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Sapori Village da fairs non and perdere festivals - L’anguilla di ComacchioLocal and traditional museumsMARCH › Cervia › San Giuseppe FairCuttlefish fair at Pinarella with fish and seafoodgastronomic stands, entertainment, traditionalRomagna shows, music and markets. On the freebeach of Cervia, an appointment with traditional“focarina” and fireworks over the sea.Tel. 0544 993 435 - www.comunecervia.it/turismoMARCH / APRIL › Ravenna› Festival of the white pinewood truffleThe event, the only one of its kind in Italy, includeswithin the naturalistic context of the pinewood ofClasse (Fosso Ghiaia), delicatessen stands, tastingevents, markets exhibitions, conferences, walks,non-competitive sporting events, mountain-bikeexcursions and traditional games.Tel. 339 3546640MAY / AUGUST › Cervia› Romagna showcaseStrolling around the characteristic fishing villageto discover flavours and traditions of the sea andland: wine and food shows, arts and crafts, tastingsessions, exhibitions and shows. Every Thursday.Tel. 0544 993 435 - www.comunecervia.it/turismoOCTOBER › Casola Valsenio› Festival of forgotten fruitsThe farmers of Casola exhibit and sell medlars, caneapples, Neapolitan medlars and all the other smallautumn fruits forgotten during the transition from afarming to an industrial society. Conferences, showsand a jam-making competition.Tel. 0546 73 033 - www.terredifaenza.itNOVEMBER › Brisighella › 4 fairs for 3 hillsA delicious gastronomy event which dedicates eachSunday in November to a typical local product: pork,the Volpina pear and mature cheese, truffles and oil.Tel. 0546 81 166 - www.terredifaenza.itNOVEMBER › Faenza› “Enologica” and the typical product showShow and sale of fine wines and distilled productsfrom the Faenza area and nearby municipalities.Market exhibition of typical Romagna produce withguided tasting sessions and wine cellar visits.Tel. 0546 621 111 - www.terredifaenza.itBagnacavallo› “Villanova delle Capanne” Ethnographic ecomuseum of fen civilisationWe are at Villanova di Bagnacavallo, home of wetland grasses. Thisbeautiful museum houses a tradition heritage of spinning and weavingimplements and enables visitors to become better acquainted withwetland areas. The centre organises didactic workshops and, every yearin September, the Feast of the civilisation of wetland grasses.Largo Tre Giunchi, 3 - Tel. 0545 47 122 - 0545 49 191www.racine.ra.it/erbepalustriBrisighella › Museo all’aperto dell’olioThe aim of this museum is to focus on olive growing and oil productionin Romagna. The path winds its way through the Brisighella oil growingregion, with stops in the unusual “open-air museum rooms” to enjoy avery beautiful natural environment.Cooperativa Agricola Brisighellese (CAB)Via Strada, 2 - Tel. 0546 81 103www.brisighello.netBrisighella › Museo del lavoro contadino (temporarily closed)Precious artefacts, both in terms of age and of originality, narrate life onthe farms in the Lamone, Marzeno and Senio river valleys.Teaching routes available.Via Monticino, 2 - Tel. 0546 83 129 - 0546 994 419www.terredifaenza.itMassa Lombarda › Museo della frutticoltura “Adolfo Bonvicini”In this part of Romagna, fruit-growing is economy and history.The museum reconstructs the agricultural revolution started at MassaLombarda between the 19th and 20th centuries: land reclamation,the farm unit, the family, farming society, the agrarian pacts and socialstruggles.Via Amendola, 40 - Tel. 0545 985 832 - 0545 985 833www.romagnadeste.itRussi › Museo della vita contadina in RomagnaOn show are work implements used daily by the farmers and artisans,with a large section dedicated to weaving. The Museum is located atSan Pancrazio and is the upshot of many years spent collecting objectsand carrying out historical research.Via XVII Novembre, 2 - Tel. 0544 535 033 - 349 7881929www.racine.ra.it/russi/vitacontadinaJUNE › Ravenna › Strawberry FairIn Santo Stefano. Excellent traditional Romagnadishes accompanied by good wine, music andfun. The fair presents “Fragolizia”, a stand devotedentirely to the strawberry, with fruit salads, icecreams, fruit kebabs, cakes, tarts and risottos.Tel. 347 5223611JUNE › Bagnacavallo › Figli di un bacco minore?Children of a lesser Bacchus: in the beautiful cloisterof the ancient convent of San Francesco, the showof native vine varieties, traditions and lesser-knowncontrolled denomination of origin wines is staged.Organised by Slow Food.Tel. 0545 280 898 - www.romagnadeste.itJULY › Riolo Terme› RomagnaIl paneshallotferraresefairA chance to discover the delicacy of the Romagnashallot: a typical product with European IGP status.Market exhibition and gastronomic stands.Tel. 0546 71 044 - www.terredifaenza.itSEPTEMBER › Cervia › September “sapore di sale”One whole month dedicated to the city’s saltcollectingorigins and traditions, with a packedprogramme of events, meetings, cultural encountersand theme markets. The ancient salt storagetradition is renewed, with the salt transported withthe “burchiella” boat from the salt-pans to the stores.Tel. 0544 993 435 - www.comunecervia.it/turismo1. Casola Valsenio, the forgotten fruits festival2. BrisighellaCasola Valsenio › Giardino delle erbe “Augusto Rinaldi Ceroni”In the heart of spontaneous greenery, the Garden of Casola Valsenio is acultivated green gem: four hectares of terraced land on which grow fourhundred botanical species used in many different fields, from medicineto biology, from cosmetics to food. This is Italy’s largest permanentexhibition of herbs.Via del Corso, S. P. Prugno - Tel. 0546 73 158www.ilgiardinodelleerbe.itCervia › MUSA - Salt MuseumThe museum houses old tools, archaeological artefacts and documents,historical and cultural aspects of salt extraction and shows how salt wasextracted before mechanisation was introduced in 1960.Magazzini del Sale, via Nazario SauroTel. 0544 979 239 - 0544 977 592 - 338 9507741www.comunecervia.it/turismoCervia › Museo della civiltà contadinaHoused in a renovated stable, it boasts a nice collection of farmingobjects and implements from the countryside around Cervia up to theearly-20th century.S.S. Adriatica, 170 - Tel. 0544 994 501www.leghiaine.it121617
18The green heart ofRomagnaThe province of Forlì-Cesena is located in thecentral part of Romagna.To be more precise, it isthe heart of the region.A large area dottedwith spas dating backto ancient times whichstretches out fromthe fierce peaks of theApennines, slopes downthe hills covered withAlbana and Sangiovesevineyards, over a rich andintensely farmed plain,as far as the sea, and thebeaches of Cesenatico,San Mauro and Gatteo.Everywhere a generousnatural environment,sometimes sculptedby the caring hands ofhuman beings, othertimes left to itself, suchas the National Park ofthe Casentinesi Forests,Monte Falterona andCampigna, with the oldestforests in Europe, whichdominate the entireprovince from the top ofthe Apennine Mountains.Out of this respect andcare for nature comes aseries of top-quality anddelicious gastronomicproducts. A journeythrough the provinceof Forlì and Cesena is achance to enjoy a land- the green heart ofRomagna - full of charmand true excitement...andof course good food.Forlì-Cesena“pesce azzurro”and “formaggio di fossa”,to suit every tasteGastronomy and craftsdelight the palateFirst of all piadina, with its inimitableflavour, served everywhereinstead of bread. Also deservingof mention are the various typesof pasta, strictly home-madeaccording to Artusi’s instructions:cappelletti, strozzapreti,ravioli, without forgetting the famouspassatelli, also deliciousin fish broth. Local specialitiesinclude grilled “pesce azzurro”(fish of the mackerel variety),fish fries, fish soups and shellfish.A very special taste is that offormaggio di fossa cheese,left to mature in undergroundcellars according to a traditiondating back to the 15th century.The area also provides wonderfulfresh cheeses: raviggiolo,squacquerone and ricotta.From the hills come excellentolive oil, peaches and cherriesand, higher up, in the Apennines,grow mushrooms andtruffles. Simple, but very tastyare the cakes: bustreng, madewith honey and pieces of fruit;savor, jam made from grapemust, to which are added freshfruit, almonds and walnuts;bracciatelli (or “brazadél”) andscroccadenti. And the wine?Never forget that this is Romagna,which means that ifyou say you are thirsty, theygive you a glass of wine: AlbanaDocg and the Doc wines of Romagna:Sangiovese, Cagnina,Trebbiano and Pagadebit.Visiting the province: a short guideThis is a land full of history, enjoymentand traditions. On the coastis Cesenatico, a town with manycenturies of fishing and maritimetrading traditions, with the canalharbour designed by Leonardoda Vinci, home to the SeafaringMuseum, the house where poetMarino Moretti was born, andthe characteristic piazzetta delleConserve, wells in which fish wasstored up until the 1930s. On theplain are the cities of Cesena,Forlì, Forlimpopoli and San MauroPascoli. During the Renaissanceperiod, Cesena was governed1by the Malatesta who left the citymany great monuments, such asthe mighty fortified fortress andthe public library, a precious exampleof humanist culture; today,the Malatesta Library is amongthe most beautiful and best-preservedin Europe. Forlì is the otherprovincial capital. Here visitorscan admire the San MercurialeAbbey, documentary evidenceof which dates back to the 4thcentury. The bell-tower, the buildingof which terminated in 1180,is 76 metres high. The city wasdominated by the Ordelaffi family,delight the eyeAmong the very best craft itemsof Romagna are rust printedfabrics. At Castrocaro, Gambettola,Forlì and Santarcangelo,numerous craftsmen handprint table-cloths, awnings andaprons, using a method devisedhundreds of years ago.At Montetiffi, a village nearSogliano, original clay pots arestill made for cooking piadina.This craft dates back in historyand the pot makers of Montetiffiare first mentioned in adocument dated 1527, whichbears the signature of SigismondoMalatesta.Another traditional activity isthe manufacture of top-qualityfootwear, above all in the areaaround San Mauro Pascoli.1. Printed clothswho built the imposing RavaldinoFortress. Especially dear to gourmetsis Forlimpopoli, the birthplaceof Pellegrino Artusi, authorof “La scienza in cucina e l’artedel mangiare bene” (Science inthe kitchen and the art of eatingwell), which helps us understandwhy the people of Romagna havea taste for good food. At SanMauro Pascoli stands the housein which Giovanni Pascoli, thepoet of small, melancholy andimpressionist things, was born. Inthe hills, along the roads that runacross the six valleys of the prov-ince, vineyards, olive groves andwonderful scenic views abound.Along the valleys of the Montoneand Tramazzo rivers areCastrocaro Terme, an elegantand renowned spa centre, Terradel Sole, the city fortress builtby Cosimo de’ Medici and Dovadolawith its old Florentinecentre, which in autumn is full ofthe fragrance of precious whitetruffle. Other pleasant encountersawait visitors in the valleysof the Bidente and Rabbi rivers:Bertinoro, “the balcony of Romagna”,famous for its wines andfor the Colonna delle anella (ringcolumn), the symbol of naturalRomagna hospitality; Meldoladefended by the fortress, locatedScavignanoTossinoModigliana7Marzeno6Montone12Marzeno7DovadolaRoccaS. Casciano11Oriolo7GaleataMonteAltaccio823 mCamposaldoVillagrappain a strategic position betweenthe two rivers; Cusercoli with itsmighty castle; Civitella, on theroad to Santa Sofia, the accessdoor to the centuries-old CampignaForest. And Predappio,with its agricultural traditions thatmakes it a major producer of finewines. In the Rubicone Valley liesLongiano, a Malatesta strongholdand Sogliano well knownto gourmets for its “formaggio difossa” cheese. In the Savio valleylie Sarsina, the birthplace ofLatin playwright Plautus, Bagnodi Romagna, with its warm spawaters, much enjoyed by theancient Romans and San Pieroin Bagno, where good food is adeep-rooted tradition.VillanovaRovereTerra del SoleCastrocaroTerme9MonteMaggiore63TontolaS. SofiaFiumana7Civitelladi RomagnaS. Lorenzoin Noceto7Predappio6Meldola11Gualdo15Santerno11CusercoliVoltreMonte 15di Faggia852 mForlì85RivoschioPieveCarpinello4Ronco4Forlimpopoli11FrattaTerme69S. AndreaS. MariaNuova6BertinoroPolentaCollinelloTeodorano20 19Itineraries along the Wineand Dine RouteA gourmet journey through the heart of Romagna, betweenthe Via Emilia and the Apennines - two hundred and eightykilometres of flavour link the six valleys of the province.Land of farming customs and labours - where the bestRomagna wines reign supreme, especially Sangioveseand Albana - which is also renowned for its oil, fruitand vegetables, and delicious pasta dishes made withhome-made pasta, tender beef from local Romagna breeds,tasty cheeses and dressed-pork products to accompanypiadina, the region’s pride and joy.To find out more: www.stradavinisaporifc.itCiola15BorelloPiavola7E 4514Mercato Saraceno6511Savio144A 14PisignanoS. GiorgioMartoranoCesenaMontianoLongianoRoncofreddoSoglianoal RubiconeMontegelli1371115Gambettola8SalineS. Giovanniin GalileaBorellaMontebello5712770TorrianaTagliata8ZadinaRubiconeGatteo30 SavignanosulRubiconePoggioBerniUso5
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