Rifugio Escursionistico Casaglia
The place
Rifugio Escursionistico Casaglia in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Firenzuola/Marradi sector (Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Italy), at 748 m altitude, on the slope of Monte Falterona (1654 m, source of the Arno). Part of a continuous Emilia-Romagna cluster (batches 250-360). A hikers' rifugio (rifugio escursionistico) run by CAI Sezione Bologna, near the Passo della Colla di Casaglia (a 913 m pass on the SS302, the historic Faenza-Florence road, and part of the Gothic Line front in the 1944 fascist/Allied battle), amid Apennine beech forests, and heritage of the Tuscans (the Florentine dialect, foundation of modern Italian, Dante 1265-1321, the Divine Comedy's 14,000 verses), the Etruscans (Populonia ironworking, 1000-500 BC, from Elba island's mines), and Emilia-Romagna as "motor country" (Ferrari founded 1947 in Modena, Ducati motorcycles in Bologna, Lamborghini in Sant'Agata moving from tractors to supercars), and the cuisine of "Bologna la Grassa" (mortadella, lasagna, ragù al forno — Bolognese cooking).
The setting
Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Firenzuola/Marradi, Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Italy, 748 m, Falterona 1654 m source of the Arno, continuous cluster batches 250-360, CAI Bologna plus Passo della Colla di Casaglia 913 m SS302 Faenza-Florence plus 1944 Gothic Line, beech forests plus Tuscans Florentine modern Italian Dante 1265-1321 Divine Comedy 14,000 verses plus Etruscans Populonia ironworking 1000-500 BC Elba plus Emilia-Romagna motor country Ferrari 1947 Modena+Ducati Bologna+Lamborghini Sant'Agata tractor-to-supercar plus Bologna la Grassa mortadella/lasagna/ragù Bolognese cuisine.
