• MONTE PERO

• Località Liserna

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• http://www.comune.vergato.bo.it

• The Monte Pero massif (759 m) towers over Vergato and was fortified by the Germans from the autumn of 1944 onwards, as one of the mainstays of the last defensive line on the Apennines to the south of Bologna. During the ally attack in April 1945, the entire area was bombed. The attack took place on two fronts: while the artillery dealt with the mountain, the Germans tried to resist in Cereglio and on Monte Pero. The fighting continued until the afternoon of the 15th of April and ended on the morning of the 16th with the occupation of Vergato and the capture of the summit of Monte Pero and Monte Radicchio. The road to Bologna was clear. This itinerary lasts for about 3 hours and you can visit several trenches, mortar emplacements, communication trenches and shelters, as well as the interesting natural grottos that were used by soldiers seeking shelter. (For more information: Guerra e resistenza sulla linea gotica tra Modena e Bologna 1943-1945 – War and Resistance on the gothic line between Modena and Bologna 1943-1945, Edizioni Artestampa).