{"id":7323,"date":"2026-10-16T22:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/?p=7323"},"modified":"2026-10-16T22:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:35:38","slug":"palazzo-tozzoni-imola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola\/","title":{"rendered":"Palazzo Tozzoni in Imola: a gem for history lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Imagine finding yourself in the middle of the eighteenth century, in a precious palazzo in the heart of Imola.<\/em> Around you, grand rooms open up, hung with paintings and gilded mirrors. The flickering light of the candelabrum guiding you falls on sumptuous drawing rooms and little tables of fine wood, covered with objects brought back from travels all over the world. The bookcase is full of volumes, and on a writing desk lies an open Bolognese gazette from the late 1700s. In the bedroom, a gilded canopy echoes the tones of the furnishings, and on a mannequin a silk dress with a ruched bodice is ready for the evening reception.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that you don&#8217;t just have to imagine it: this residence really exists and you can visit it. It is <strong>Palazzo Tozzoni<\/strong>, Imola&#8217;s house museum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Palazzo Tozzoni at a glance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What it is:<\/strong> the house museum of the Tozzoni family, with its original furnishings from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, open to the public since 1981.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong> Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 18, in the historic centre of Imola (Bologna).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opening hours:<\/strong> Friday 3pm to 7pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> full price \u20ac5, reduced \u20ac4, free for children up to 14.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t miss:<\/strong> the grand staircase, the Pope&#8217;s Drawing Room in the Baroque Apartment, the Empire Apartment, Countess Orsola&#8217;s mannequin and the old kitchens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7294\" src=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-alcova-appartamento-barocchetto.jpg\" alt=\"The alcove of the Baroque Apartment at Palazzo Tozzoni in Imola, with its canopy bed and gilded decoration\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-alcova-appartamento-barocchetto.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-alcova-appartamento-barocchetto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-alcova-appartamento-barocchetto-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-alcova-appartamento-barocchetto-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-alcova-appartamento-barocchetto-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-alcova-appartamento-barocchetto-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>In this old residence everything has stayed exactly as the noble <strong>Tozzoni family<\/strong> left it: a real-life photograph that has frozen a moment in the lives of the people who lived here. It is a place of great historical and cultural value, which welcomed almost 13,000 visitors in 2024 alone. Our advice is to take your time, wandering from room to room and daydreaming about life as it once was. You can choose between a <strong>self-guided visit<\/strong>, with a free audio guide, and a <strong>guided tour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a house museum? Countess Sofia&#8217;s gift<\/h2>\n<p>Since <strong>1981<\/strong> the palazzo has been open to the public as a <strong>house museum<\/strong> (<em>casa museo<\/em>). But what does that mean, and how is it different from a traditional museum? In an ordinary exhibition space, objects are kept in display cases and themed rooms; here, by contrast, the furnishings, from the furniture to the smallest ornaments, keep their original arrangement: the cutlery on the tables, the slippers under the rocking chair, the paintings hanging in the very same spot. The house conveys the intimacy of the people who lived in it, so much so that walking through its rooms feels like retracing <strong>five centuries<\/strong> of family history: the Tozzonis came to Imola from Tuscany at the end of the fifteenth century. The palazzo we see today, on the other hand, took shape between <strong>1726 and 1738<\/strong>, joining together older houses.<\/p>\n<p>It was the last descendant, Countess <strong>Sofia Serristori Tozzoni<\/strong>, who donated it to the town of Imola in <strong>1978<\/strong>, together with all its furnishings, so that it would remain an intact record of her family&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<h2>The grand entrance and the piano nobile<\/h2>\n<p>As soon as you step inside, the effect is theatrical, thanks to the great <strong>grand staircase<\/strong> (<em>scalone d&#8217;onore<\/em>), built together with the palazzo under the direction of <strong>Domenico Trifogli<\/strong> (the design is attributed to Alfonso Torreggiani) and adorned with elegant stucco statues by the Flemish sculptor <strong>Francesco Janssens<\/strong>. Climbing the staircase, you reach the first floor, the <strong>piano nobile<\/strong> or main floor, and the spacious reception hall where guests were once welcomed and from which the two wings of the palazzo open out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:520px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7298\" src=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-scalone-statue-stucco.jpg\" alt=\"The grand staircase of Palazzo Tozzoni in Imola with its stucco statues\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-scalone-statue-stucco.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-scalone-statue-stucco-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-scalone-statue-stucco-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-scalone-statue-stucco-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-scalone-statue-stucco-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>The Baroque Apartment and the Pope&#8217;s Drawing Room<\/h2>\n<p>To the west lies the <strong>Appartamento Barocchetto<\/strong> (the late Baroque apartment), fitted out between 1736 and 1738 for the wedding of Giuseppe Ercole Tozzoni and <strong>Carlotta Beroaldi<\/strong>. This is the realm of the intimate <em>Barocchetto<\/em>, the Emilian late Baroque style inspired by France, laid out as a series of small rooms: the <strong>Salotto del Papa<\/strong> (the Pope&#8217;s Drawing Room), where according to tradition <strong>Benedict XIV<\/strong>, a relative of the bride, once stayed, the <strong>Salotto Rosso<\/strong> (Red Drawing Room) and the <strong>Alcova<\/strong> (Alcove). Here you can admire refined furnishings and ornaments such as porcelain, silverware and household linens.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7302\" src=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-sala-del-papa.jpg\" alt=\"The Pope's Drawing Room at Palazzo Tozzoni, with red walls, paintings and the bust of Pope Benedict XIV\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-sala-del-papa.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-sala-del-papa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-sala-del-papa-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-sala-del-papa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-sala-del-papa-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-sala-del-papa-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>The Empire Apartment and Countess Orsola&#8217;s mannequin<\/h2>\n<p>On the opposite side, to the east, is the <strong>Appartamento Impero<\/strong> (Empire Apartment), created in <strong>1818<\/strong> for the wedding of Count <strong>Giorgio Barbato Tozzoni<\/strong> and the noblewoman <strong>Orsola Bandini<\/strong> from Faenza. This space leaves behind the delicate curves and rococo grace of the earlier apartment and embraces the strict canons of <strong>Napoleonic neoclassicism<\/strong>. Unlike the first apartment, it shows no \u201chistorical layering\u201d, that is, no overlapping of styles, and has stayed true to its original design. Highlights include fine pieces of furniture in dark polished wood, chairs and sofas with matching upholstery, details in bronze and marble, candelabra and much more.<\/p>\n<p>The story of this couple is brought to life by a presence you won&#8217;t forget: a <strong>life-size dark-haired lady<\/strong> dressed in blue silk. She is the mannequin portraying Countess Orsola, who died in 1836, commissioned with extraordinary faithfulness by her widowed husband, dressed in her own clothes and finished even with <strong>her own hair<\/strong>. Today she is kept in the family archive room on the piano nobile.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:520px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7306\" src=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-manichino-contessa-orsola-bandini.jpg\" alt=\"The mannequin of Countess Orsola Bandini Tozzoni in a blue silk dress, at Palazzo Tozzoni\" width=\"854\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-manichino-contessa-orsola-bandini.jpg 854w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-manichino-contessa-orsola-bandini-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-manichino-contessa-orsola-bandini-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-manichino-contessa-orsola-bandini-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-manichino-contessa-orsola-bandini-600x843.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>The picture collection and souvenirs of a voyage round the world<\/h2>\n<p>Along the walls of the whole palazzo runs the rich <strong>family picture collection<\/strong>, with paintings from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, mostly of the Bolognese and Romagna schools: official portraits, altarpieces and landscapes, by artists such as <strong>Lavinia Fontana<\/strong>, who painted the portrait of Pier Paolo Tozzoni in 1584, Girolamo Donnini, Bartolomeo Cesi and Antonio Beccadelli. Almost all of them trained in Bologna, which deserves a trip of its own: here is <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/what-to-see-in-bologna-in-one-day\/\">what to see in Bologna in one day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the family heirlooms are also the <strong>photographs and albums<\/strong> brought back by Count <strong>Francesco Giuseppe Tozzoni<\/strong> from his voyage around the globe, which lasted three years, from 1882 to 1885, aboard the corvette <em>Vettor Pisani<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7310\" src=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-quadreria-dipinti.jpg\" alt=\"The picture gallery on the ground floor of Palazzo Tozzoni in Imola, with portraits and paintings on the walls\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-quadreria-dipinti.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-quadreria-dipinti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-quadreria-dipinti-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-quadreria-dipinti-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-quadreria-dipinti-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-quadreria-dipinti-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Kitchens and cellars: life below stairs<\/h2>\n<p>Heading down to the <strong>old kitchens<\/strong> and the <strong>cellars<\/strong>, you discover the other side of the palazzo, the world of the servants, told in great detail: not only crockery, pans and earthenware, but also the tools and machines used for <strong>winemaking<\/strong> and <strong>grain processing<\/strong>, which the Counts Tozzoni produced on their estates. You can still taste the local wines today at the Enoteca Regionale (the regional wine library), in the vaults of the castle in the <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/dozza-village-of-painted-walls\/\">village of Dozza<\/a>, a few kilometres from Imola. It is quite something to picture the lunches and banquets that set off from here on their way up to the halls of the piano nobile. And if all this has whetted your appetite, here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/best-restaurants-in-imola\/\">best restaurants in Imola<\/a>, from old-town osterie to fine dining.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7314\" src=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-antiche-cucine.jpg\" alt=\"The old kitchens of Palazzo Tozzoni in Imola with the table, crockery and copper pans\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-antiche-cucine.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-antiche-cucine-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-antiche-cucine-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-antiche-cucine-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-antiche-cucine-1536x1128.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-antiche-cucine-600x441.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>How to plan your visit to Palazzo Tozzoni<\/h2>\n<p>If you now feel like crossing the threshold of this wonderful house museum and experiencing the atmosphere of the eighteenth century for yourself, here is all the practical information you need, checked on the official Imola Musei website on 16 October 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>Where it is and how to get there<\/h3>\n<p>Palazzo Tozzoni is in the historic centre of Imola, at <strong>Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 18<\/strong>; at the back, on the garden side, the property extends as far as Viale Rivalta 93.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>By train:<\/strong> from Imola station it is about a <strong>15-minute walk<\/strong> (just over a kilometre): follow Viale Andrea Costa towards the centre and then the signs for \u201cMusei\u201d (museums).<\/li>\n<li><strong>By car:<\/strong> take the A14 motorway, exit Imola, then drive about 4 km following the signs for the historic centre (<em>centro storico<\/em>). A few hundred metres away are the car parks in Piazza Bianconcini (pay and display) and at the fruit and vegetable market (<em>Mercato ortofrutticolo<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7318\" src=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-cortile-interno.jpg\" alt=\"The inner courtyard of Palazzo Tozzoni in Imola with its portico and central basin\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-cortile-interno.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-cortile-interno-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-cortile-interno-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-cortile-interno-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-cortile-interno-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/palazzo-tozzoni-imola-cortile-interno-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Opening hours<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friday:<\/strong> 3pm to 7pm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday and Sunday:<\/strong> 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public holidays:<\/strong> special openings with the same hours as at weekends on Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, 25 April, 1 May, 2 June, 13 August (San Cassiano, Imola&#8217;s patron saint), 15 August, 1 November, 8 December, 26 December and 6 January.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Closed:<\/strong> Monday to Thursday, 25 December and 1 January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ticket office closes half an hour earlier. Groups of at least 15 people can visit the palazzo any day, by booking.<\/p>\n<h3>Tickets and guided tours<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full price:<\/strong> \u20ac5.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduced:<\/strong> \u20ac4 (ages 15 to 25, over-65s, university students, groups of at least 15 people, members of TCI and FAI, the Italian touring and heritage associations, and other agreements).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free:<\/strong> children up to 14, visitors with disabilities and holders of the Card Cultura of the Metropolitan City of Bologna; Imola residents on Sunday mornings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> if you would like to explore more of the town&#8217;s history, there is a <strong>combined ticket<\/strong> for the <em>Imola Musei<\/em> circuit: \u20ac8 for two museums. The Rocca Sforzesca (Sforza Castle) is temporarily closed at the moment, so the combination to choose is Palazzo Tozzoni with the <strong>Museo San Domenico<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>audio guide<\/strong>, in Italian and English, is free. <strong>Guided tours<\/strong> are for groups and can be booked on +39 0542 602609 or by writing to musei@comune.imola.bo.it; tours in English need to be booked a few days ahead. The palazzo is only partly accessible: to overcome the architectural barriers there is a service with dedicated equipment, to be booked a week in advance. Up-to-date opening hours are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitareimola.it\/eng\/palazzo-tozzoni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imola tourist office website<\/a>, and prices on the <a href=\"https:\/\/imolamusei.it\/visita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Imola Musei website<\/a> (in Italian).<\/p>\n<h2>Where to stay near Imola: Podere Zampiera Vecchia<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5022\" src=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gallery_0003_cb-0250.jpg\" alt=\"The farmhouse of Podere Zampiera Vecchia, an agriturismo in Imola, among lavender flowers\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gallery_0003_cb-0250.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gallery_0003_cb-0250-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gallery_0003_cb-0250-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>How about making this old-world atmosphere last a little longer and treating yourself to a stay at our <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/agriturismo-in-imola-podere-zampiera-vecchia\/\"><strong>agriturismo just outside Imola<\/strong><\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/\"><strong>Podere Zampiera Vecchia<\/strong><\/a> is a place surrounded by nature, at <strong>Cantalupo<\/strong>, in the countryside of Sesto Imolese, about a quarter of an hour&#8217;s drive from the centre of Imola. Here Chiara welcomes you to her organic farm, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/camere\/\"><strong>rooms<\/strong><\/a>, well kept and quiet, and the warm hospitality will make you feel like royalty. In the morning a <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/services\/\">home-made breakfast<\/a> awaits you, made with produce from the farm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get in touch to check availability<\/strong> through our <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/contacts\/\">Contacts page<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/393357697820?text=Hello%20Zampiera%20Vecchia%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20know%20if%20you%20have%20availability%20for%20a%20stay%20in%20Imola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>. And before you book, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/promotions\/\">special offers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> the story of the <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/imola-circuit\/\">Imola circuit<\/a> and all the <a href=\"https:\/\/zampieravecchia.it\/en\/local-activities\/\">things to see near Imola<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credits: the images of Palazzo Tozzoni come from Wikimedia Commons. Alcove, Pope&#8217;s Drawing Room, Countess Orsola&#8217;s mannequin, picture gallery and old kitchens, photos by Sailko (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>); grand staircase, photo by Terragio67 (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>); inner courtyard, photo by Maurolattuga (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>). The photos have been resized.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A house museum that has stayed just as it was: the grand staircase, the Baroque and Empire apartments, Countess Orsola&#8217;s mannequin and the old kitchens. 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