Rustico in Villa Minozzo

The northern Apennines are the immediate setting here, with Monte Cusna and the ridge of the Reggiano Apennine within the local area. The Secchia has its upper valley in this zone, and the Ospitale stream valley is one of the inhabited side valleys around the town. Part of the area falls within the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Febbio on the slopes of Monte Cusna, a short drive from the main settlements of the municipality. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest town of some size, with shops, schools and services; the Pietra di Bismantova is there, just outside the 15 km radius, so it matters more as an excursion than as the immediate landscape. The area is known for mountain pasture, chestnut woods and small stone villages of the high Reggio Apennines.