Ca' del Vento Trail

CAI Trail no. 614 starts from CEA (in via Chierici no. 2 at Borzano). Bikers (mountain bikes) and pedestrians can walk through it.
Albinea
Ca' del Vento Trail

Information

Phone 0039 0522 590224-590206 - CEA (Environmental Education Centre) of Reggio Emilia Messinian Gypsies - Via Chierici, 2 - Borzano di Albinea
Sito web - Website CEA of Albinea map

Route characteristics

Route length: km 16.5.
Travelling time: 3h 45'.
Heigth (m): ascent 347, descent 347.

Starting point: Borzano.
Borzano - Bellavista - S. Margherita - Giareto - M. Scaletta - C. Speranza - Bicocca - Borzano.

How to get there

Borzano

By car
From Reggio Emilia: A1 motorway exit; SS63 in the direction of Castelnovo né Monti, past about km 10 turn left in the direction of Scandiano-Albinea.

By bus
Seta bus service: Bus 1 in the direction of Albinea.

trail description

This trail enters a very rich area for biodiversity, having the EU-label SIC (European Interest Site - Sito di Importanza Comunitaria). Crossing the area, with long ups and downs and a gain of +430m, we will encounter rocky formation, such as Messinian Chalks formations, typical to this area and recently included into a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site. Due to this, it is unmissalbe a visit to Tana della Mussina, an important archeological site but also a mystical magical place, with legends and stories behind this place about the Mussina, a historical character halfway through a witch and a sorcerer.
Passing through Borzano, you cannot miss the Borzano Castle, with a story intertwined with the Manfredi, noble family in ancient times.

Continuing in Borzano, you can tantalise yourself with a visit to the many farms in this area, with productions of local wines, Traditional Balsamic Vinegar or Parmigiano Reggiano. The microclimate that we can find only here in Albinea, has given the quality to the town of Birthplace of Balsamic Vinegar.