Feel Sushi
via Montanara 50
tel. 331.8927688
e-mail: [email protected]
web: Feel Sushi
Opening hours:
12.00pm to 3.00pm & 7.00pm to 11.00pm
Closing day: Monday
Period of opening: all year round
Menù: chinese and japanese cuisine, sushi
Places: 100
Services: accessible to the disabled, adjacent parking, credit cards accepted
CANCELLED EVENT in relation to the Covid19 emergency
from 4th to 6th September 2020
The small town of Sesto Imolese (about 15 km. from Imola) organises this folk festival which brings back memories of the farmer’s traditions and habits of the past.
There are exhibitions, food stands, music and field games for everyone.
When: 2nd weekend of September
Where: Sesto Imolese
11th-13th & 18th-20th September 2020
The title itself will tell you that this feast is dedicated to this hand-made pasta prepared in so many different and tasty ways.
Every evening there are shows, sports, games together with the food stands which start the festivities at 6:00 p.m. Ponticelli, the town which hosts this feast, is 5 km. from Imola along the road which goes to Firenze.
When: 2nd and 3rd weekend of September
Where: Ponticelli
from 7th to 10th September 2018
The small town of San Prospero, about 6 km. from Imola, celebrates Sant’Antonio Abate with three days of celebration animated by food stands, music, sports competitions, solemn mass and procession on Sundays; fireworks to close the festivities.
When: from 7th to 10th September 2018
Where: San Prospero
Ticket: free admission
CANCELLED EVENT in relation to the Covid19 emergency
from 14th to 16th June 2019
The fair is devoted to the world of agriculture and visitors can explore a vast area devoted to displaying, tasting and sale of the agricultural and agri-business products of local farms and companies, a plant nursery market, machinery and tools for farming, gardening and animal husbandry products as well as local crafts closely related to the agricultural sector.
Emilia Romagna native rare animal breeds will also be on show as well as, on Saturday 21st June, the meeting of the Italian Lagotto dog breed club and on Sunday 22nd the National Italian Donkey Show.
The fair is an important opportunity to get to know the region better. The agricultural world as a whole will be able to make itself better known and appreciated by a vast public and there will also be fun opportunities for families and children to spend time getting to know animals and rediscovering the flavours and stories of our tradition.
When: a weekend in mid June
Where: Sante Zennaro – via Pirandello
Web: www.fierasanterno.imola.info
Fiskebar – Linea 22
via Papa Onorio II 34
tel. 331.4261425
e-mail: [email protected]
web: fiskebarlinea22.it
Opening hours:
Thursday, Wednesday, Friday 7.30pm to 10.30pm
Saturday & Sunday 12.30pm to 2.30pm & 7.30pm to 10.30pm
Closing day: Monday & Tuesday
Period of opening: all year round except from 18th to 27th August 2024
Menù: fish
Places: 60
Services: accessible to the disabled, adjacent parking, credit cards accepted
The original building was founded by Cardinal Mastai Ferretti (who was to become Pope Pius IX) and entrusted to the Nuns of Buon Pastore.
The impressive building as we know it today – en entire block surrounded by a high brick wall and hosting a huge courtyard – was inaugurated later on, in 1895. It then undewent severe damages during the Second War World Until 1985 it always housed colleges and schools.
It is now private property and the court – recently named after Gilles Villeneuve – is occasionaly used for cultural events.
Former Buon Pastore Convent
via Manin 1
tel. 0542.23014
This is one of the most important historical sites of Imola. Built between 1360 and 1380 by the Franciscan friars, it was similar in structure to the Basilica di Assisi. It consisted in fact of a superior church and of an inferior one with just one nave and a large adjoining cloister.
The inferior church has recently been renovated and is now used for conventions and exhibitions. During the works fragments of suggestive frescos were discovered, especially in the apsidal area, representing the “Madonna del Soccorso” and Christ and the Saints.
The large superior church, whose apsidal area is well seen from the outside, was closed during the Napoleonic period and turned into a theatre in 1812 under the supervision of the architect Giuseppe Magistretti, and still today is the theatre of Imola.
The convent was gradually transformed into a public library, since it already contained a precious collection of books. The building was transformed through various works of expansion and reconstruction in the mid 17th century, especially following the designs of the architect Cosimo Morelli: the main staircase was built, and the fascinating Aula Magna was frescoed by Alessandro Della Nave and Antonio Villa.
The building hosts the Public Library and the Theatre.
Former St. Francis Monastery
via Emilia 80 entrance of the public Library (BIM – Public Library)
via Verdi 1/3 entrance of the public Theatre (Ebe Stignani municipal Theatre)
The fortress, a superb example of a fortified architecture of the Medieval and Renaissance period, was founded in the XIII century.
Remains of the antique period can still been seen: the doorway, with a pointed arch, the tower with the dungeons, the suggestive areas of the ground floor, and the terrace from where visitors can take a breath-taking view of the town and the surrounding hills. The original square tower is still visible today emerging from the centre of the round south-west tower.
This fortress was re-modelled between 1472-1448 in order to enforce its defence system against firearms. It was under the rule of the Sforza family, lords of Imola, that part of the walls, the circular corner towers and the embrasures decorated with the coat of arms of the Riario-Sforza family were added. Furthermore a residential area was added, known as the ‘Palazzetto del Paradiso’, which later hosted the prisons between the XVI and XX centuries.
The fortress was re-opened to the public in 1973. It hosts a collection of ceramics and weapons, all restored to their antique splendour, and correlated with clear captions describing the objects.
Fortress – rocca sforzesca
piazzale Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
tel. 0542.602609 Imola Museums
fax 0542.602608
e-mail: [email protected]
web: imolamusei.it
The site offers access to disable with reservation
Opening hours:
Friday 3.00pm to 7.00pm
Saturday 10.00am to 1.00pm & 3.00pm to 7.00pm
Sunday 10.00am to 1.00pm & 3.00pm to 7.00pm
SPECIAL OPENINGS: Easter Monday, April 25th, May 1st, June 2nd, August 13th (San Cassiano, patron of the city), August 15th, November 1st, December 8th, December 26th and January 6th from 10.00am to 1.00pm & from 3.00pm to 7.00 pm
CLOSED on December 25th, January 1st and Easter
Admission with fee
He was a doctor and philanthropist who is especially remembered because of his last will and testament which permitted the realisation of two of the most important professional schools in Imola: the School of Art and Crafts (today Istituto Tecnico Industriale – Technical Industrial College) and the Agricultural School (today Istituto Agrario – Agricultural College).
His will, influenced by the liberal ideals of the time, was intended to promote a boost for the local economy and an improvement of the poorer classes by developing schools accessible to all.
A statue, by the sculptor Giuseppe Bettelli, of Alberghetti seated and deep in thought is located at the entrance of the Istituto Tecnico Industriale.
Frascineti
via Chiesa Pediano 2
tel. 0542.657016
e-mail: [email protected]
Opening hours:
7.00pm to 10.00pm
Closing day: Monday & holidays at dinner
Period of opening: all year round
Menu: typical local cuisine; home made pastas and grilled meat
Places: 35
Services: not accessible to the disabled and adjacent parking
Imola and its surroundings have a long history as being an important agricultural area. Many different varieties of fruits grow here: the Val Santerno apricot, the Romagna peach, the nectarine peach, the famous giant strawberries of Imola.
The chestnuts IGP (Geographic Indication of Production which indicates the groves between 200-800meters) are cultivated along the hills of Castel del Rio, a few kilometres from Imola. Compared to other chestnuts these are much sweeter and bigger and are used in a vast assortment of recipes both sweet and salty. Another product from the woods is the porcino mushroom, to which two folk festivals are dedicated.
Gallo Kiosk
piazzale Leonardo Da Vinci
tel. 351.3254122
Opening hours:
11.30am to 22.00pm
Closing day: Monday
Period of opening: all year round except from 5th to 19th August 2024
Menu: sandwiches, small appetizers, fried food and soups
Services: accessible to the disabled, adjacent parking, credit cards accepted
This building was the home of the Conti Ginnasi-Poggiolini, as it is revealed by the coat-of-arms on the facades overlooking via Cavour and via Appia.
The building is constructed around two inner courtyards, one – which was meant for the servants and for the stables (visible from via Cavour number 65) – and the main one for the guests, which contains a fountain with a statue of Neptune. The palace underwent renovation works in the 18th century; to that period date the water paintings by Alessandro Della Nave and Antonio Villa, two prominent painters who decorated many noble homes of that time.
Today the building hosts offices and private homes.
Ginnasi Palace
via Appia 39
Giovan Battista Zappi was born in Imola of a family whose talent in poetry had already been proved by Giovan Battista’s grandfather.
After graduating in Law in Bologna in 1685, he moved to Rome where he was among the founders of the Arcadian poetry school. His many sonnets, canzoni, madrigals gained him a long-lasting reputation.