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Imola

All you need to know about Imola: the numbers to keep at hand, a few curiosities and what there is to see and do.

69,121inhabitants
47metres above sea level
205km² of land
40026postcode

Useful numbers in Imola

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  • Emergencies

    112

    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

    800 040 050

    For minor health problems when GPs are closed: at night, at weekends and on public holidays. Run by AUSL Imola.

    Places and hours

  • Health and emergencies in Imola

    Emergency room, CAU, out-of-hours doctor, doctor for tourists, Red Cross: what to do if you fall ill, explained for visitors from abroad.

    Health and emergencies

  • Emergency room

    • Ospedale di Imola "Santa Maria della Scaletta"2.1 km as the crow flies

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    • Ospedale degli Infermi14.6 km as the crow flies · Faenza · Viale Stradone 9

      0546 601111Map

  • Town hall of Imola

    0542 364000 Switchboard

    Via Mentana, 10

    Mayor: Giacomo Capuzzimati

    Town website

  • Postcode and dialling code

    Postcode 40026

    Dialling code 0542

    From a foreign mobile: +39 and then the whole number, 0 included.

  • Post offices 8

    and 2 more

  • Police stations 7

    • CarabinieriCarabinieri · Via Cosimo Morelli 10

      0542 611800Map

    • CarabinieriCarabinieri

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    • PoliziaState police · Via Giuseppe Mazzini 52

      0542 619911Map

    • Polizia MunicipaleLocal police · Via Luigi Pirandello 12

      0542 660311Map

    • Polizia provincialePolice

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    • PoliceViale Domenico Rivalta 59

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    and 1 more
    • Guardia di FinanzaFinancial police · Via Emilia 254

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  • Pharmacies 22

    The pharmacies open at night and on holidays are listed on the door of every pharmacy.

    and 16 more

  • Vets 8

    For a pet that falls ill on holiday. Call before you go.

    • Ambulatorio Veterinario ValsanternoVia Montanara 252

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    • Clinica Veterinaria San FrancescoVia Massimo Villa 24b

      0542 41742Map

    • Ambulatorio Veterinario Montevecchi SignaniVia Provinciale Selice 45a

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    • Ambulatorio veterinario Via EmiliaVia Emilia Interna 2a

      0542 30709Map

    • ProntoPet

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    • Studio veterinario associato Bassani Vigna

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    and 2 more
    • Valsalva

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    • Studio veterinario Marconi

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Imola in numbers

Official open data: the source is under every number.

69,121inhabitantsISTAT
205km² of landWikidata
337people per km²our calculation
47metres above sea levelWikidata
47,733cars owned by residentsACI, 2025
691cars per 1,000 peopleACI, 2025
7,756motorbikesACI, 2025
62,155vehicles in all, lorries includedACI, 2025
732named streets and squaresOpenStreetMap
109.7km of cycle lanesOpenStreetMap
29places to stayOpenStreetMap
239places to eat and drinkOpenStreetMap
24petrol stationsOpenStreetMap
28EV charging pointsOpenStreetMap
42playgroundsOpenStreetMap
42schoolsOpenStreetMap
59churches and places of worshipOpenStreetMap

The locals are called imolesi in Italian.

Patron saint: Cassian of Imola.

Twinned with: Pula, Weinheim, Zalău, Colchester, Gennevilliers.

Born in Imola

  • Peter ChrysologusBishop of Ravenna · 380

    Wikipedia

  • Stefano DomenicaliItalian manager, current CEO of Formula One Group, former CEO of Lamborghini · 1965

    Wikipedia

  • Giancarlo MarocchiItalian association football player · 1965

    Wikipedia

Imola on Wikipedia

What to see and do in Imola

First our own hand-written cards, then what OpenStreetMap knows on top.

Monuments and places 25

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  • Ai caduti della CogneMemorial

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  • Antonio Zappi RecordatiMemorial

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  • Autodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariAttraction

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  • Ayrton SennaMemorial

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  • Casa del FanciulloMemorial

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  • Casa di Benvenuto RambaldiMemorial

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  • Cippo a Gheorghi Ilic PristanskovMonument

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  • Cripta dei PartigianiMonument

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  • Eccidio del podere “La Rossa”Memorial

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  • Maestri del lavoroMemorial

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  • Memoriale eccidio Pozzo BeccaMemorial

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  • Memoriale Roland RatzenbergerMemorial

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  • Monumento ai Caduti della Prima Guerra MondialeMemorial

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  • Monumento ai caduti del mareMemorial

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  • Monumento al soldato polaccoMemorial

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  • Monumento a Marco PantaniMemorial

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  • Palazzo GambettiRuins

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  • Papa Giovanni Paolo IIMemorial

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  • Porta MontanaraCity gate

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  • RampanteArtwork

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  • SACMIMemorial

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  • SacmiMemorial

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  • Sacrario ai Caduti della Prima Guerra MondialeMonument

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  • Scavi Villa CleliaArchaeological site

    WebsiteMap

Museums and exhibitions 16

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  • Musei Civici di Imola

    Imola · Museo San Domenico, via Sacchi 4 · Palazzo Tozzoni, via Garibaldi 18

    The Museo San Domenico, in the old convent, with picture gallery, archaeological and natural history collections and the temporary exhibitions, and Palazzo Tozzoni, the house of a noble family with its furniture and paintings still in place. The Rocca Sforzesca is closed for restoration.

    Public Paid entry Art History Photography

    On now: Italo Rondinella. Ultima spiaggia

    Official site Open on the map

  • Museo e Pinacoteca Diocesani Pio IX

    Imola · piazza Duomo 1

    In the bishop's palace, the house museum of the bishops who became Popes Pius VII and Pius IX: a picture gallery from the 14th to the 19th century, liturgical textiles, coins, silverware and the carriage museum with two 18th-century berlins.

    Church Free entry Sacred art Art

    Official site Open on the map

  • Museo Multimediale Checco Costa

    Imola · Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, piazza Ayrton Senna 3

    Inside the racetrack, the museum that tells seventy years of racing at Imola with memorabilia, videos and interactive stations: driving simulators and a pit stop challenge.

    Public Motors For young people

    Official site Open on the map

  • Italo Rondinella. Ultima spiaggia

    17 October 2026 - 7 February 2027

    Imola · Museo San Domenico

    The photographer Italo Rondinella has lived in Turkey since 2013 and documents the migrant route towards Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria: photographs, sounds and objects found along the way tell the journey from the point of view of what is left behind.

    Open now

    The exhibition page The museum

  • Center Tower GalleryMuseum

    Map

  • CIDRAMuseum · Via Fratelli Bandiera 23

    WebsiteMap

  • Collezione BattilaniMuseum · Via Poiano 1b

    WebsiteMap

  • Galleria PontevecchioArt gallery

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  • LIMIMuseum · Via Franco Basaglia 10

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  • Museo diocesano Pio IXMuseum · Piazza del Duomo 1

    WebsiteMap

  • Museo di San DomenicoMuseum · Via Gaspare Sacchi 4

    WebsiteMap

  • Museo Giuseppe ScarabelliMuseum · Via Gaspare Sacchi 4

    WebsiteMap

  • Palazzo GinnasiMuseum

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  • Palazzo SersantiMuseum · Piazza Giacomo Matteotti 8

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  • Palazzo TozzoniMuseum

    WebsiteMap

  • Sala Dell' AnnunziataMuseum

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Castles and fortresses 1

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  • Rocca Sforzesca, ImolaPhoto: Vanni Lazzari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

    Rocca Sforzesca di Imola

    Imola

    A medieval fortress reshaped by the Sforza in the fifteenth century and tied to Caterina Sforza, with four round towers and collections of weapons and ceramics. It has been closed for restoration since March 2024: it is expected to reopen by 2027.

    Public Under restoration Museum Weddings and events

    Official site

Churches 47

  • Cattedrale di San Cassiano MartirePlace of worship

    WebsiteMap

  • Chiesa dei Frati CappucciniPlace of worship · Via Villa Clelia

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  • Chiesa dei Santi Bartolomeo e Cassiano di Croce CopertaPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa dei Santi Nicolò e DomenicoPlace of worship

    WebsiteMap

  • Chiesa della Natività di San Giovanni Battista in ZelloPlace of worship · Via Zello 47

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  • Chiesa del Pio SuffragioPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di BaliaPlace of worship · Via Ladello 43

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  • Chiesa di Croce in campoPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di OrtodonicoPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Biagio Vescovo e MartirePlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Francesco d'AssisiPlace of worship · Via Montanara 1

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  • Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore del CarminePlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Giovanni BattistaPlace of worship · Via Callegherie 60

    WebsiteMap

  • Chiesa di San Giovanni BattistaPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Giovanni e PaoloPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Giovanni EvangelistaPlace of worship · Via Massimo Villa 13

    WebsiteMap

  • Chiesa di San Lorenzo diacono e martirePlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San MichelePlace of worship · Via Livia Venturini 2

    WebsiteMap

  • Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo in Casola CaninaPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo in GhiandolinoPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Pietro CrisologoPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San PioPlace of worship · Via Gradizza 40

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  • Chiesa di San Prospero VescovoPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di San Savino VescovoPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Sant'AgataPlace of worship · Via Cavour 61

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  • Chiesa di Sant'AgostinoPlace of worship · Via Marsala 1

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  • Chiesa di Sant'AndreaPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Sant'Apollinare di BergulloPlace of worship · Via Bergullo 39

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  • Chiesa di Sant'Apollinare di CantalupoPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta della PasqualaPlace of worship · Via Pasquala 20

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  • Chiesa di Santa Maria dei ServiPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Santa Maria in RegolaPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa di Santo SpiritoPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa Natività di Maria VerginePlace of worship

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  • Chiesa Nostra Signora di FatimaPlace of worship

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  • Chiesa Parrocchiale Santa Maria in ValverdePlace of worship

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  • Ex chiesa di GoccianelloPlace of worship

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  • Oratorio di Maria SantissimaPlace of worship

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  • Oratorio di San MacarioPlace of worship

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  • Parrocchia dei Santi Costantino ed ElenaPlace of worship

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  • Parrocchia dell'Assunzione di Maria Vergine di PontesantoPlace of worship

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  • San Pietro ApostoloPlace of worship

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  • Sant'Antonio AbatePlace of worship

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  • Santa Maria AssuntaPlace of worship

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  • Santuario della Beata Vergine della CoragliaPlace of worship · Via Chiesa di Coraglia

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  • Santuario della Beata Vergine del PiratelloPlace of worship

    WebsiteMap

  • Santuario Madonna di GhiandolinoPlace of worship · Via Bergullo 61

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Theatres, cinemas and libraries 22

  • Auditorium OsservanzaArts centre · Via Vittorio Padovani

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  • Biblioteca Casa PianiLibrary · Via Emilia 88

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  • Biblioteca ComunaleLibrary · Via Emilia 80

    WebsiteMap

  • Biblioteca ComunaleLibrary · Via Montanara 252c

    WebsiteMap

  • Biblioteca Comunale. Sala di Lettura di Sesto ImoleseLibrary · Via San Vitale 51

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  • Biblioteca comunale Sasso MorelliLibrary · Via Correcchio 142

    WebsiteMap

  • Biblioteca dei FumettiLibrary · Viale Maria Zanotti 19

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  • Biblioteca del Seminario diocesanoLibrary

    WebsiteMap

  • Biblioteca ragazzi Pippi CalzelungheLibrary

    WebsiteMap

  • Centro musicale Ca' VainaArts centre · Viale Aurelio Saffi 50b

    WebsiteMap

  • Chiesa di San GiacomoTheatre

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  • CineCircolo CappucciniCinema

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  • Cinema CristalloCinema

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  • Cinema Teatro Don FiorentiniCinema · Viale Guglielmo Marconi 31a

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  • Cinema Teatro PedagnaCinema · Via Antonio Vivaldi 70

    WebsiteMap

  • Drive In ImolaCinema

    WebsiteMap

  • Sala BCC Città e CulturaCinema · Via Emilia 210a

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  • Sala di San GiovanniTheatre · Via Selice 66

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  • Teatro comunale Ebe StignaniTheatre · Via Giuseppe Verdi 1

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  • Teatro dell'OsservanzaTheatre · Via Livia Venturini 18

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  • Teatro di BaliaTheatre · Via Ladello 43

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  • Teatro LolliTheatre · Viale Caterina Sforza 3

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Parks and gardens 43

  • Giardino Benvenuto RambaldiPark

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  • Giardino Cardinale Dino StaffaPark

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  • Giardino Chico MendesPark

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  • Giardino dell'AntifascismoPark

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  • Giardino Donatori di SanguePark

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  • Giardino Donatori di VitaPark

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  • Giardino Europa unitaPark

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  • Giardino Europa unitaPark

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  • Giardino Generale Anders WladyslawPark

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  • Giardino Giacomo Dal Monte CasoniPark

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  • Giardino Giulio MinardiPark

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  • Giardino Hannah ArendtGarden

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  • Giardino Imre NagyPark

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  • Giardino La BabinaGarden

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  • Giardino Marco Valerio MarzialePark

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  • Giardino Nazzaro CostaPark

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  • Giardino Odone MartelliGarden

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  • Giardino San Francesco d'AssisiGarden

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  • Giardino SignaniGarden

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  • Giardino Stefanino CurtiPark

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  • Giardino Ten. Col. Aurelio BarnabèPark

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  • Giardino Tina AnselmiGarden

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  • Giardino Vittime del 2 agosto 1980Park

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  • Giardino Vittime dell'11 settembrePark

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  • Giardino Walter GrandiPark

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  • Parco 14 Settembre 1944Park

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  • Parco Aviatori d'ItaliaPark

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  • Parco BaliaPark · Via Ladello 43

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  • Parco dei BambiniPark

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  • Parco dell'OsservanzaPark

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  • Parco della CarlinaPark

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  • Parco della pacePark

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  • Parco delle Acque MineraliPark

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  • Parco di MontecatonePark

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  • Parco grande della CarlinaPark

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  • Parco Martiri delle FoibePark

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  • Parco Privato La VillaPark

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  • Parco Ragazzi della piazza Tien An MenPark

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  • Parco TozzoniPark

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  • Parco vecchio della CarlinaPark

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  • Parco Vittime di CernobylPark

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  • Pineta 13 maggio 1944Park

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  • Villa CleliaPark · Via Villa Clelia 76

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Theme parks and fun 1

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  • TheWay Imola

    Imola · via Molino Rosso 22

    The kart track of Imola: rental for adults, from 15 years old, and for young people from 7 to 14.

    For adults For children

    Official site

Rentals and bike sharing 9

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  • Marangoni BikeViale Edmondo De Amicis 5a

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  • Bike sharing stationRidemovi

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  • Area BluBike sharing station · Mi Muovo in bici

    WebsiteMap

  • BocciofilaBike sharing station · C'entro in bici

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  • CampanellaBike sharing station · Mi Muovo in bici

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  • Centro CittàBike sharing station · C'entro in bici

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  • Stazione CorriereBike sharing station · C'entro in bici

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  • Via GuerrazziBike sharing station · C'entro in bici

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  • Zoo AcquarioBike sharing station · C'entro in bici

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Bookshops 1

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Tourist offices 3

  • Associazione per Imola Storico ArtisticaTourist information office · Via Emilia 125

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  • CentralinaTourist information office

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  • Informazione Accoglienza TuristicaTourist information office · Via Emilia 135

    WebsiteMap

Stay and eat in Imola

The full lists, with the website and the map of every place.

Where to stay in ImolaImola and surroundings29 places to stayWhere to eat in ImolaImola and surroundings239 places to eat

Upcoming events in Imola

Every event in the area

Getting to Imola

A driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel, the fair or the concert. Fixed price, book online.

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Other towns in the area

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.