Attractions and Places To See around Molinella - Top 20

Pills of history on the Temple of the Celletta can be found on https://www.vallidiargenta.org/lecomuseo/laculturanonsiferma/pillole/tempio-della-celletta/

Temple of the Celletta or Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Celletta The Sanctuary of the Celletta, with its unmistakable elliptical shape, was built in the early seventeenth century on the site of a Renaissance cell to accommodate the growing number of faithful who visited the place following an apparition of the Madonna. ... Every year on 7 October the Celletta Festival takes place which evokes the transport of the venerated image to the temple as thanks of the population who escaped the 1624 earthquake. (Source: https://www.ferraraterraeacqua.it/it/argenta/scopri-il-territorio/arte-e-cultura/abbazie-monasteri-santuari/santuario-della-beata-vergine-della-celletta)

Casetto Bassarone Social Hut CAI Argenta Section “Bruno Soldati” The Casetto Cai which we renamed "Refuge" is an old guard house of the Reno river dating back to the early twentieth century. The house, built during the reclamation operations of the Argentine territory as a garrison and guardian of the works themselves, hosted groups of evacuees from the surrounding towns during the Second World War and was inhabited by the last custodian until the 1960s. The house, owned by the State Property, was given in concession to the Province and from this to the Municipality of Argenta, which through an agreement assigned it for use to the local Section of the Italian Alpine Club. The Hut is self-managed, consisting of a ground floor intended as a main room with cooking area and multi-purpose room and a first floor which is currently not usable. ... (Source: https://www.caiargenta.it/il-rifugio-casetto/ )

The small church was built on land donated by Count Aventi not far from where a large elm tree stood and solemnly inaugurated on 5 May 1666. Three centuries later in 1966 it was consecrated as a Marian sanctuary. ... In 1660 a terrible famine was afflicting the Portuense area, the priest Apollonio Boari assiduously went to pray to the Virgin in the countryside just outside the town, at the foot of a large elm tree on which a small plaster image of the Madonna with her child was hanging. The people followed the example of the priest by joining "in prayerful pilgrimage" in a journey of faith still recognizable today from the Collegiate Church to the small Sanctuary. The famine ended almost miraculously, so much so that the entire population asked to erect a sacred building to accommodate the small chalk tablet. Even today in the month of May the plaster statuette is carried in procession through the streets of the town which for the occasion is decorated with drapes and rose petals, while the beloved "Madonnina" is surrounded by soft lights, prayers and songs . (Source: https://www.comune.portomaggiore.fe.it/17/163/vivere-portomaggiore/visita-portomaggiore/chiese)

In the locality of Soverzano, near Minerbio, the castle of San Martino, also known as the Manzoli family, stands surrounded by a sparse grove. The structure saw its origins in the year 1411 when the Bolognese Knight Bartolomeo Manzoli wanted it to be built as an aristocratic residence around the ancient Ariosti tower, (which in turn had stood on the edge of the swamp since the thirteenth century). Although the manor was born as an aristocratic residence, it was equipped with military-type defenses, such as walls, battlements and moats. In fact, the castle has a rectangular plan with a spacious internal courtyard; at the four corners there are defensive towers and the defense aspect accentuated by the large moat that surrounds it, as well as by the drawbridges and the grandeur of the main tower. It served as a noble residence for a short time in 1500 (from 1514 to 1532) when Leo X granted Marchione Manzoli the jurisdiction of San Martino with the title of Count. The Castle was restored and decorated in the 1500s and 1600s, but the restoration work took place in 1883-85, when it was owned by the Cavazza Counts, by Alfonso Rubbiani and Tito Azzolini. The curtains and crenellated towers that characterize it give a decidedly fairytale aspect to the castle which is located in a centuries-old park.

Beautiful and little known. One of the most important delights of the Borso d'Este period. The Delizia, built in 1464 by Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordini, was commissioned by Borso d'Este who donated it to his faithful secretary Teofilo Calcagnini, who made the residence available for meetings of the Filareti Academy. In 1481 the beautiful Beatrice d'Este stayed there. It then passed to various owners, in the 19th century the Delizia was purchased by Count Luigi Gulinelli (whose coat of arms still appears today above the entrance door) who modified the structure by raising it and making it more imposing and squared and surrounding it by four hectares of park. He also endowed it with famous stables for breeding racing horses which were also visited by Vittorio Emanuele II. Currently the residence belongs to the municipality of Argenta. In 2000, the Delizia di Benvignante was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, together with other Delights.

This sanctuary was historically built in 1606 after a vision of the Virgin Mary. In front of the building there are two benches which invite to a short rest.