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Pedalling in the province of Forlì and Cesena means being able to choose your favourite kind of itinerary whenever you like: from broad plain to short sudden ascents, right up to the wooded peaks of the Apennines.
You just have to decide in which direction to point your bike. There's the flat and easy coast; there's the plain with roads cutting through fertile, crop-rich countryside; there are the hills, protected by ancient walls, fortresses and fortified villages that suddenly emerge on the plain, offering tough but brief ascents. And then there are the actual mountains, at the southern boundary of the province, where the air and the ascents are truly Apennine.
Not to be missed
In Forlì, the Ravaldino Fortress, seat of the Ordelaffi family; in Cesena the precious Malatestiana Library.
The heart of Forlì is Piazza Saffi, overlooked by the Abbey of San Mercuriale with its Romanesque bell tower. Other buildings in the square are the Romanesque- Gothic Palazzo del Podestà, the Town Hall, where the Ordelaffi family lived, and the Palazzina degli Albertini. A walk through Forlì should include a visit to the Ravaldino Fortress, an imposing square plan fortress built in the 14th century and extended in 1472 at the behest of Pino III Ordelaffi. Another building certainly worth seeing is the Palazzo dell’Ospedale Vecchio (Palace of the Old Hospital) which houses the Picture Gallery with works by Beato Angelico, Guercino and a beautiful Hebe by Canova.
Standing guard over the noble atmosphere of Cesena is the fourteenth-century Malatesta Fortress. From its walkways you will enjoy an outstaidng view over the surrounding landscape.
Another of the town’s treasures is the Library, built as a public library in the mid 15th-century at the behest of Novello Malatesta. It is one of the most precious heritage of humanist culture and its structure, furnishings and collection of books have remained intact. Overlooking Cesena, the Benedictine Sanctuary of the Madonna del Monte is specialised in the restoration of old books.
The ex voto collection is highly interesting: the paintings, mostly dating back to the period comprised between the 15th and 19th centuries, form an actual gallery of popular art.
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The Beautiful and the Good
Throughout the province you will find wrought iron workshops. Craft has an ancient history here. Cloth printed with the "rust" method is found in Gambettola (also a paradise for the collectors of old iron objects), Castrocaro, Santa Sofia, Forlì and Cesenatico.
In Montetiffi are the best clay pans for baking the ancient traditional bread from Romagna: piadina, whose fame equals that of another great name in Italian gastronomy, Pellegrino Artusi, also a native of these parts.
The high points of local cooking are passatelli, strozzapreti, garganelli, and, as Pellegrino himself commands, ravioli with fossa cheese from Sogliano, not to mention the fried and grilled fish and fish soups that are the main items on the seafood menu of Cesenatico, a delight to the palate.
The famous Albana and Sangiovese wines are well suited to the traditional cuisine.
Visit the section "Where to book" to gain useful information and plan a holiday along the Adriatic Coast of the Emilia
Romagna region selecting agencies and accommodation facilities in the province of
Forlì - Cesena which offer targeted services for cyclists.
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