Drones Over Italy's Emilia-Romagna Region

Check out this stunning DVOW nominated video from Bologna, Italy, compliments of Jackanda.  Featuring stunning aerial footage of the city and its surrounding hills, the video was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic, when social distancing measures left the streets of the ancient Emilia-Romagna capital city virtually empty.  The ER region, which covers much of north-central Italy, was particularly hard-hit during the pandemic; only the Piedmont and Lombardy regions recorded more infections and deaths.  

Contributor FedericoC used a Xiaomi Mi drone to create this beautiful view of the fabled misty hills of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region, home to some of the most beautiful countryside landscapes in Italy.  This video was shot near the city of Bologna, the capital and largest city of the region, one of the wealthiest in the country.  Bologna is part of its namesake province near the center of the region, in the area where the plain transitions to the Apennine Mountains which run down much of the "spine" of Italy.

The famed misty hills of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region are on full display here in the magnificent drone video by contributor Rikk08.  The video was shot in two spots: Bologna and Ferrara.  The former is the regional capital, lying in the province of the same name.  It's Italy's seventh largest city, and was one of the largest cities in Europe during the Middle Ages.  Ferrara is the capital of the eponymously named province, which lies in the northeast part of the region, on a branch of the Po River.  

Check out this short-but-stunning dronelapse sequence from northern Italy, compliments of contributor lucadadici.  He used a DJI Inspire 2 drone to create an amazing 30 second shot over the hills of Parma.  Parma is one of the nine provinces which make up the region of Emilia-Romagna that covers much of the northern part of the "boot" of Italy.  Like most of the other ER provinces, its southern portion is covered by the Apennine Mountains, which form the natural boundary with Tuscany.  

Top contributor Nathan Jermy used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this stunning aerial video of the city-state of San Marino.  This beautiful city is one of the political oddities of Europe.  While it is completely surrounded by Italian territory (specifically, the Emilia-Romaga Region in the north-central part of the country), it is a sovereign country.  Its population of under 35,000 makes it the smallest of the 47 members of the Council of Europe.  Of all the European countries, only Vatican City and Monaco are smaller.  

Contributor Mark59 created this stunning drone video of Canossa, a castle town in the province of Reggio Emilia in north-central Italy.  The 10th century castle is the site of one of the most famous events of the Middle Ages.  In January, 1077, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV arrived here after a long trek to meet with Pope Gregory VII, who was a guest at the castle.  Seeking a reversal of his ex-communication, Henry was forced to stand in the snow at the castle gates for three days before being granted a papal audience.

Contributor FredricoC used a Xiaomi Mi drone to create this stunning aerial video of one of the most beautiful sights of Italy's Emilio-Romagna region.  The Sassi di Roccamalatina National Park is located in the Apennine Mountains, which run through this province of east-central Italy.  The centerpiece of the park (and the video) are three spectacular rocky peaks, which tower over the Panaro River Valley in the province of Modena.   The Panaro River is a tributary of the Po, one of the most important in Italy.

Some of the most beautiful sights of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region are in the province of Reggio Emilia, the third-westernmost of the eight provinces which make up the region of northern Italy.  Set in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains, the province is home to some great cultural treasures.  In this video, you'll see the magnificent castle town of Canossa, as well as the town of Carpineti.  Both of these towns lie less than an hour's drive west of the regional capital Bologna.  

Montepastore is a small town near Bologna, Italy.  Like Bologna, it's part of the Emilia-Romagna region of the country, which covers much of the northern part of the "boot" of Italy.  It's in the hilly-to-mountainous part of the province, in the Apennine Mountains which run in a series of chains down much of central Italy.  The town has a population of about 500.  In this video, you'll get a bird's eye view of this magnificent landscape, on a glorious day when the hilltops are covered in fog.  

Here's a great aerial video of two important castles in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, compliments of contributor Dronescapes by Atellani.  Both are in Piacenza, the westernmost province of the ER region.  The first is the 11th-12th century Castle of Vigoleno, which is located in the commune of Vernasca.  In the 1980's it was used as a filming location for the movie Lady Hawke starring Michelle Pfeiffer.  The second landmark is Castell'Arquato.  Located about 30 km (around 20 mi.) from the first castle, it dates to the 10th century.  

Contributor Mavic67 used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create this magnificent aerial view of the area around Monte Sillara in northern Italy.  Monte Sillara is the highest peak in the Apennine sub-range of the Apennine Mountains.  It's located in Parma, the westernmost of the provinces which make up the Emilia-Romagna region.  Near the peak of the 1.8k meter (about 6.1k ft.) mountain are two glacial lakes: Lake Sillara Superiore and the Lake Sillara Inferiore, both of which you'll see in the video.  

Take an aerial tour of the Italian city of Modena in this exellent drone video by top contributor Luca T.  The video opens with a shot of the Ghirlandina, the bell tower of the Cathedral of Modena.  At the :17 mark, there's another shot of the tower, and at around :34 you'll see the Ducal Palace.  Starting at about :50, there's a single-shot first person view (FPV) flyover of the city, with a great shot of the Town Hall at around 1:11.  The capital of its namesake province, Modena is one of the larger cities in the Emilia-Romagna region.  

The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca sits on top of the hills in Bologna, the largest city in the Emilia-Romagna Region of northern Italy. Built in the Baroque style and opened in 1765, the site was home to a different church or chapel for over a thousand years before the current church was commissioned. Drone pilot enricocif does a splendid job of showing the unique and historic cathedral from above in this aerial piece, which also features footage of the nearby Oratory of Saints Cecilia and Valeriano.

If you want to know what it is about Italy's Emilia Romagna region which makes it such a draw for tourists around the world, check out this spectacular drone video of the countryside near Camugnano by Marco Miele.  It's in the middle of the southern part of the region, near the border with neighboring Tuscany to the south and west.  Set again the misty valleys of the Apennine Mountains, it's a truly spectacular area.  The "subject" of the video is a church which is perched atop a hill next to a magnificent rock formation.

In this video from contributor and drone pilot Marco Miele, you'll get a new perspective on the fabled misty hills of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region.  The video was shot from a drone descending through the clouds in the area around Dozza, in the province of Bologna.  The town is located to the southwest of the eponymously named provincial capital, along the SS9 motorway.  It's in a portion of the province which is in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains, the main peaks of which lie to the southwest.

Here's an awesome aerial view of a pass through the Apennine Mountains in northern Italy, compliments of contributor and drone pilot Mavic67.  Cirone is a pass through the Italian Apennines, a mountain range that runs most of the way down the spine of the country in a series of chains or sub-ranges.  In this particular spot, the pass connects two of the country's most important regions: Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna.  The two regions share a long border which sits over the Apennine peaks for the most part.  

Check out this beautiful drone video of the Italian town of Salsomaggiore Terme, compliments of AirVuz contributor KingdroneVisuals.  It's located in Parma, the next-to-westernmost of the nine provinces which make up the northern Emilia-Romagna region.  Part of one of the hardest-hit regions during the 2020 Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, Salsomaggiore Terme is a spa town which is located at the foot of the Apennine Mountains.  The video includes footage of the town center including the Palazzo di Turandot public square.

Here is a spectacular aerial video of some climbers tackling one of Italy's best-known rock climbing spots.  It's called Pietra di Bismantova, and it's what's known as an inselberg - basically, an isolated rock formation.  It's located in the north-central part of the country, in the province of Reggio Emilia which is part of the Emilia-Romagna Region.  It certainly hasn't hurt that this giant plateau earned mention in Dante's Divine Comedy, perhaps the single most well known work of medieval literature.  

Contributor Luca T. created this nice aerial view of Rivalta Castle in northern Italy.  It's located in Piacenza, which is the westernmost province of the Emilia-Romagna region.  The castle is situated in a town of the same name a short distance to the southwest of the provincial capital city, on the banks of the Trebbia River.  The castle dates to the 11th century and was rebuilt as a baronial estate in the 15th century.  The great landmark lies in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains. 

Check out this outstanding drone video of a 15th century Italian castle, compliments of Never Stop Exploring.  Torrechiara is located in Parma, one of the provinces of the north-central region of Emilia Romagna.  Overlooking the Parma River, the structure played a defensive role and also served as the residence of a mistress of an Italian nobleman named Pier Maria II de' Rossi.  Damaged by an earthquake in 2008, it was re-opened to the public in 2014.  It was used to film the 1985 movie Ladyhawke starring Matthew Broderick.  

Contributor Carlo TRC TV created this stunning aerial video of a commune in the Modena province of north central Italy.  Vignola is situated in the southern part of the province (which is part of the Emilia-Romagna region) near an old road connecting Parma to Bologna.  The video features footage of the commune's most well known sights, including the its 12th century castle, the Palazzo dei Contrari, the Palazzo Boncompagni (sometimes called the Palazzo Barozzi), and Torre Galvani.  

Contributor Luca T created this beautiful aerial view of a park in the Apennine Mountains of central Italy.  It's called the Regional Park of the Sassi di Roccamalatina, and it's located in the Modena province of the Emilia-Romagna region, in the east-central part of the country.  The park is located in a part of the region where the plains gradually transition first to the Apennine foothills and then to the mountains themselves.  The video features some amazing footage of the gigantic rock formations which have made the region famous.  

The city of Bologna is considered one of the great cultural treasures of Italy.  It's the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region in the north-central part of the country.  What's less appreciated though is the areas just outside of the city which are home to some of the world's most unusual rock formations.  In this drone video by enricocif, you'll get a bird's eye view of the Parco della Abbadessa e Castello Machiavelli.  The park sits in the hills outside of the city, in the heart of a series of large and distinctive granite outcrops.  

Contributor Marco Miele created this excellent drone video of a well-known medieval fortress in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.  It's called the Fortress of the Conti Guidi, also known as the Roccaccia, and it's in the town of Modigliana in the province of Forlì-Cesena, one of the easternmost of the ER provinces.  The fortress dates to the 9th or 10th century AD.  The video also features some great footage of the well-preserved town of Modigliana, which lies beneath the ruined fortress.

Check out this drone video of a well known monastery near the city of Bologna in northern Italy, compliments of contributor enricocif.  It's called the Abbey of Monteveglio (Abbazia di Monteveglio Sanctuario), and it's located in the town of Valsamoggia just to the west of the great university city.  The current structure dates to the 11th and 12th centuries, although the original monastery was likely considerably older.  Originally built for the Augustinian order, it now houses Franciscan monks.  

Check out this drone video of a well known hilltop castle town in the Bologna province of north-central Italy.  The town is called Dozza, and the castle which is situated adjacent to it is called Dozza Castle (Rocca Sforzesca di Dozza).  Most of the castle's structure dates to the 13th century.  Originally a fortification, the structure was converted into a residence and granted to a Cardinal by Pope Clement VII in the 16th century.  The castle has been owned by the town since the 1960's.  

Check out this drone video of a fortified town in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, compliments of content creator and pilot Kingdronematto.  It's called the Castle of Vigoleno and it's in Piacenza, one of the eight provinces of the ER region.  The town dates to the 12th century, when it occupied an important spot on the road to Parma in the neighboring province of the same name.  It's considered one of the best-preserved examples of a medieval era fortified village in the region.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Luca T. brings us this outstanding drone video of  town in the Emilia Romagna region of north-central Italy.  It's called Castelvetro di Modena, and it's in Modena, one of the eight provinces (plus the Metropolitan City of Bologna) which make up the ER region.  The video features footage of the top sights of the town, including the Sanctuary of Puianello, the Castle of Levizzano Rangone, the Oratory of St Michael, and the Gothic-style church of Santi Senesio e Teopompo.

For a taste of the fantastic hilly countryside of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region, look no further than this drone video by Lucaradici.  He used a DJI Inspire 2 drone to aerially capture the area's famously beautiful rolling hills.  With some skillful dronelapse editing, you'll get a picture of the countryside near the city of Parma.  The city is the capital of the province of the same name, which lies in the north-central part of the region, not far from the border with the neighboring region of Lombardy to the north.  

The southern parts of the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy sit in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains.  Due to the exposure from potential invasions through the mountains, fortified outposts were built in areas thought to be strategically important for defensive purposes.  One of these is the Castello di Montecuccolo, which you'll see here in this drone video by Luca T.  Located in the Modena province (roughly in the middle of the ER region), the castle features an 11th-century watchtower.  

Some of the most beautiful areas of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region are in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains, which form the southern boundary of the region with Tuscany.  In this drone video, you'll get a bird's eye view of one of these towns: Sestola, which is located in the southern part of the Modena province.  The video features footage of the village's 16th-century hilltop fortress as well as its San Nicola di Bari church.  It lies in the foothills of Monte Cimone, the highest of the Northern Apennines.  

Check out these dramatic drone views of the Italian castle town of Castell'Arquato, compliments of AirVuz contributor Luca T.  Maintaining much of its appearance from as early as the 10th century AD, it's located in Piacenza, the westernmost of the nine provinces of the Emila-Romagne Region of North-Central Italy.  The town's location in the hills overlooking the D’Arda lent it considerable strategic importance during the Middle Ages.  The video features footage of the Visconti Castle, the Collegiate Church of St. Mary, and more.  

Check out this beautiful drone video from the Italian Apennine Mountains, compliments of contributor Marco Miele.  It's the area around Corno all Scale, a mountain in the Emilia-Romagna region which sits roughly halfway between the ER capital city of Bologna and Florence in neighboring Tuscany.  The mountain has a peak altitude of just under 2k meters (around 6.5k ft.).  The Apennine chain runs on a northwest-to-southeast axis and forms the boundary between the two regions.

For centuries, the area around the Italian seaside town of Cervia has been known for one thing: its distinctive salt.  The Cervia salt mines are located on the Adriatic Sea coast on the boundary between Rimini and Ravena, the two easternmost provinces of the Emilia-Romagna region.  Going back to Roman times, the salt mined here has been prized for its distinctive flavor, and continues to be known around the world.  Check out the Cervia salt mines from above in this drone video by new contributor   fgferrara.

Italy's Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna regions are divided by the Northern Apennine Mountains, part of the broader Apennine chain that runs down the spine of the country.  The tallest of the Northern Apennines is Monte Cimone, which lies in the ER province of Modena.  The mountain has a peak elevation of just over 2.15k meters or about 7.1k ft. above sea level.  A popular skiing destination in winter, it's a sea of green in the warmer months, as you'll see in this drone video by contributor and pilot Carlo TRC TV.  

Check out this stunning first person view (FPV) drone video of the wetlands of Italy's Po River Delta, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot b1z1o_fpv.  The video was filmed near the town of Comacchio in Ferrara, the northeasternmost of the provinces of the Emilia Romagna region.  This is at the base of the Po River Delta, just south of the mouth of Italy's longest river on the Adriatic Sea.  This video was picked by the AirVuz editorial staff for the FPV Pilots to Watch list in May of 2023.  

Contributor Marco Miele created this excellent drone video of a fortress in the mountains of north-central Italy.  It's situated in the town of Sestola, in the province of Modena.  Sestola is in the southern part of the province, one of the eight which make up the Emilia-Romagna region.  The town is set in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains, which form the border between the Emilia-Romagna and Regions.  Built to replace an earlier fortification, the current fortress structure dates to the 16th century.

AirVuz contributor Marco Miele brings us this excellent video of the Montel Sole Historical Regional Park in north-central Italy.  The park covers over 15k acres (6.3k hectares) in the foothills of the Appenine Mountains just 25 mi. (40 km) south of Bologna in the Emilia Romagna region.  The park is home to nearly a thousand plant species as well as fauna ranging from wild boar to green woodpeckers.  The area was the site of an infamous massacre by occupying German troops in the Fall of 1944, in the waning months of World War II.  

Contributor FredericoC used a Xiaomi Mi drone to create this beautiful drone video of a famous palazzo (manor) in Ravenna, the easternmost of the eight provinces which make up the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.  The Palazzo San Giacomo (not to be confused with a structure of the same name near Naples) is located about 15 km or around 10 mi. southwest of the provincial capital city, also called Ravenna.  Built by a count in the 17th century, it was one of Ravenna's grandest manors.

While Italy's highest mountains are in the Alps ranges which cover much of the northern part of the country, some of its most beautiful are further south.  Witness this beautiful piece from new contributor KingdroneVisual.  Using a DJI Mavic Pro 2 Zoom, he filmed the foothills of the Apennine Mountains which run in a series of chains down the "spine" of Italy.  The area filmed is in the region of Emilio-Romagna, where the Apennines form the natural boundary with the region of Tuscany to its south.  

Check out this stunning drone video of a village in the hills around Bologna, Italy, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Marco Miele.  It's the village of Montorio, which is part of the commune of Manzuno, which lies on Bologna's southern outskirts.  It's physical setting in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains, which serve as the boundary between Italy's Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany regions.  The video aerially captures the beautiful village itself as well as the fabled misty rolling hills that make up its surroundings.  

Contributor worldfromabove brings us this excellent drone video of the city of Rimini, Italy.  A port town on the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is the captal of its namesake province, the southernmost of the provinces which makes up Italy's Emilia-Romagna region.  Established during the time of the Roman Republic, the city played an important role in the affairs of the region by virtue of its strategic location astride an important north-south route across the Po River Valley.  It emerged as a tourist destination beginning in the mid-1800's.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Marco Miele brings us this fantastic drone video from the Apennine Mountains of northern Italy.  The video was filmed over and around the Corno alle Scale, which is part of the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the region of Emilia-Romagna.  It's part of the  Tuscan-Emilian Apennines (also known as the Bologna Apennines), which form the natural boundary between Emilia-Romagna and the region of Tuscany to its southwest.  Corno alle Scale has a summit elevation of 1.95k meters above sea level or around 6.4k ft.    

While Italy's Apennine Mountains may not be the tallest in the country, their serene beauty certainly puts them on an equal footing with ranges to their north.  The Apennines actually consists of several chains of related mountains which run down the length of Italy to its "boot".  The northernmost chain runs in a northwest-to-southeast axis, crossing through a number of provinces.  In this video from Marco Miele, you'll get a bird's eye view of the snow-covered Apennines in the province of Bologna.

Check out these excellent drone views of Italy's Apennine Mountains, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Marco Miele.  The video was filmed over the Frignano Park near Pievepelago in Modena, one of the central provinces in the Emilia Romagna region.  This area sits on a ridge of the Northern Appenine Mountains, which serve as the boundary between Emilia Romagna and the region of Tuscany to its southwest.  This area is part of a ridge that includes Mt. Cimone, the highest peak in the Northern Apennines range.  

Top AirVuz contributor Luca T. brings us this excellent first person view (FPV) drone video of a famous hilltop castle in the foothills of Italy's Appenine Mountains.  It's called Forte di San Leo, and it's located in the southeastern part of the Emilia Romagna region, not far from the border with the neighboring region of Marche.  The current fortification was built in the 15th century atop the ruins of an earlier fort which dated to Roman times.  Beginning in the mid-1600's, until the early 1900's, the fortress served as a prison.  

Check out this fantastic drone video of the 19th century Italian estate called the Rocchetta Mattei, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Tommaso Biagi.  Located in the foothills of the  Apennine Mountains of the province of Bologna in north-central Italy, it was the home of Count Cesare Mattei, a well-known politician and self-taught doctor whose homeopathic treatments were sought by many famous personages of the time.  The structure was built on the site of a fortress that dated to medieval times.  

Check out this marvelous aerial tour of the "micro-state" of San Marino, compliments of AirVuz contributor Dani Massaro.  One of the geographic oddities of Europe, San Marino is a tiny sovereign country which is completely surrounded by the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.  With a permanent population of around 45k, the town is situated on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, just west of the coastal city of Rimini.   Along with Lesotho and Vatican City, it's one of the world's three enclaves - a country completely surrounded by another country.