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Brisighella
All you need to know about Brisighella: the numbers to keep at hand, a few curiosities and what there is to see and do.
Useful numbers in Brisighella
Save them on your phone before you leave: tap a number to call.
Emergencies
One number for every emergency: police, fire brigade and ambulance. Free, works with no credit, and they also answer in English.
The old numbers 113 (police), 115 (fire brigade) and 118 (ambulance) still work: they all reach the same 112 centre.
Out-of-hours doctor
For minor health problems when GPs are closed: at night, at weekends and on public holidays. Run by AUSL Romagna.
Health and emergencies in Brisighella
Emergency room, CAU, out-of-hours doctor, doctor for tourists, Red Cross: what to do if you fall ill, explained for visitors from abroad.
Emergency room
- Ospedale degli Infermi10.8 km as the crow flies · Faenza · Viale Stradone 9
- Ospedale di Imola "Santa Maria della Scaletta"16.3 km as the crow flies · Imola
Town hall of Brisighella
0546 994411 Switchboard
Via Naldi 2
Mayor: Massimiliano Pederzoli
Postcode and dialling code
Postcode 48013
Dialling code 0546
From a foreign mobile: +39 and then the whole number, 0 included.
Post offices 3
- Poste ItalianeVia del Suffragio 5
- Poste ItalianeVia Marzeno 46
- Poste Italiane
Police stations 3
Pharmacies 1
The pharmacies open at night and on holidays are listed on the door of every pharmacy.
- Farmacia ZoffoliVia Roma 16
Vets 2
For a pet that falls ill on holiday. Call before you go.
Brisighella in numbers
Official open data: the source is under every number.
The locals are called brisighellesi in Italian.
Patron saint: Michael.
Twinned with: Zwingenberg.
Born in Brisighella
- Achille SilvestriniCatholic cardinal (1923-2019) · 1923
What to see and do in Brisighella
First our own hand-written cards, then what OpenStreetMap knows on top.
Monuments and places 13
The whole list
Museums and exhibitions 4
The whole listMuseo Civico Giuseppe Ugonia
Brisighella · piazzetta Porta Gabolo
The lithographs and drawings of Giuseppe Ugonia, who around 1900 portrayed Brisighella, the Lamone valley and its badlands. The same ticket opens the fortress.
Museo della Resistenza Ca' di Malanca
Brisighella · via Rio Corneto
In the hills above Brisighella, where in October 1944 the 36th Garibaldi Brigade fought the German army: documents, images and posters about the Resistance in Emilia-Romagna. Open on Sundays in spring and summer.
Castles and fortresses 6
The whole list
Photo: Gianni Careddu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsRocca Manfrediana
Brisighella
On one of the three gypsum hills above the village: built by the Manfredi in the fourteenth century and completed by the Venetians in the early sixteenth. From the towers you see the whole Lamone valley.
Photo: Vanni Lazzari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsTorre dell'Orologio
Brisighella
On the third gypsum pinnacle above the village: born as a small fort in 1290 for Maghinardo Pagani, it was rebuilt in 1850 with its six-hour clock. From the top you see the Rocca, the Monticino and the Lamone valley.
Churches 14
- Chiesa della Beata Maria Vergine del MonticinoPlace of worship
- Chiesa della Beata Vergine del RosarioPlace of worship
- Chiesa del SuffragioPlace of worship
- Chiesa di San FrancescoPlace of worship
- Chiesa di San Giorgio in CeparanoPlace of worship
- Chiesa di San RuffilloPlace of worship
- Chiesa di Santa Maria degli AngeliPlace of worship
- Chiesa di Santa Maria in RontanaPlace of worship
- Collegiata dei Santissimi Michele e Giovanni BattistaPlace of worship · Piazza Carducci
- Eremo di Monte MauroMonastery
- Pieve di San Giovanni in OttavoPlace of worship
- Pieve di Santa Maria in TiberiacoPlace of worship
Theatres, cinemas and libraries 5
Parks and gardens 3
Theme parks and fun 1
The whole list- Fattoria Didattica Ca' di SimoneZoo · Via Rio Quinto 6
Tour guides 3
The whole list- OrienteOccidenteAn association founded in 2002 by a group of Ravenna guides: the mosaics and monuments of the city, with itineraries in Ferrara, the Po Delta and Bologna too.
- Cooperativa Il PapaveroA cooperative of licensed tour guides and tour leaders, working for over twenty years in Ravenna and the main places nearby.
- Ravenna Friendly GuidesA group of independent Ravenna guides with a focus on accessible and inclusive tourism: visits designed for people with disabilities too.
Tourist offices 1
- Informazione Turistica BrisighellaTourist information office · Via Filippo Naldi 2
Stay and eat in Brisighella
The full lists, with the website and the map of every place.
Upcoming events in Brisighella
Getting to Brisighella
A driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel, the fair or the concert. Fixed price, book online.
Other towns in the area
- Alfonsine
- Bagnacavallo
- Bagnara di Romagna
- Casola Valsenio
- Castel Bolognese
- Cervia
- Conselice
- Cotignola
- Faenza
- Fusignano
- Lugo
- Massa Lombarda
- Ravenna
- Riolo Terme
- Russi
- Sant'Agata sul Santerno
- Solarolo
Sources: population ISTAT; phone, address and mayor from the Italian public administration index; vehicles ACI; businesses ISTAT; saints, twin towns and people Wikidata; places and services OpenStreetMap. Found a mistake? The right number is always the one on the official site. Lists from OpenStreetMap, read on 3 October 2026.