Edificio

This is the first hilly belt west of Bologna, in the Samoggia valley and the Bolognese Apennine foothills. The Samoggia stream runs through the area. The nearest larger city is Bologna, with full city services, rail connections and a major historic centre. Rocca dei Bentivoglio at Bazzano is the main local historic landmark, and the area is known for vineyards, orchards and the food production of the Bolognese hills. Monteveglio and the Abbey of Santa Maria di Monteveglio are within the area, and much of this landscape falls in the Parco Regionale dell'Abbazia di Monteveglio, now part of the Parco regionale dei Gessi Bolognesi e Calanchi dell'Abbadessa.