It was a Villanovian inhabited place and necropolis (Iron Age, pre-Etrurian) in the VIII century B.C. It was discovered at the end of the Ninties (the discovered material is still being restored and analysed).
Address: Via Corlo, 40024 - Castel San PietroTerme
Opening hours: visits after telephone agreement;
Entry ticket : free entry
How to get to Castel San Pietro Terme
The archaeological site is located in the cave of Orto Granara, few kilometers far from the centre of Castel S. Pietro Terme, toward Imola. We suggest to contact the Group for the Valorisation of Sillaro Valley in order to arrange a visit to the site.
In the same area of Orto Granara, archaeological ruins of a roman "domus" and two wells have been found.
UIT - Ufficio di Informazione Turistica del Comune di Castel San Pietro Terme - Tourist Office
Piazza XX Settembre, 3 - 40024 Castel San Pietro Terme (BO)
Tel: +39 051 6954137; Fax: +39 051 6954141
Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 7.30am-1.30pm; Thursday 3pm-5.45pm.
Closing days: Sunday and Holidays.
Services: Information on where to stay and where to eat; maps and brochures of museum, events and places to see; information on exhibitions, theatres, events, fairs and congress, local markets.
Area: Castel San Pietro Terme, Vallata del fiume Sillaro, Medicina, Castel Guelfo.
URP - Ufficio Relazioni con il Pubblico del Comune di Castel San Pietro Terme - Public Relation Office
Piazza XX Settembre, 3 - 40024 Castel San Pietro Terme (BO)
Tel: +39 051 6954154; Fax: +39 051 6954141
Edited by Area Imolese
