Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . 1 Porta iSVHale Jouti C as^idlioiiS i-Sjgpj* 75. 43. Route. 225 Nonantola, a small town 5|2 M. of Modena, possesses an Abbeyfounded in the 18th cent., frequently mentioned in the wars between Bo-logna and Modena, and once noted for its wealth and its magnificent Li-brary (the latter has been described by Tiraboschi). The Church and theSeminary with lofty tower are the most remarkable edifices. Vignola, 12>|2 M. of Modena, on the Panaro, is situated on aneminence and commands the landscape far and wide. The cel
Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . 1 Porta iSVHale Jouti C as^idlioiiS i-Sjgpj* 75. 43. Route. 225 Nonantola, a small town 5|2 M. of Modena, possesses an Abbeyfounded in the 18th cent., frequently mentioned in the wars between Bo-logna and Modena, and once noted for its wealth and its magnificent Li-brary (the latter has been described by Tiraboschi). The Church and theSeminary with lofty tower are the most remarkable edifices. Vignola, 12>|2 M. of Modena, on the Panaro, is situated on aneminence and commands the landscape far and wide. The celebrated Mu-ratori and the architect Oiacomo Barozzi da Vignola were born here. Duke Francis III. of Modena constructed (about 1779) a bold andinteresting, but now much neglected road hence to Pistoja, a distance of46 M., leading by Formigine, Serra, Paullo, Pieve a Pelago, and Fiumalbo,at the base of the lofty Monte Cimone, where charming views of the Apen-nines are obtained. — To the W. of this road, about 10i|2 M. of Mo-dena, is situated Sassuola, a small town on the Secchia, with a ducal-Villa and beautif
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