Dozza

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

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Since 1960 artists invited to the Biennale del Muro Dipinto have painted around a hundred works straight onto the house walls, turning Dozza into an open-air gallery. Above the murals rises the Rocca, given its walls by Caterina Sforza and lived in by the Malvezzi-Campeggi until 1960. The village sits on the first hills south-west of Imola, at the edge of Romagna.

Highlights

About a hundred murals painted on the village's walls
The Rocca, with family portraits, prisons and a period kitchen
The Enoteca Regionale Emilia-Romagna in the castle cellars
Biennale del Muro Dipinto, held every two years in September
Santa Maria Assunta in Piscina, with a sacred art museum

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Dozza (IT), Dozza (EN)), Wikivoyage (Dozza). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 6,582

Things to see

Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta in Piscina (IT)
Museo della Rocca di Dozza (IT)
Chiesa di San Lorenzo (IT)

Events through the year

Patron saint's feasts Religious · Saturday to Saturday around PentecostProcessions, folk band concerts, sacred exhibitions and a photo contest
Vino in Festa Food and wine · MayWine festival centred on Albana di Dozza
Festa delle Arzdore Food and wine · Late August or first weekend of SeptemberThree days of Romagna home cooking for charity
Biennale del Muro Dipinto Music and arts · Every two years, September · every 2 yearsArtists paint permanent works on the walls of houses

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Dozza (IT), Dozza (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

YozhAlbana wine CC BY-SA 4.0
Albana di Dozza (IT)WineWine celebrated each spring at Vino in Festa

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Where to sleep

11 places to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 6
Hotels 4
Campsites 1

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Anusca Palace Wellnes & SPA · ~18 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme di Castel San Pietro · ~18 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme di Riolo · ~33 min by car
Thermal spa: Piscina Termale · ~33 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme dell'Agriturismo · ~34 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme San Luca - Pluricenter (IT) · ~44 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme Felsinee (IT) · ~45 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme di Castrocaro - Spa Termale Magiche Acque (IT) · ~58 min by car