Modena - Verona
Modena - Rolo - Novi - Fabbrico - Verona
800 198 637 - Information about trains
840 00 216 - Information about urban and suburban buses: call center Seta www.setaweb.it
The service is active Monday-Saturday from 07:00 a.m. to 07:00 p.m.; Sunday from 08:20 a.m. to 05:00 p.m.
Timetable of extra-urban routes
Transport service
840 000 216 - Contact Center Seta (Monday-Saturday from 07:00 a.m. to 07:00 p.m.; Sunday from 09:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., closed on weekday holidays)
840 151 152 - Railway Call Center
Tickets can also be purchased in the tobacconist shops (tabaccheria).
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Here are the maps of the 32 Municipalities of the local editorial staff of Reggio Emilia:
Reggio nell'Emilia
Albinea
Bagnolo in Piano
Bibbiano
Boretto
Brescello
Cadelbosco Sopra
Campagnola Emilia
Campegine
Casalgrande
Castellarano
Castelnovo Sotto
Cavriago
Correggio
Fabbrico
Gattatico
Gualtieri
Guastalla
Luzzara
Montecchio Emilia
Novellara
Poviglio
Quattro Castella
Reggiolo
Rio Saliceto
Rolo
Rubiera
San Martino in Rio
San Polo d'Enza
Sant'Ilario d'Enza
Scandiano
Vezzano sul Crostolo
Altitude: 21 m
Inhabitants: 4.001 (updated to December 31, 2023)
Postal code: 42047
Weekly market day: Monday
Patron Saint: Santa Vincenza and San Zenone (third Sunday of June)
Hamlets: Tullie
0039 0522 658011 - Municipality
Municipality of Rolo
Rolo
By car
From Reggio Emilia: Provincial Road SP5 travelling in the direction of Novellara and Reggiolo, then direction of Villanova and Rolo.
By bus
From Reggio Emilia, Piazzale Europa: bus No. 43.
The ancient name of Rolo, Ariolas, first appeared in a Lombard diploma of 772 and seems to take its origin from a Latin term areola, "small area", probably referring to a cultivated area amidst woods or other uncultivated land.
In the Middle Ages, instead, the population usually agglomerated into residential areas, easier to protect in case of danger, with the setting up of fortifications: the presence of a village (Vico Rolesa) is registered in a notarial document dating back to 902.
From the 15th century to 1776 it was a small autonomous feud of the Sessi family.
Rolo is a typical Po River Valley town characterized by a town centre with two rows of porticoes outlining the main street, Corso Repubblica which, in addition to the site of the Town Hall, includes the parish Church of San Zenone; the 17th-century Oratory of San Saverio is next to villa Resti Ferrari, the lordly mansion last inhabited by the family of the same name in the 16th century.
The Museum of inlayed work, set up in the Town Hall, is dedicated to the famous "rolini", valuable wood-inlayed furniture, whose craft developed between the 18th and 20th centuries.
In the 17th century the furniture made in Rolo was in high demand throughout the Duchy of Modena and Reggio; between the 19th and 20th centuries, with the triumph of Art Nouveau and Belle Epoque, the pieces were also sold abroad.
Rolo still produces small quantities of the superfine prestigious “Riso-Rolo” rice. The local rice mills are still the only ones in the whole province of Reggio Emilia. Themed events that take place here combine the rice with other local products such as pumpkin and traditional balsamic vinegar. Another traditional dish is the rice cake.
Rolo first courses - Last weekend of May
Gastronomic stands with typical local first courses, anart market and trade fair for collector’s items, music.
San Simone Festival - Fourth weekend of October
Agroindustrial and Folk Festival. Historical parade, exhibitions, music, ancient crafts, local products, funfair.
Corso Repubblica, 39 - 42047 Rolo 0039 0522 658028
info@museodellatarsia.it Inlayed work Museum
Saturday 3.00pm-6.00pm
Sunday 10.00-12.00 and 15.00-18.00
On all other days the museum can only be visited by booking the visit at least two days in advance:
– via the address info@museodellatarsia.it
– by calling 0039 0522.658028 or 0039 0522.658011 during the opening hours of the Municipality of Rolo
– through the form on the following page https://museodellatarsia.com/visita/#booking
When booking, you must indicate both the day and time you wish to visit and a telephone number.
You will be contacted to confirm the requested day and time.
Possibility of guided tours in English upon written request to info@museodellatarsia.it
Full price - €3
Reduced - €1.50
By car
From Reggio Emilia: Provincial Road SP5 travelling to Novellara and Reggiolo, and turn off in the direction of Villanova and Rolo.
By bus
From Reggio Emilia, Piazzale Europa: bus No 43.
The museum, opened in 1994, is dedicated to the "Rolini", valuable furniture inlayed with wood manufactured in the Rolo area. Inside the museum are also furniture, original drawings, panels with technical and historical information, as well as a library to consult textbooks.
Quality Museum - acknowledgement given by Regione Emilia Romagna - Institute of Culture "IBC".
]]>Corso Repubblica, 73 - 42047 Rolo
Phone 0039 0522 666188
Parish church of Rolo
See the indication to reach Rolo
In 1124, Pope Callisto confirmed from Rome the list of properties belonging to the Monastery of San Benedetto del Po, which included the “... in castro Ariole eccl. S. Petri”. In 1132, the Bishop of Ravenna granted various properties to the Monastery of San Benedetto, among which the church of “S Petri De Ariole” appeared again. In 1144, the Parish Church of Rolo was listed among those that came under the diocese of Reggio Emilia.
Although the first mention of the parish church dedicated to St. Zeno thus dates back to 1144, nothing remains of the original construction.
The dedication of the church to St. Zeno appears to be justified by the fact that Rolo was located in a marshy area subject to floods, and that St. Zeno was considered to be the patron saint against this kind of disaster.
The church was reconstructed in 1400 and subsequently further remodelled. The bell tower and sacristy date back to the 18th century. Toward the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, the church underwent major restructuring works which resulted in its present appearance.
According to one description dating back to the end of the 16th century, “the church lies at the end of the square, with the cemetery around it surrounded by a new wall; it has three doors and above the main door a niche with the image of the Patron Saint...”
At the end of the century, the church underwent a number of radical restructuring works, as reported by some letters dated 1701.
The last radical transformation of the church dates back to 1912, when the apsidal section was extended and transformed from semicircular to polygonal.
On the sides of the main altar dedicated to St. Zeno, are the two restored chapels, one dedicated to St. Anthony and the other to Our Lady of the Rosary. Inside the church are also the paintings of St. Zeno and St. Anthony.
The canvas of Our Lady of Peace, donated by the Sessi feudal lords to the church of Manfredino, was retrieved when the oratory of that church was demolished and subsequently transferred to San Zenone. This valuable painting depicts the Madonna with Infant Jesus and is attributable to the late 16th-century Tuscan mannerist school, specifically that of the circle of Michele del Ghirlandaio.
The canvas of the Madonna with Infant Jesus in glory, a fragment of a larger composition of which part of the landscape can be seen low down on the painting, is the work of a painter from the school of Ferrara in the late 16th century.
The altarpiece in the large chapel is a canvas painting of Bishop St. Zeno in an 18th-century stucco frame. This high quality painting can be attributed to an 18th-century painter from Modena.
The canvas of the Pieta is a late 17th-century copy of an original painting by Annibale Caracci.
The canvas of the Madonna with Infant Jesus in glory, St. Joseph, St. Ursula and her companions has stylistic characteristics typical of the 17th-century school of Bologna.
The canvas of St. Eulalia is typical of the local late 16th-century style, with the main figure standing out prominently against the sweeping landscape and the crest of the Sessi family, the feudal lords of Rolo at the foot of the painting.
In the canvas of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria, the marked distortion and lengthening of forms of the subject are characteristic of the school of Parma in the late 16th century.
The canvas of the Pieta is a small 18th-century painting intended for private worship.
The painting of the apparition of the Madonna to Sant’Andrea Avellino is similar in size and style to the Pieta.
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