Imola Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town and comune in Italy
About Imola
Until 200 BC, Rome only controlled a small part of Italy. The broad fertile plain of the River Po was obviously worth seizing, so they builtVia Aemiliaas a great trunk road, with a line of colonies, fortresses and towns along it. Imola was one of these towns, established by the dictator Sulla around 82 BC. Other despots also thought it worth seizing, so Imola was at various times held by the Lombards, the Pope, and the warring Italian great families. It particularly enjoyed patronage in the 15th century and again in the 18th, with many fine buildings created or embellished. The town's main trades were agriculture and ceramics, like nearby Faenza. Imola in 2017 had a population just under 70,000; it's a commuter town and has excellent transport along the valley, so you could use it as a bas
Top Attractions in Imola
Explore the best things to see and do in Imola:
- ★Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
- ★Chiesa di San Michele e Convento dell’Osservanza
- ★Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi
- ★Duomo
- ★Museo di San Domenico
- ★Palazzo Comunale
- ★Palazzo Sersanti
- ★Palazzo Tozzoni
Where to Stay in Imola
- 🏨Hotel Ziò Imola
Imola Travel Guide Sections
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