Romagna in Fiore - Fontanelice
The inaugural stop of the Ravenna Festival's green review, at the Antica Torre di Fornione
About Romagna in Fiore
Romagna in Fiore in Fontanelice
Romagna in fiore is the eco-sustainable and widespread review created by Ravenna Festival in 2024, in the aftermath of the dramatic flood of May 2023 that severely hit Romagna and the Bolognese territory. The idea is simple and powerful: to bring great music to the places damaged by the water, transforming villages, hills, and parks into open-air stages to keep attention focused on these communities and help them flourish again. In Fontanelice, a small municipality in the Province of Bologna nestled in the Santerno valley, in Emilia-Romagna, the review finds its opening stop.
A Concert at the Antica Torre di Fornione
The inaugural event takes place at the Antica Torre di Fornione, a suggestive medieval structure linked to the Alidosi family that dominates the hilly landscape around Fontanelice. Here, the philosophy of the review becomes radical: the performance venue is reached on foot, along a marked path of about 6 kilometers with a 433-meter elevation gain, starting from the village cemetery. A shuttle service is available for the ascent only; the return is on foot. No large structures, no artificial lights: only the landscape of the Bolognese Apennines, the silence of nature, and music.
A Green, Solidarity, and Widespread Review
The entire Romagna in fiore is dedicated to sustainability: afternoon concerts to take advantage of natural light, locations reachable on foot or by bicycle, absence of large structures, and attention to the environment. The review is also deeply solidarity-driven, as it was created to support the flood-affected territories, and participatory: in Fontanelice, the local Pro Loco manages the food stands, intertwining the festival with the life of the village.
Nine Villages, One Musical Embrace
Each year, Romagna in fiore designs an itinerary of nine concerts that crosses the municipalities of Romagna and the Bolognese area, from Fontanelice to Cotignola, from Modigliana to Faenza, from Santa Sofia to Brisighella, up to Forlì, Ravenna, and Bertinoro. Fontanelice, with its Torre di Fornione and the paths of the Santerno valley, has the honor of opening the review: an opportunity to combine hiking, landscape, and great music in a single day of celebration.
Romagna in Fiore — edition 2026
Davide Ambrogio Opens at the Torre di Fornione
The third edition of Romagna in fiore, featuring nine concerts from May 1st to May 24th, 2026, opened on Friday, May 1st, at 4:00 PM in Fontanelice, at the Antica Torre di Fornione, with one of the most original artists of the new Italian scene: Davide Ambrogio. A multi-instrumentalist from Calabria (vocals, guitar, troccole), Ambrogio reinterprets Southern oral tradition in a personal and contemporary way; on stage, he was accompanied by Walter Laureti (live electronics, synthesizers), Vincenzo Gagliani (drum), and Federico Laganà (percussion, vocals).
Opening the event, as an opening act, was saxophonist Laura Agnusdei, who explores territories between jazz, improvisation, and electroacoustic composition, joined by Edoardo Grisogani on percussion and electronics. The concert, exclusively reachable on foot along the Santerno valley path, confirmed the green and solidarity formula of the Ravenna Festival's review.
Programme Romagna in Fiore 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026, 4:00 PM - Antica Torre di Fornione, Fontanelice (BO):
Main Concert
- Davide Ambrogio - vocals, guitar, troccole
- Walter Laureti - live electronics, synthesizers
- Vincenzo Gagliani - drum
- Federico Laganà - percussion, vocals
Opening Act
- Laura Agnusdei - saxophone, live electronics
- Edoardo Grisogani - percussion, electronics
The Fontanelice stop opened the third edition of Romagna in fiore (May 1-24, 2026), which then visited eight other locations with Bandabardò (Cotignola), Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Modigliana), Motta (Castel Raniero, Faenza), Enzo Avitabile (Santa Sofia), Eugenio Finardi (Brisighella), Irene Grandi (Forlì), Niccolò Fabi (Ravenna), and Zé Ibarra (Bertinoro).
Highlights Romagna in Fiore 2026
- Davide Ambrogio in concert at the Antica Torre di Fornione, the opening stop of the review
- Opening act by saxophonist Laura Agnusdei
- Eco-sustainable afternoon concert reachable on foot (6 km, 433 m elevation gain)
- Shuttle for the ascent and food stands by the Pro Loco of Fontanelice
- Third edition of the Ravenna Festival's green review
Prices Romagna in Fiore 2026
Practical information — Romagna in Fiore
Where
Antica Torre di Fornione, Via Torre 25, 40025 Fontanelice (BO), in the Bolognese Apennines in the Santerno valley.
How to get there
The concert venue is reached on foot, along a marked path of about 6 km with a 433-meter elevation gain, starting from the Fontanelice cemetery (Via Montanara Ponente 49). A shuttle service is available for the ascent only, with departures from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM from the cemetery to the Tower; the return is on foot. Trekking shoes, water, and appropriate clothing are recommended.
Tickets
Single ticket at a symbolic price of 5 euros. A supporter's pass is also available for 50 euros, granting access to all nine concerts of the edition and including the review's t-shirt. Information and advance sales at the Teatro Alighieri ticket office in Ravenna, by phone at +39 0544 249244, online at www.ravennafestival.org, and on vivaticket.
Refreshments
On-site food stands managed by the Pro Loco of Fontanelice.
Contacts
Ravenna Festival - tel. +39 0544 249244 - [email protected] - www.ravennafestival.org
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Antica Torre di Fornione
Via Torre 25, 40025 Fontanelice