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From the sea of Cervia to the peak of Bertinoro and back. There are long pleasant stretches over the plain and fields, but brusquely interrupted by the climb towards Bertinoro. About 60 kilometres in all, which won’t be any effort for experts but may prove tiring to the beginners.
Ten kilometres of flatland and then…
You cross the "Adriatica" state road and at the first fork take Via Cervara on the left. After eight kilometres on the flat, to warm up your muscles, you come to Pisignano and immediately afterwards Cannuzzo. The atmosphere is the peaceful one you breathe in the countryside. At the tenth kilometre, having crossed the river Savio, you leave the province of Ravenna and enter the province of Forlì Cesena; near Santa Maria Nuova you start the climb towards Bertinoro.
The road gets gradually tougher over an ascent of ten kilometres with some hard gradients that will test your physical condition.
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Bertinoro, a hospitable place
You arrive in Bertinoro after a fairly tough climb and the town is the just reward for your efforts. An atmosphere of other ages, but not only this: Bertinoro is renowned as a place of hospitality, a 700 year tradition as may be seen from the Colonna delle Anelle (Hospitality Column) in the main square. If you then think of its gastronomic fame you may indulge yourself with a glass of wine. No doubt accompanied by the inseparable piadina.
Headlong to the sea
The return to Cervia is genuine pleasure. As you speed along amid vineyards you get glimpses of the plain as far as the sea.
As the road flattens out you come to the road back: Santa Maria Nuova, the Dismano road, Matellica, Cannuzzo and Pisignano.
You swiftly approach the sea and the welcoming beaches of Cervia.
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