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Marradi From the Senio to Palazzuolo

Again with Massimo we decided to use public transport to reach the starting point of, it must be said, however, that the only bus to return to Faenza Palazzuolo, there is at 15.05 and then you have to start on time and maybe a set route. The hike is effortless and the trail is marked very well, there are scenic stretches and others to be careful if the ground is wet. The path is 519, is part of the GCR (Grand Circuit Romagna) and is also the path 90, Dino Campana, the "Nature Trails of Palazzuolo sul Senio" . It seems that follows for much of the ancient road that linked the two centers, in fact sometimes there is some section of the old roadbed that can withstand the weather and especially the passage of cars and engines. Along the way you can see (just outside) the Villa Gruffieto, now restored, where he lived, the poet Dino Campana. Marradi exiting the station take the road in front, where there are signs. At first, the road is paved and then becomes a dirt road and after a couple of bends is left to take the path to the left, always well marked by the CAI. On our right we have the valley of the Lamone.

Remains of ancient paved road that led to Palazzuolo. Going into the woods you take two forks to the left and you will reach a wooden gate that is to cross. few minutes later, there are the ruins of Ca 'del Vento. The path on the right, and resumed the back of the house going to the left. Remains of Ca 'del Falco, hidden by vegetation. We are a very scenic area. To the left and views over the area of \u200b\u200bMount Carnival. the right, across a valley to the village we Gamberaldi. You soon come to Ca 'Monder. Shortly after you arrive home at a crossroads, the path from the left comes from Step 505 of the Carnival. Follow it right along a very muddy cart track that, on the ridge, near the door of a quarry, abandoned shortly after to work around the quarry and down to the villa Gruffieto. arrived near the house, the trail turns sharply to the left, following for a while 'the fence, then began rising again, left, and came across a chestnut on the ridge after the quarry. It goes right into the Meadows Gruffieto and stay away from the road down to the left towards the church of Salecchio. Zooming in on the Hill, to the left of the path. Gruffieto of The Meadows, a place of transit of famous people.

On October 19, 1506, Pope Julius II went there accompanied by Ser Niccolo Machiavelli and August 24 of 1849 passed Giuseppe Garibaldi, accompanied by Colonel Light and Truth by Don Giovanni, chased by the Papal troops.

Walking along the edge of the meadows, sometimes a window opens that allows the vegetation to see the renovated villa Gruffieto in its entirety.

Gruffieto The Villa was built in 1755 by families and Baldesi Fabbroni Marradi, in the middle of a farm of more than 30 farms. In 1938 the Villa along with farms, was sold by the engineer Agnelozzi, last heir of the original family, the family of Florence Toulon. In the First World War the villa along with a dozen farms was sold to the Counts Ferniani di Faenza, e quindi alla Coop. Agricola Badia di Susinana. Ora (1999) la proprietaria della Villa è la Signora Scalini Scala di Firenze. (Notizie tratte da una ricerca di Anna Boschi).

Usciti dai prati  in breve si arriva a Ca’ Bacero. Qui c’è un bivio, il nostro percorso gira a sinistra dopo la casa e lambendo il castagneto de I Salti, scende verso… Ca’ Campo d’Olivo, recintata e custodita da tre cani molto rumorosi. L’edificio Central. After the house across a lawn and it goes into the woods and came to a crossroads where we must go right into a steep descent through the edge of a chestnut. Soon we reach the beautiful restored house Montalcino called "the nest of the hawk, then immediately turn right in the middle of the pine forest, and then steeply down through two iron ladders to get over Palazzuolo. View of Palazzuolo. River Senio. End point of the path 519, comes out at the beginning of the road that leads to Palazzuolo Marradi. The Palace of the Captains .

	Quote	Time	Km
Station Marradi	335	0.00	0.0
Ca wind	616	0.50	1,9
Cà del falco	712	1,10	----
Mondera	782	1,30	4,7
Gruffieto	713	2,30	----
Prati di Gruffieto	763	3,10	9,0
Bacero	748	3,20	----
Campo d’olivo	722	3,35	----
Palazzuolo sul Senio	424	4,20	12,7 

Tempo:      ore 4,20 + le soste

Dislivello:     m. 701 in salita – m. 580 downhill (GPS)

Length: km. 12.7 (GPS)

Extract from map of "Nature Trails of Palazzuolo sul Senio.

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