Via Vandelli - from Modena to Massa (Italy)

Submitted by offriends on Mon, 11/28/2022 - 01:27pm
Description

The Via Vandelli connects Modena and Massa. Duke Francesco III d'Este asked Domenico Vandelli for a project for a modern road, easy to maintain, which passes only through the territories of the Este duchy. The first project of 1738 follows the Via Bibulca. The second project of 1739 is the most innovative and legendary one. It is a road born of the Enlightenment, of a ruler and his designer. The first European road designed and equipped with infrastructure for accommodation and refreshment, a gigantic work of human ingenuity.