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This is a beautiful bike ride on the hills around Bologna that crosses the woods Boschi di San Luca and Destra Reno. The departure is at Porta San Mamolo in Bologna city center. The route passes through Pieve del Pino, Ancongnano and Paleotto and crosses various parks such as Parco Cavaione. Along the way there are many small towns with pubs and restaurants where one can stop to eat and take a break.

This is a pleasant route on the Bolognese hills almost entirely on an asphalted road but with spectacular views. The higher you go, the less traffic there is to ensure an invigorating and satisfying walk. The start is at Porta San Mamolo, a very steep climb up via dell'Osservanza, a flat stretch between Gaibola, the Paderno Park and the Forte Bandiera Park in Monte Donato. The descent takes place for Monte San Vittore.

This route starts from Piazza Maggiore in Bologna and passing through Porta Saragozza you leave the city. Subsequently, passing through the Bonaccorsi Arch, it begins the famous walk that climbs up to the top of Colle della Guardia, to arrive at the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. The portico of San Luca, built in 1674, is still today the longest covered and well-paved path in the world, with a total of 666 arches, a number with a profound symbolic meaning. Continue along the path...

People claim to come here for study, politics or quirky medieval architecture. Secretly, it's for Italy's best pasta. Bologna is self-described as 'la dotta, la grassa e la rossa' (the learned, the fat and the red). The city claims to have laid the intellectual foundations of Italy (it founded Europe's first university), it is universally praised as the country's gourmet capital (its offerings go way beyond the meaty bolognese pasta sauce), and it's the nation's centre of left-wing politics...

The ring of the race, with start and finish in Piazza Maggiore, is smooth, especially in the first 30 km. After passing through the Margherita gardens, the largest and most popular city park with its long tree-lined avenues, you will enter the historic center, where some sudden turns and stretches of paved pavement will make the path a little more challenging, but even more suggestive. For more information on this Marathon visit: https://www.bolognamarathon.run/42Km_Bologna_Marathon.php?lang=it