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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Riola

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Riola, Italy

Updated June 14, 2024
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Rocchetta Mattei.

Riola, Italy

Rocchetta Mattei

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta

Riola, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta

A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.
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Grotte di Labante

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Grotte di Labante

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.
2 miles from Riola
Faro di Gaggio Montano

Gaggio Montano, Italy

Faro di Gaggio Montano

A unique combination of a lighthouse and a poignant memorial to the fallen of the two world wars.
6 miles from Riola

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La Balena della Val di Zena

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.
18 miles from Riola
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Ponte Sospeso

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.
18 miles from Riola
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Pistoia, Italy

Brazilian Military Cemetery of Pistoia

A memorial to Brazil's little-known role in World War II.
20 miles from Riola
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