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"Lazzaro Spallanzani" Astronomic Observatory

Set in the lush countryside around the village of Iano near Scandiano, the observatory was opened in 1995 by the Scandiano Association of Astronomical Physics. It was designed to host all the relevant observation, amateur research and educational activities in the field of astronomy. Every year, the observatory organises introductory courses in astronomy for high school students and teachers (accredited by the Ministry of Education as professional education), as well as science-based conferences and evenings of guided star gazing.
Scandiano

Address and contacts

Via Cà Signori, 3/A - Localiyà Iano, 42019 Scandiano
Telefono - Phone 0039 0522 982657 (from 9.30 to 10:30 p.m.) - A.S.F.A. Associazione Scandianese Fisica Astronomica
Email info@asfa.it 
Sito web - WebsiteOsservatorio Astronomico "Lazzaro Spallanzani"
Facebook Osservatorio Astronomico "Lazzaro Spallanzani"

Opening times

The observatory is open to the public every Saturday night from 9.30 p.m.
Closed en holidays and days before holidays

The observatory is open for schools and organized groups on mid-week nights.

Prices

€ 5.00 - Single ticket valid for people aged from 6 years.
Reservation recommended.

€ 80.00 - Organized groups (max 20 people)
€ 100.00 - Organized groups (from 20 to 30 people)
Compulsory reservation

€ 3.00 - Single ticket for schools (children/teenagers and helpers)
Compulsory reservation

How to get there

Scandiano

By car
From A1 motorway Reggio Emilia exit, take SS467 ring-road towards Scandiano-Sassuolo;
From Modena, take SS486 "Passo delle Radici" road towards Sassuolo, then at Veggia take SS467 road towards Scandiano-Reggio Emilia.

By train
There are local trains for Reggio-Sassuolo which leave from Reggio Emilia Station

By bus
From Piazzale Europa bus n° 46 line Reggio E. - Baiso (Cerredolo) - Carpineti - C. Monti

Description

The Lazzaro Spallanzani Astronomical Observatory extends in an overall area of 3,000 square metres and is located in the green area of the lower hillside of the province of Reggio Emilia. The whole structure consists of four buildings inside a large park, of which: a building which is the headquarters of the Association and three domes. The actual observatory consists of three individual buildings or domes respectively: one of 3.5 metres, one of 4.5 metres and one of 5.5 metres.