# Things to see in Loiano (Italy): 38 places and when to go

> Loiano is a town in Italy, and this site lists 38 places in and around it, mainly Nature (21), Mountains (14), Wildlife (7). The best known are Kainua, Mount Bibele and Monte Adone. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 15 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 41. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/loiano/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 44.2591, 11.3345
- **Places:** 38 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (21) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (14) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fauna/) (7) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (6) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) (5) · [Stargazing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/estrellas/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** BLQ Bologna, 31 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Monte Oggioli, at 1,290 m.

## What to see in Loiano

The places in and around Loiano, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Kainua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/area-archeologica-della-antica-citta-etrusca-di-pian-di-misa/): Etruscan city · 13 km
- [Mount Bibele](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-bibele/): Mountain in Italy · 3.3 km
- [Monte Adone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-adone/): Mountain in Italy · 9.6 km
- [Parco regionale storico di Monte Sole](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parco-regionale-monte-sole/): Protected area in Italy (EUAP0184) · 13 km
- [Contrafforte Pliocenico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/it4050012-sic-zps-contrafforte-pliocenico/): Protected area in Italy · 9.9 km
- [Rocca di Badolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/la-rocca/): Mountain in Italy · 13 km
- [Monte Bastione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-bastione/): Mountain in Italy · 13 km
- [Monte Beni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-beni/): Mountain in Italy · 12 km
- [Monte Canda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-canda/): Mountain in Italy · 9.5 km
- [Monte Caprara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-caprara/): Mountain in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, in Italy · 12 km
- [Mount of Cucchi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-dei-cucchi/): Mountain in Italy · 11 km
- [Monte delle Formiche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-delle-formiche/): Mountain in Italy · 7.8 km
- [Monte Oggioli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-oggioli/): Mountain in Italy · 9.8 km
- [Monte Salvaro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-salvaro/): Mountain in Italy · 14 km
- [Poggio del Falchetto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/poggio-del-falchetto/): Mountain in Italy · 11 km
- [Via degli Dei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-degli-dei/): Hiking trail in Italy · 14 km
- [abitato etrusco - celtico di Pianella di Monte Savino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abitato-etrusco-celtico-di-pianella-di-monte-savino/): Archaeological site · 3.8 km
- [La Martina, Monte Gurlano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/la-martina-monte-gurlano/): Protected area in the metropolitan city of Bologna, Italy · 5.6 km
- [Media Valle del Sillaro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/media-valle-del-sillaro/): Protected area in Italy · 9.3 km
- [Monte Abelle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-abelle/): Mountain in Italy · 12 km
- [Monte dei Cucchi, Pian di Balestra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-dei-cucchi-pian-di-balestra/): Protected area in Italy · 10 km
- [Monte Sole Protected Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-sole/): Protected area in the province of Bologna, Italy · 13 km
- [Archaeological Museum "Luigi Fantini", Monterenzio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-archeologico-luigi-fantini/): Museum in Monterenzio (Bologna), Italy · 9.4 km
- [necropolis of Monte Tamburino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-monte-tamburino/): Archaeological site in Monterenzio, Italy · 3.6 km

And the other 14, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Monterenzio Vecchio necropolis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-monterenzio-vecchia/), [stipe votiva etrusca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/stipe-votiva-etrusca/), [Balena della Val di Zena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/balena-della-val-di-zena/)
- **Nature**: [Riserva naturale Contrafforte Pliocenico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-regionale-contrafforte-pliocenico/), [Sasso di San Zanobi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sasso-di-san-zenobi/)
- **Stargazing**: [Osservatorio astronomico di Loiano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/stazione-astronomica-di-loiano/), [Osservatorio G.D. Cassini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/osservatorio-g-d-cassini/), [Telescopio "Zeiss" da 60 cm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/telescopio-zeiss-da-60-cm/)
- **Hiking**: [Bivacco Poggio Savena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bivacco-poggio-savena/), [Via degli Dei: Tappa 2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-degli-dei-tappa-2/), [Via degli Dei: Tappa 3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-degli-dei-tappa-3/), [Via della Lana e della Seta: Tappa 2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-della-lana-e-della-seta-tappa-2/)
- **With kids**: [Piscina Monterenzio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/piscina-monterenzio/), [Villaggio della Salute Più](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villaggio-della-salute-piu/)

## When to go to Loiano

The best time to visit Loiano is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 02 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 14 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 38 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 14 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 35 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 19 |
| July | Possible | 15 h 01 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 51 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 17 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 44 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 22 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 41 |

In June there are 15 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 41. In April, 35 of the 38 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Loiano

The nearest main airport is Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ, Bologna), 31 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=44.2591%2C11.3345)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.2591%2C11.3345)

## Other towns nearby

- [Palazzuolo sul Senio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzuolo-sul-senio/): 46 places · 24 km
- [Castel San Pietro Terme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castel-san-pietro-terme/): 30 places · 27 km
- [Bologna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bolonia/): 79 places · 27 km
- [Camugnano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/camugnano/): 59 places · 27 km
- [Bazzano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bazzano/): 19 places · 34 km
- [Fanano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fanano/): 62 places · 45 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Loiano?

The best known: [Kainua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/area-archeologica-della-antica-citta-etrusca-di-pian-di-misa/), [Mount Bibele](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-bibele/), [Monte Adone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-adone/), [Parco regionale storico di Monte Sole](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parco-regionale-monte-sole/), [Contrafforte Pliocenico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/it4050012-sic-zps-contrafforte-pliocenico/). In all, 38 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Loiano?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 15 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 41.

### How do you get to Loiano?

The nearest main airport is Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), 31 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.2591%2C11.3345) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Loiano as the destination and these 38 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).