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Grizzana Morandi
Morandi's Retreat, a Fairy Tale Castle and a Black Virgin
Beginning in 1913, Giorgio Morandi often spent his summers in the cool altitudes of Grizzana, a village of attractive stone hamlets spread over the mountains, including part of the Monte Sole (see Marzabotto). According to Morandi, these were the most beautiful landscapes in the world (featured, along with his pictures of Grizzana, in this short video in Italian).
After the painter died, Grizzana adopted his name and made his house in the hamlet of Fienili del Campiaro into a museum, the Casa Museo Morandi; if you're really keen and want to have a look at the master's little bed (even though he was quite tall), his Fiat 850 and his studio, with his easel and brushes, and some of his favourite subjects: jugs, bottles, and vases (open Sat & Sun 3—6pm, adm €2, reduced €1. +39 051 6730311).
Images by Rapallo80, Creative Commons License, Renaud Camus, santuariomontovolo