Castel Bolognese, just like the nearby Solarolo, is located in that fortunate land between hills and plain where they enjoy the positive aspects of both environments: serenity and opulence, quiet living and quality of life.
Via Emilia, which crosses the former and flanks the latter, plus the location between Faenza and Imola, ensured an appropriate but not excessive vivacity, while history and culture have acted on these small towns with a constant presence, certainly far more than their size would lead to believe. The vicissitudes of Castel Bolognese and Solarolo were therefore indissolubly linked on a historical, political, civic and economic level.
Castel Bolognese, founded by the Felsinei family in 1380, since the age of the struggles between the communes and of the city-fortresses has never failed to live up to its name (Castle): Caesar Borgia razed it to the ground during his conquest of Romagna, Napoleon routed the papal troops there in 1797, and in 1945 it was an important stronghold for the Germans in the lee of the Gothic line.
The historic centre of Castel Bolognese, embellished by elegant palazzos, has an open air museum that art lovers should not miss: a series of works in bronze and ceramics by the master Angelo Biancini.
The popular spirit of these places finds fullest expression in two festivals which have always competed with regard to which event is the oldest and greatest: the Festival of the Ascension in Solarolo and the Pentecost Festival in Castelbolognese. Events at which you can experience the most typical of Romagna music and foods, not to mention the increasingly rare sense of plain and simple fun.
The countryside is a stone’s throw away, and the gardens of the houses continue in the orchards, the vineyards and the fields. It is precisely on the imaginary border between the two places that the Scodellino Mill stands. Built in a far off time it induces us to think that there is still a master miller at work inside.

Interesting links:

Comune di Castelbolognese:
www.comune.castelbolognese.ra.it

PRO Loco Castel Bolognese:
www.castelbolognese.org

Strada del Sangiovese – Strada dei Vini e dei Sapori delle Colline di Faenza:
www.stradadelsangiovese.it

Provincia di Ravenna:
www.racine.ra.it

Camera di Commercio di Ravenna:
www.ra.camcom.it

Regione Emilia-Romagna:
www.emiliaromagnaturismo.it

Unione di Prodotto Città d'Arte:
www.cittadarte.emilia-romagna.it

Unione di Prodotto Appennino e Verde:
www.appenninoeverde.org

Unione di Prodotto Terme:
www.emiliaromagnaturismo.it

APT Emilia-Romagna:
www.apt.emilia-romagna.it