Why this ride
239 km from Bologna to Bologna, about 3 h 35 of riding. It goes by way of Diamantina, Laghetto della Costa and back through Diamantina. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Baraccano and Laghetto della Costa
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 239 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 35
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Baraccano
Baraccano is not a village, it is a corner of Bologna: a gate in the old thirteenth-century walls where the Via Santo Stefano runs out of the centre. The name comes from the barbican that once defended it. Next to the gate stands the small sanctuary of the Madonna del Baraccano, a Renaissance church whose fresco of the Virgin drew pilgrims after a reported miracle, and beside it a lovely little courtyard, a place most visitors walk straight past on the way to the Two Towers.
Read the complete Baraccano write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Baraccano is where the day begins. Next is Diamantina.
2. Diamantina
The Este dukes of Ferrara loved their countryside retreats, the delizie, and they scattered them across the flat land around the city like jewels on a cloth. The Diamantina, near Vigarano Pieve west of Ferrara, was one of them, an estate of farmland, woods and buildings named after the diamond, a symbol of the Este family. The delizie are part of the UNESCO listing of Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta, which recognises the city's planned urban layout and the way the Este shaped the surrounding landscape, draining marshes and creating farms and hunting grounds.
Read the complete Diamantina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Diamantina comes up 63 km in. Next is Laghetto della Costa.
3. Laghetto della Costa
The Euganean Hills rise abruptly from the flat plain south-west of Padua, a cluster of volcanic cones covered in vineyards, chestnut woods and olive groves. Arquà Petrarca, a medieval village on the southern slopes, is where the poet Petrarch spent his last years and died in 1374; his house can still be visited. Close by, in a small hollow between the hills, lies the Laghetto della Costa, a tiny lake that hides a big secret.
Read the complete Laghetto della Costa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
125 km in you reach Laghetto della Costa. Next is back through Diamantina.
4. back through Diamantina
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Diamantina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Diamantina, late in the day. Next is Baraccano.
5. Baraccano
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Baraccano write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Baraccano. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Baraccano to Diamantina
Baraccano → Diamantina is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Diamantina to Laghetto della Costa
Diamantina → Laghetto della Costa is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Laghetto della Costa to back through Diamantina
Laghetto della Costa → back through Diamantina is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Diamantina to Baraccano
back through Diamantina → Baraccano is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.