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This ancient pedestrian route, which was constructed as a defensive construction, provides a distinctive view of the village of Brisighella.
Stubborn as a donkey, Via del Borgo or Via degli Asini (The Donkey’s Road) has shuffled along since it was built in the 14th century. One of the most fetching features of medieval Brisighella is this arched passageway that was born as a plain, old road. It served as an outpost for guards. The road was later covered and converted into housing for the families of men who carted gypsum from the neighboring caves and hills. Stumbling over the buckled pavement and under its weather-worn wooden beams, it’s not impossible to imagine the way it once was.
