Sasso Mobile

Originally built in the the 16th century, but definitively established in the 1800s, the villa, located between via Rigosa and via Roma, is approached through two imposing, red-brick archways leading to a long avenue. These archways, known as “Portoni Rossi” (Red Doorways) marked the boundary between the villa's grounds and the main road linking it with Bologna, via Sant'Isaia. The interior loggia is repeated on the two upper floors, which are reached by a grand, oval stairway. The oval-shaped hall was decorated by Ravegnani in 1870. The huge park is home to a great variety of trees including a monumentally huge sequoia.