The new Nonturismo guide
On April 17th, the new guide in the Nonturismo series hits bookshops: Terre del Reno, Setta e Sambro, an editorial project by Sineglossa, edited by Wu Ming 2 and published by Ediciclo editore. Together with il Poggiolo Rifugio Re_Esistente, Sineglossa is organising two events to launch the guide.
Terre del Reno, Setta e Sambro is the seventh guide in the Nonturismo series (Ediciclo editore), produced by Sineglossa as part of the NONTURISMO homonymous project, written by people who live in the area, with illustrations by Alexia Tzimas.
The guide tells the story of the three valleys of the Emilian Apennines through the voices of a community editorial team and a series of interviews with those who traverse and take care for these places every day: workers, environmental guides, activists, artists, geographers.
Like every guide in the Nonturismo series, also this one on the Emilian Apennines is built around a theme, a genius loci which, according to those who live there, defines the territory in a unique way. According to the community editorial team who wrote the guide, in the Terre del Reno, Setta e Sambro, the “spirit of the place” is captured in the concept of being brigoso – a quality that runs through the landscapes and the communities that inhabit them. Brigoso means arduous, difficult, complicated, but “taking the trouble” (prendersi la briga) also means committing oneself, embracing complexity, inventing solutions and self-organising. It is a condition born from the constraints and possibilities of the Apennines, and reflected in the choices of those who decide to live and stay in these places.
The three itineraries in the guide cross the valleys of the Reno, Setta and Sambro and are conceived as tools for exploring the territory from different perspectives. One unfolds through the upper eastern valleys, among historic mountain passes and artificial lakes on the border with Tuscany; another winds through the upper western valleys, at the foot of Corno alle Scale and towards the Panaro basin; the third focuses on the middle Reno valley, where the hilly landscape interweaves with the memory of the Liberation war and the relationship with Bologna.
The Nonturismo guide to the Terre del Reno, Setta e Sambro is an editorial project by Sineglossa, produced with the support of the “In Appennino” project, in collaboration with the Unione dei Comuni dell’Appennino Bolognese, with the backing of EIT Climate-KIC through the EIT NEB Enhance call of the EIT Community New European Bauhaus, and with the support of Un altro Appennino è Possibile, Il Poggiolo – Rifugio Re_Esistente, Officina 15.
The community editorial team was coordinated by anthropologists Eleonora Adorni and Brenda Benaglia; the volume is edited by writer Wu Ming 2, and the graphic design is by studio Atelier Tatanka. Each itinerary in the guide is accompanied by a visual narrative by illustrator Alexia Tzimas.
Programme
Guide launch event
📆 Wednesday, 22 April
📍 Monte Sole, Poggiolo – Rifugio Re_Esistente, Marzabotto (BO)
🕡 6.30PM
🎟️ Free entry
👥 Speakers:
- Wu Ming 2 (writer and curator of the guide)
- Federico Bomba (President and artistic director of Sineglossa)
- Marco Tamarri (Un altro Appennino è possibile)
- Alessia Tzimas (illustrator of the guide)
- Francesca Marchi (Unione dei Comuni dell’Appennino Bolognese)
- Valentina Cuppi (mayor of Marzabotto)
🍽️ Dinner on reservation (by 18 April)
Guided walk with readings
📆 Sunday 26 April
📍 9.15AM: Departure from Pian di Venola, Railway station
📍 1PM: Arrival at Monte Sole, Il Poggiolo – Rifugio Re_Esistente, Marzabotto
A journey through nature and memory along the Sentiero del Postino (Postman’s Path), with Wu Ming 2 and the community editorial team, with significant stops at the Church of Sperticano, the Church of Don Fornasini, and the Ruins of Caprara.
Distance: 6 km
Elevation gain: 350 m
Difficulty: hiking
🚐 Free shuttle back to Pian di Venola
🍷 At the end of the walk, lunch at Il Poggiolo – Rifugio Re_Esistente is available at a special rate for participants (not included in the ticket).
🎟️ Ticketed event – limited places
Full ticket | €20 (+ Eventbrite fees)
Includes:
📙 1 copy of the guide Terre del Reno, Setta e Sambro
🥾 Walk ticket (accompanied by a hiking guide + insurance coverage)
2-person package | €30 (+ Eventbrite fees)
Includes:
📙🥾 1 full ticket (guide copy + walk ticket)
🥾 1 reduced ticket (walk ticket only)
3-person package | €40 (+ Eventbrite fees)
Includes:
📙🥾 1 full ticket (guide copy + walk ticket)
🥾🥾 2 reduced tickets (walk ticket only)
