History
The territorial configuration, the river network and the water basins of Bassa Romagna
The territorial configuration, the river network and the water basins of Bassa Romagna The territory of the so-called Bassa Romagna historically coincides with Romagna Estense, which in the 15th and 16th century belonged to the Duchy of Ferrara, with Lugo as its...
CONTESA ESTENSE
The Contese Estense is a folklore event which takes place every year in the week around the 15th of May, which is the celebration day of Sant’Ilaro, patron saint of Lugo.
LA CASA DELL’AGNESE
The house of Agnese is a typical end of XIX century country house, perfectly preserved in its main features (brick and mud walls, traditional roof and ceilings) and it’s accessible to the public only on the ground floor. In the barn there’s an exhibition of farming tools and rural everyday life objects. The wide shaded yeard has other traditional buildings for farm animals, for everydaylife and to bake bread.
THE PLACE NAME
According to legend, the place name Bagnacavallo comes from a hypothetical water spring which healed the beloved horse of the Emperor Tiberius; this is confirmed by the motto of the coat of arms of the municipality: Ingredior rhoebus, cyllaros egredior (I enter ill, I leave healthy).
FESTA DI S. ILARO
The life of the saint and the origins of the cult. St. Ilaro or Ellero, Abbot of Galeata, was born in Tuscia (or Romagna Tuscany) in 476. At twelve years old he decided to dedicate himself to an ascetic life and retired to a solitary existence. He left his father’s house, went into the Apennines and chose a mountain above Galeata as his home. The Abbot traveled a good part of Romagna to preach the word of Christ, and also stopped in the small village of Lugo.
Memorial stones, steles, monuments of the itinerary “Landscape memory”
The "Landscape memory" itinerary is a route through the territory that was a strategic location during the last stages of the Second World War. We are now going to explore the stories linked to some of the memorial stones, steles and monuments as they appear along the...
CACCIAGUERRA-ORTOLANI VILLA AND STABLES
Ortolani Villa and Stables in Voltana were originally called Cacciaguerra. In the plate found on the pillar at the entrance we can also read Montagnola, a word that indicates the name that was originally given to Voltana central area, and which is still used today by the elderly in memory of the hill on which the first nucleus of the town arose. Such hill probably formed from sediments or the remaining part of a bank of the Santerno River, the watercourse of which long ago was on what is today Via Fiumazzo.
IL TRICOLORE
The Tricolore or Italian Tricolour Flag was born on 7th January 1797. It was designed and suggested by Giuseppe Compagnoni from Lugo.
THE UPRISING AND LOOTING IN LUGO
The uprising and looting in Lugo is an episode that happened between June 30 and July 8 1796 as a result of the locals’ revolt against the French army.
THE WORK AND PAY DEMANDS OF RICE WEEDERS
In 1890 a serious event happened in Conselice. On May the 20th and 21st a group of rice weeders gathered in the square Piazza Maggiore and demanded more dignified work conditions and higher salaries. The protesters headed for the municipality, but security guards reacted with violence and shot at the workers; three were killed, two women rice weeders and a man.
