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A storytelling lunch with regional dishes, local wines and tales to take home.
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EST. MMXXVI ✦ EDITORIAL PROJECT44°28′36″ N · 11°00′36″ E
THE TOWN YOU DIDN'T EXPECT
Vignola
Segreta.
Beyond the walls, beneath every portico, in the stories time almost forgot.
Start exploringScroll to discoverROCCA DI VIGNOLA · FOTO LARA ZANARINI · CC BY-SA 4.0
✳VIGNOLA / EMILIA-ROMAGNA
AN INVITATION TO LOOK CLOSER
There is the Vignola you can see. And another waiting to be told.
A fortress holding centuries of history, a staircase that seems to defy gravity, arcades where goods and people once passed. Then the Panaro river, cherries, food and voices. Vignola Segreta brings together the stones and the lives, the documents and the memories.
✦Researched stories. Real places. Fascinating details, never invented mysteries.
01 / THE ARCHIVE
Every place has a story.
The first pages of our storytelling atlas. Our research continues, one detail at a time.
01STONE & POWER
The fortress and the Contrari family
From fortification to noble residence: Vignola's landmark is more than a beautiful façade.
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02ARCHITECTURE
The staircase reaching for the sky
Inside Palazzo Barozzi, Renaissance geometry still takes visitors by surprise.
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03
URBAN MEMORY
Life beneath the porticoes
Via Bonesi, Soli and Muratori: the covered streets were once the heart of daily commerce.
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02 / TASTE OF PLACE
A town to savour.
Vignola's flavours go far beyond its famous cherries. They speak of cultivated land, local wines, traditional recipes and gestures passed down through generations.
VIGNOLA PGI CHERRIESWINE, FOOD & TRADITION✧ Gastronomic research will be an essential part of the book.
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03 / THE BOOK
A guide to read. A place to take home.
We are creating a single bilingual Italian–English edition exploring local history, fascinating details, photographs, walking routes and food culture. Made for those arriving from afar — and for locals who thought they knew everything.
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SEGRETATHE HIDDEN SOUL
OF VIGNOLAEMANUELE DI IORIO
Preliminary cover concept — not the final book cover❧
VIGNOLASEGRETATHE HIDDEN SOUL
OF VIGNOLA
04 / EXPERIENCES
Don't just read Vignola. Experience it.
We are developing intimate small-group experiences combining storytelling, cultural walks and a taste of local cuisine.
IN DEVELOPMENT
Stories, stone & flavour
A cultural walk led by a licensed guide, followed by a local food and wine experience.
Ask for detailsProgrammes, prices and availability will be published once the experiences are finalised.
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A STORY IN THE MAKING
The next chapter might begin here.
Do you have old photographs, memories, oral histories or a detail worth checking? Or would you like to hear when the book and experiences are ready? Get in touch.
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