Mare d’Italia

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Entries from July 2008

Cesena and its hill towns

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Cesena is a beautiful Romagna town on the Emily Way, a few miles inland and a few miles from the foothills.

The town was built in a strategic place, before and during the Middle Ages several battles were fought for the control of it. Dante Alighieri mentioned Cesena, as he stayed there during his exile from [...]

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When to go..

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

If you’re heading to the beaches and hot weather, then enjoy the long summer season, from May to September. Beware August for the higher prices and overcrowded places.
From early Spring to the end of fall celebrations, festivals and ’sagre’ are happening all over the area. See Events category for a detailed schedule.
October can be a [...]

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Places of Romagna

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Romagna is half of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. Its territory spans the county (provinces) of Ravenna, Forli’-Cesena and Rimini. It roughly shaped as a triangle: the eastern side is the Adriatic Sea, with its low and sandy coast, from the pinewoods and flatlands below Ferrara, to the promontories of San Marino and Gradara; the [...]

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