Sasso Mobile

In the early years of the 16th century the family of Marquis Sampieri bought some land in Casalecchio, where a villa was built, remembered as “Sampieri vecchia”. Today the building is perfectly kept and it is situated inside the “Parco della Chiusa”. In the 18th century, the Marquis, who belonged to high society, built a more prestigious villa, inside the big park. A small Chinese temple and two other houses called “La Casa dell’Orso” and “La Casa dell’Eremita” were also built inside the park. When the marquis Francesco died, his only daughter Carolina, who married the count Denis Talon, inherited all his possessions. This villa hosted big parties and cultural events until the beginning of the 20th century: famous musicians such as Gioacchino Rossini and Gaetano Donizetti performed concerts here while the famous writer Stendhal visited the Villa Talon on his trip to Bologna. The beautiful villa was almost entirely destroyed due to of bombardments during the Second World War.