Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Hiking in Bologna!

    Italy is surrounded by hills and mountains. The most famous is the Apennines. Apennine Mountains are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending 1,200 km along the length of Italy.

  When I have a free time, I would go to the mountain with my grandmother or with my cousin and spend a lot of time hiking. Yesterday, my cousin and I went for a hike in one of the mountains of Bologna. Our route is from the Bosco di San Michele to the Forte Bandiera. It is a very hot day so we brought about 3 liters of water.
Our trail started here. It is located just below the Church of San Michele

cooling canopies

During the rest of the hike, you will be guided by these signs.
These are unmatured figs that can be found along the trail.
Sigs that guide you along the way.

my cousin enjoying the view!
Beautiful villas can be seen along the hillsides.




Finally, we have arrived. In here you can see a wonderful view of Bologna and have picnics too!

A heart-shaped track ended our hike. =)

The trail is about 8 kilometers and took us about 3 hours to finish. It was a very rewarding experience! You can get more info (in Italian) here: http://www.bolognawelcome.com/da-vedere/itinerari-suggeriti/params/Percorso_3/ref/San%20Michele%20in%20Bosco%20-%20Forte%20Bandiera

in English here:

http://www.bolognawelcome.com/en/places-to-see/suggested-itineraries/params/Percorso_3/ref/