Green hills10/25/2022 It has been a town of hospitality for centuries, as recalled by the Colonna delle anella in the central square, which recalls a distant tradition from the 13th century when the noble families of Bertinoro hosted pilgrims and knights who arrived, depending on the ring they chose. This is Bertinoro, one of the best-known balconies of Romagna: from up here, your gaze is lost in the horizon as far as the sea. It is the kingdom of Albana, but also of Sangiovese, and there are many wineries where you can stop for a tasting of top quality labels. On the road again, it is still the Via Emilia that leads us, but we change direction.Īs we head towards Forlì, all we have to do is look up and we see Bertinoro clinging to its hillside, surrounded by vineyards, so illuminated at night that it is visible from afar.In Balignano, a few kilometres away, it is also possible to visit the ancient Turchi oil mill, a witness to the production of oil that in these hills has earned the Colline di Romagna Dop certification. In Longiano, it is also worth visiting the small Petrella Theatre, an authentic Italian-style 'bomboniere', loved and appreciated by the greatest actors in the theatre, and the Italian Museum of Cast Iron, with its curious display of cast iron items for street furniture. The village is dominated by the imposing Malatesta Castle, which today houses the Tito Balestra Foundation, with its 5,000 works of art from the Italian twentieth century.ĭe Pisis, Guttuso, Morandi, Rosai, Maccari, Sironi, Vespignani are just some of the artists in this precious collection. We are in the Cesena area, on the edge of the Rubicon valley, where Julius Caesar decided the fate of Rome. The first stop on an ideal inland trip is Longiano, the village that in 1992 was voted one of Europe's ideal villages.Leaving the main road, we start to climb, a few bends, some ups and downs, a glimpse of romantic views and here we are in the square of one of the many villages that make this land of Romagna so charming. The ancient Via Emilia acts as our guide, crossing a plain dominated by orchards and tilled fields. Just a few kilometres from the sea, the hinterland of Romagna unfolds sinuously, like a long story where centuries of history, splendid panoramas, green landscapes and tasty flavours intertwine. Gentle hills, dotted with vineyards and olive groves, villages, fortresses and bell towers in the distance. The itinerary that winds its way inland through Romagna, just a few kilometres from the sea, stops at Longiano, Bertinoro and Brisighella.
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