Modena Apennines · 2,165 m
A small guide to the Monte Cimone area: where to eat and sleep, the trails, the stone villages and the things to do around the highest peak of the northern Apennines.
Foto: Roberto Zanasi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The guide
Eight ways into Cimone. Every listing is written from scratch and checked before it goes online: if you spot something to correct, there is always a form to let us know.
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EatLama Mocogno
Rated 4.6 out of 5 on gustamodena.it: 7 reviews, the latest in 2018Traditional Modenese: tortelloni; Sicilian…€€
A family-run hotel restaurant on Via Nazionale in Lama Mocogno: tortelloni, home cooking and, surprisingly, Sicilian cassata.
EatFanano
Rated 4.3 out of 5 on gustamodena.it: 4 reviews, the latest in 2015Homely mountain cooking, roasts,…€€
In a restored farmhouse in the hills above Fanano: roasts and home cooking with a fixed-price menu, in a family atmosphere.
EatSestola
Rated 4.7 out of 5 on gustamodena.it: 3 reviews, the latest in 2010Pizzeria and restaurant€€
A restaurant and pizzeria in the centre of Sestola, on the main street: pizza or a full menu for an easy dinner after a day in…
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On the summit, at 2,165 metres
On the top of Cimone works the «Ottavio Vittori» Climate Observatory of CNR-ISAC. With an open horizon and far from major sources of pollution, it has been measuring greenhouse gases, aerosols and solar radiation without interruption since 1996.
It is one of the 31 global stations of the World Meteorological Organization's Global Atmosphere Watch programme: the only one in Italy and in the whole Mediterranean basin.
The observatory's website ↗
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The area
Fanano, Sestola, Riolunato and Montecreto share the woods, slopes and trails of Cimone. A little lower down, towards the plain, Pavullo, Serramazzoni and Lama Mocogno complete the journey.
Nearby
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A network story
In February 1996 cimone.it became the first internet access provider in the Cimone area. For many people in these valleys, their first email address was a name@cimone.it, and plenty of them still use it today.
Mediasoft acquired cimone.it in 2008 and has run it ever since, mail service included. This website takes up the name to tell the story of the area where it was born.
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