Labirinto Della Masone, Fontanellato

#2 among attractions in Fontanellato

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Facts and practical information

Labirinto Della Masone built by Franco Maria Ricci after an idea originating from and made to his friend the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges was at one time the largest maze in the world. Following Ricci's death, the floral puzzle of approximately 8 hectares in size remains a tourist attraction located in the town of Fontanellato near Parma, Italy. It is adjoined by an arts complex including a museum displaying Maria Ricci's eccentric art collection and typeface holdings especially those of Giambattista Bodoni and another art gallery exhibiting Maria Ricci's work as a graphic designer. The labyrinth itself is made entirely of bamboo. ()

Elevation: 177 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°51'14"N, 10°8'47"E

Address

Str. Masone, 121Fontanellato 43012 Italy

Contact

+39 0521 827081

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Day trips

Labirinto Della Masone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rocca Sanvitale, Fidenza Cathedral, Rocca dei Rossi, Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary.

2.4 miNE
Architecture, Museum, Forts and castles
Rocca Sanvitale, Fontanellato
61 min walk • The Rocca Sanvitale, or Sanvitale Castle, is a fortress residence in the centre of the town of Fontanellato, near Parma, northern Italy.
4.4 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Fidenza Cathedral, Fidenza
113 min walk • Fidenza Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Domninus of Fidenza in the town of Fidenza, province of Parma, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Fidenza, known until 1927 as the Diocese of Borgo San Donnino.
6 miNE
Museum, Forts and castles, History museum
Rocca dei Rossi
154 min walk • Rocca dei Rossi is a castle located at piazza Mazzini #12 in the town of San Secondo Parmense, province of Parma, in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna.
2.3 miNE
Church, Baroque architecture
Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary, Fontanellato
60 min walk • The Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary is a minor basilica in Fontanellato, Province of Parma, northern Italy. One can see the bell tower of the sanctuary near the Fidenza gate of the A1 autostrada. It is about 20 kilometres west of Parma.
1.5 miE
Church, Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Fontevivo Abbey, Fontevivo
38 min walk • Fontevivo Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Fontevivo, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, about 15 kilometres west of Parma on the Via Emilia towards Fidenza.
5.2 miN
Forts and castles
Rocca Meli Lupi, Soragna
133 min walk • The Rocca Meli Lupi, also called Rocca di Soragna, is a castle-palace located in the town of Soragna, Province of Parma, region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It has a rough, unfinished exteriors and highly decorated interior rooms.
5.2 miN
Church
Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova, Soragna
134 min walk • The Oratorio di Sant'Antonio da Padova is a prayer hall located facing the main piazza in the town center of Soragna, Province of Parma, Italy.
4.2 miW
Church, Baroque architecture
Santa Maria Annunziata, Fidenza
107 min walk • Santa Maria Annunziata is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the town of Fidenza, Province of Parma, Italy. A chapel at the site is documented since 1230, erected under the patronage of the aristocratic Pinchelini family.
3.1 miSW
Church, Restaurant
Santa Margherita, Fidenza
78 min walk • Santa Margherita or Santa Margherita Vergine e Martire is a Roman Catholic church Fidenza, Province of Parma, Italy. A church at the site is documented since 1172 in a papal document sent from Pope Celestine III to the head of the nearby church of San Donnino. By 1477, it was a parish church.
5.2 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Baroque architecture
San Giacomo, Soragna
132 min walk • San Giacomo is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic parish church in Soragna, province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The church was built between 1755 and 1769, and is located near the Rocca Meli Lupi, the palatial home of the aristocratic lords of Soragno.
5.2 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Museo del Parmigiano-Reggiano, Soragna
134 min walk • The Museum of Parmigiano-Reggiano is an ethnographic museum dedicated to Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, located inside Corte Castellazzi on Via Alessandro Volta 5 in Soragna, in the province of Parma.