Excursions
A land of hospitality and good food, Romagna offers much more than you might expect from a holiday.
Not far from the Adriatic coast with its wide beaches and all kinds of entertainment, you can admire the hilly inland area with its orchards, olive groves, vineyards, small vegetable gardens and many picturesque villages.
San Marino
San Marino stands on a spur overlooking the plain below and the Adriatic coast, and is the oldest and most distinctive republic in the world.
San Leo
The village of San Leo, with its majestic castle, was the scene of civil and military battles for a millennium, and its fortress was transformed into a prison during papal rule.
Gradara
Gradara preserves the splendour of the old walled village and castle that witnessed the love and tragedy of Paolo and Francesca, narrated by Dante in the Divine Comedy.
Ravenna
Ravenna, founded more than a thousand years before Christ, is the most important city in Italy from a historical and artistic point of view. Its Byzantine, Imperial and Gothic monuments still bear witness to the high level achieved in the past; the mosaics, unique in the world, and the tomb of Dante Alighieri, the greatest poet of the Italian language, give visitors an accurate picture of the harmonious fusion of styles from different eras.
Rimini
For over 160 years, Rimini has been in the memories and dreams of generations of holidaymakers. The secret of its success lies in the friendliness and hospitality of the place and its inhabitants, and in an area famous for its 15 km of beaches, 230 colourful beach establishments, over 1,000 hotels and amusement parks, but also for its 2,000 years of history and a small treasure trove of art.
Here, the sea is a way of life, the backdrop to Fellini’s films, the myth of summer fun that is renewed every day, and the magic of winter mists. But before all this, Rimini was a coveted and contested city, the capital of a lordship, that of the Malatesta family, a crossroads of cultures of which it preserves ancient and precious evidence.
Cesena
In the heart of Romagna, between Ravenna, Forlì, the Adriatic Sea, and the Apennine ridge, lies Cesena, a Malatesta city. An important art destination, known for its fine cuisine and thriving economy, especially agriculture, Cesena combines cultural tradition with hospitality and good living.
One of the most important art destinations in Romagna, Cesena’s origins date back to the 6th-5th century BC, when the first Umbrian and Etruscan settlements were established in the area. A Roman city and then a free commune in the early Middle Ages, at the end of the 14th century, the city became a Malatesta lordship and reached its peak with the establishment of the Malatesta Library.
After the brief duchy of Cesare Borgia, of which the city was the capital, Cesena returned under the direct rule of the Papal States and saw two popes of Cesena origin.