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Flaminia Room

The room named after the Roman road that modern walkers have rediscovered. The only room at La Leopoldina with a private en-suite bathroom — ideal for solo travellers or couples who want a little extra privacy.

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BathroomPrivate en-suite
Guests2
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The Roman road found again in the woods.

In 187 BC the consul Gaius Flaminius Nepos had a military road built to link Bologna with Arezzo through the Tuscan–Emilian Apennines. Paved with sandstone slabs roughly 2.4 metres wide, it cut the mountains at their most direct points. It was called the Flaminia Militare to distinguish it from the consular Flaminia from Rome to Rimini, built by his father Gaius Flaminius, who died at Lake Trasimene in 217 BC.

In the Middle Ages the Flaminia Militare fell into disuse: the Roman tracks were abandoned, the slabs reused as building material, and the memory of the road survived only in Latin sources — Livy, Ab Urbe condita XXXIX, 2 and Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum V, 1.

The rediscovery is due to Cesare Agostini and Franco Santi, a teacher and a land-registry official from Castel dell'Alpi, who between 1979 and 1981 identified the first paved stretch above Monghidoro. Their survey campaigns, using metal detectors and historical cartography, are documented in their book La Flaminia Militare: una strada romana sull'Appennino tosco-emiliano (Pendragon, 1985), updated in several editions. About 13 km of the original paving were reconstructed, still in place.

The route is now part of the Via degli Dei, a 130 km walking itinerary between Bologna and Florence in 5–6 stages. The Mugello stage descends from the Passo della Futa to San Piero a Sieve, passing through Sant'Agata. The house is about 15 km from the centre of San Piero a Sieve.

Practical information

The room, in detail.

Bed

  • Double bed
  • Linen provided

Bathroom

  • Private en-suite bathroom
  • Towels provided

Details

  • Capacity: 2 guests
  • Well suited to walkers and cyclists