dozza in italy

Dozza, the incredible painted medieval village

Every so often you hear of a wonderful place for the first time and you wonder how you had never heard of it before.  Today we are talking of a medieval village found near Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy. 

The Medieval Village of Dozza

In fact, the walls of the buildings and situations are completely covered with artistic work and frescoes. We are talking about an open-air museum, where we can admire drawings, colours and paintings that are quite magical.

If you are near Bologna go and see Dozza

It has a beautiful historic centre and a castle called Rocca Sforzesca with beautiful halls. There is also a beautiful church and the food is to die for. Dozza also hosts a couple of food festivals every year, food is very important here. ior54kl mrior587io

Every two years in September there is a festival when artists paint the walls of the houses.  The Biennale del Muro Dipinto.is the most important event in Dozza. In four days of September, famous national and international artists perform permanent works on the walls of the houses of the small town, giving it the peculiar characteristic of an open-air art gallery. Dozza has been inhabited for thousands of years, it was a Celtic village before the arrivals of the Romans. 

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