Castello di Serravalle

Castello di Serravalle is a town with 4841 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Bologna. The main town of the municipality is Castelletto, an industrial town, which is better equipped than the old village of Serravalle is ( Only in 1862 was the church in Castello di Serravalle renamed).

Attractions

Among the main attractions of the Palazzo Boccadiferro, the Torre della Guardia ( watchtower ) and the Palazzo del Capitano include ( Captain's Palace ), which was converted into the town hall later, admire the bell tower and the church of St. Peter. In built in the 18th century church of Santa Apollinare masterpieces of artists Pio Passuti Bazzano, Giuseppe Marchesi of Bologna, Luigi Samoggia and Bartolomeo Passarotti are kept. On the hill Zappolino, the seat of the castle, which has played a major role in the war between Modena and Bologna in 1325, is the church of St. Anton, which in 1958 replaced the destroyed by an earthquake in 1929 church. In Fagnano is the church of Santa Maria Assunta with its pre-Romanesque bell tower and cloister with her ​​long loggia. A plaque next to the dismantled in the 19th century Church commemorates Pope Honorius II, who is said to have originated in Fagnano.

From Zappolino to Savigno about the Samoggia Valley encountered many other structures: the Case Rosse ( Red House) from the 15th century Cà Bertu and the buildings of ' Cuzzano ( palace, tower and church of the Holy Cross). In Maiola you can visit the Church of St. John of the year 1300, which was rebuilt in the newly -Byzantine style in the early 20th century and the Torre di Gavezzano, Case Ceccoli di Sotto and Tiola, the seat of an ancient castle. On the summit of the hill the church of St. Michael stands on high, whose current building dates back to the 18th century.