halfpipe, while in San Giorgio Piacentino there is a skatepark inside the Nure Park, both managed by the Piacenza Skateboard School.
In Piacenza, a sports facility intended for skating activities is also under construction in the Arena Daturi area.
In Reggio Emilia in Piazzale Europa, between the Innovation Park and the Loris Malaguzzi International Center, a short walk from the central train station, a playground of 1,700 square meters was recently inaugurated, which also includes a skatepark, considered among the best in Europe.
Moving to the province of Reggio Emilia, there is a skatepark in Leguigno (Via Leguigno Faggeto 64), a hamlet of Casina from which it is about 6 km away.
In Bologna the reference point for skateboarders is Lucio Dalla Square, where there is the Bologna Skateschool.
In the plains of Bologna we also find the Skatepark Bargellino in the hamlet of Bargellino (Via Leonildo Corazza 9) of Calderara di Reno, the CM 40013 Skatepark at the sports facilities area at Via Lirone 46 in Castel Maggiore, the Saint Martinez Skatepark of San Martino in Argine (Via Provinciale Superiore 213) near Molinella, and the Skatepark of Pieve di Cento (Via Cremona 61).
Moving to the province of Ferrara we find in Comacchio, at the Cittadella dello Sport on Viale Margherita, the Captain Skatepark, which resembles a fishing boat in its sinuous forms, and in Argenta the skatepark at 12 Via Pier Luigi Nervi.
In Cervia there is, at the park in Via Isonzo, the Skatepark Sombrero, but here access is allowed only to registered members, as per regulations.
In Forlì there is a skateboard area with several fir-wood ramps at the Via Dragoni park; the track is located near the main entrance to the park and covers an area of 500 sq. m. that is fully fenced.
In Cesena on the other hand, there is a skatepark of about 800 sq m at the Hippodrome Park (Via Fausto Coppi), a few minutes walk from the city center.
In Rimini, finally, the area for skateboarders is located inside Cervi Park (Via Donato Bramante 3).
