Dozza is a medieval village a few kilometres from Bologna, listed among the "Most Beautiful Villages in Italy" and awarded the "Orange Flag" by the Italian Touring Club.
The town has perfectly preserved its medieval urban layout, with its characteristic spindle shape, and develops within its ancient walls, the highest point of which is the imposing Rocca, now a museum.
Dozza is best known for the Biennial of Contemporary Art of the Painted Wall, founded in 1960, which has transformed the town into an open-air museum that is always open to visitors, and for the FantastikA Biennale of Illustration, founded in 2014 with the aim of promoting "young adult" fantasy illustration. On the occasion of this event, the dragon Fyrstan, who lives in the fortress, awakes.
Photos by Wwikiwalter and Melyssa Costi, licensed by CC BY-SA
Map
Dozza
Piazza Zotti
40060 Dozza
Distance from Bologna < 40 km
Telephone: +29 380 1234309
Email: iat@comune.dozza.bo.it
Site/minisite/other: https://www.fondazionedozza.it/programmi-fondazione-dozza.html
Interests
- Art & Culture
- Nature & Landscape
