Santuario di Bocca di Rio

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The shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Graces of Boccadirio-or simply sanctuary of Boccadirio-is a Marian shrine in Emilia-Romagna. It is located in the hamlet of Baragazza, in the municipality of Castiglione dei Pepoli, in the province of Bologna, in the border area with Tuscany.

A pilgrimage site, it can be reached from the Autostrada del Sole highway by exiting at the Roncobilaccio tollbooth and continuing on provincial road 8. It is the second most important shrine in the Bologna diocese, after the shrine of Our Lady of St. Luke in Bologna.

Coordinates: 44°6'48"N, 11°12'33"E

Location

Via Bocca di Rio, 22Castiglione dei Pepoli 40035 Emilia-RomagnaItaly

Contact

+39 0534 97618

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Santuario di Bocca di Rio – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cimitero Militare Germanico della Futa, Pieve di Sant'Ippolito, Camugnano, Oratorio di San Niccolò.

3.3 miE
Cemetery
Cimitero Militare Germanico della Futa, Firenzuola
85 min walk • The German Futa Pass Cemetery is Italy's largest war cemetery. According to the German War Graves Commission it holds remains of 30,800 German soldiers who died in the Second World War.
6.5 miSW
Church
Pieve di Sant'Ippolito
165 min walk • The parish church of Sant'Ippolito is located near Vernio, in the hamlet of the same name, in the province of Prato.
5 miW
Locality
Camugnano
128 min walk • Camugnano is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 kilometres southwest of Bologna.
4.9 miSW
Church
Oratorio di San Niccolò, Vernio
125 min walk • The Oratory of San Niccolò is located in Vernio in the province of Prato.
4.9 miSW
Church
San Leonardo e San Quirico, Vernio
125 min walk • The church of San Leonardo and San Quirico is located in Vernio in the province of Prato.
5.2 miSW
Church
Santuario Sant'Antonio Maria Pucci, Vernio
132 min walk • The shrine of St. Anthony Mary Pucci is located in Vernio, in the province of Prato.
5.7 miSW
Church
Chiesa di Sant'Antonio da Padova a Mercatale, Vernio
146 min walk • The church of St. Anthony of Padua in Mercatale is located in Vernio, in the province of Prato.
2.4 miNW
Tunnel
Apennine Base Tunnel, Castiglione dei Pepoli
61 min walk • The Apennine Base Tunnel, alternatively known as the Grand Apennine Tunnel, is a railway base tunnel 18.507 km long on the Bologna-Florence Direttissima line in central Italy.