Urban Hiking - Nonantola - PART 1


Nonantola is a town located about 10 km northeastward from Modena.

I was returning from a survey in the lower plain when I passed through Nonantola and I said to myself: why not?

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I stopped the car for a quick hike in the old part of the town.

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It was around 1 o'clock p.m.: the ideal time to take photos as there were very few people around.

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It was not so difficult to find the streets almost deserted...

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and the arcede too.

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And I also found the square completely deserted apart from the birds flying in the sky.

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The abbey has a very important historical significance that dates back to the Middle Ages. We'll see it in a next post ... (to be continued)


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All images were taken by me with the smartphone camera

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