Adriatic Coast: you`re always welcome

Adriatic Coast:
you’re always welcome
Not one kind of tourism, but lots. Not one opportunity to have fun, but lots of opportunities to enjoy
an unforgettable holiday. This is the Adriatic Coast of Emilia Romagna. The packages presented in
this magazine represent the best that is on offer, developed along 110 kilometres of coastline.
A mix of beach and art towns, environment and sport, nightlife and theme parks. Everything
set in a reception context which is constantly in search of innovation and quality. The hotels,
tourist villages, clubs, the courtesy and hospitality of our operators are the first business card of
tourism in Emilia Romagna. Continuous investments guarantee their progressive qualification, with
increasingly improved and integrated services and all-inclusive packages at highly competitive
rates.
Few other capitals of tourism are able to offer a mix to compare with that of the Adriatic Coast of
Emilia Romagna: the family beach is a place to regain a perfectly calm balance, with accessorised
reception structures and equally adequate beach facilities; the theme parks that attract children,
parents and grandparents, from Easter to October; the environment, the Delta Park, the
Casentinesi Forests and the High Valmarecchia, a landscape which has remained unspoilt despite
the economic development of one of the richest areas in Europe; the sense of tradition which is
also renewed in the food and wine culture linked with places and territories.
Then there is ‘Pink Night’, the positive emblem of night-time entertainment, of the carefree holiday
spirit that leads the way, in this case too, to a variety of nightspots – from the clubs to dancing
on the beaches – all of the very highest level: “Where the fun’s at” to quote the title of the website
www.adriacoast.com, the portal of the Adriatic Coast of Emilia Romagna.
A mention must also be made of the facilities on offer for pleasure sailors, which are unique in
Italy, with just under six thousand moorings in modern wet docks; sport, from sailing to golf, from
cycling to beach tennis and beach volley; even wellbeing, with the areas spa facilities.
In short, not one kind of tourism, but lots: and this is where you’ll find “the most entertaining
relaxation there is”.
Andrea Corsini
President of Unione Prodotto Costa
Antonio Carasso
Programme Coordinator
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IN THIS ISSUE OF
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Lidi di Comacchio
The Park beaches
The Ravenna beaches
The trendy coast
Cervia Milano Marittima
Naturally elegant
Cesenatico
A seafaring town
Gatteo a Mare
Would you like to dance?
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Savignano Mare
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San Mauro Mare
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Bellaria Igea Marina
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Rimini
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Riccione
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Misano Adriatico
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Cattolica
A 180 metre oasis
Relaxation is an art on the ‘family beach’
Strolling along Isola dei Platani
The Fellini capital
Glamour day and night
Full speed ahead
Holiday in style
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Milano
Ravenna
Rimini
Firenze
Roma
Safe sea, fine sand
Po Delta Park
Nature’s wonders
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The many Parks of the Adriatic Coast
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The hub of fun
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Health and Wellness
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Active holiday
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Wine&Food
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Events, art and culture
Venezia
Ferrara
Bologna
Forlì
Cesena
The beach
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Dolphins and roller coasters
Endless night
Pamper yourself at the spa
Fill up on energy
Delights for the palate
Not just sea
Choice of holidays 2008
Operators and offers
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Lidi di Comacchio
The Park beaches
A holiday in the seven Lidos of Comacchio is “special”. Accommodation along this 23 km of coast
mainly involves apartments (25 thousand) and camp
sites. There are “only” 35 hotels. Many visitors are interested in the surrounding countryside and come to
see the natural environment of the Po Delta Park, directly behind the wide beaches. From north to south,
each Lido has its own specific identity.
Seaside holidaymaking tied to
the environment, where each
locality has its own charm: pristine,
for families, fashionable.
Lido di Volano is the “wildest”, Lido delle Nazioni offers a mix of Delta breed horses and spa facilities (seasonal, with water dating back 5 thousand years), the
Lido degli Scacchi and Pomposa are ideal for families. Here we find Porto Garibaldi with its large fishing
harbour and marina (mooring space for 300 boats)
and its “history”, Lido degli Estensi is the “lounge”
and Lido di Spina, the last and southernmost locality,
is renowned for its pinewood and the Museum home
of Remo Brindisi.
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At the Lidos of Comacchio (Blue Flags for various
consecutive years), the large equipped beaches
stand side by side with stretches of pristine sand,
while the various localities provide top-quality amenities with plenty to do for the kids and strong focus
on entertainment and security. On Sundays, in July
and August, the local life-saving service recruits
trained dogs to lend a hand.During the week, each
Lido holds a shopping market, with lots of side events
and entertainment. Night-life abounds and during the
late and early hours buses link the various discos and
venues.
Local cuisine is keyed to Delta traditions and for those
who want to keep in shape after eating a plate of fish
and drinking a glass of wine, there is a broad choice
of sports equipment on the beaches. Alternatively, a
bike ride is ideal for making contact with the natural
environment.
Not to be missed
Typical Comacchio
Typical Comacchio specialities,
where eels play a leading role,
accompanied by the wines of
Bosco Eliceo. Not to mention
other delicious items such as
clams, mussels, sea-bass,
gilthead and mullet.
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Tourist Information Offices
The trails
The trails that criss-cross the
Po Delta Park amid dry land
and water, and which can be
covered on foot, by bike or on
horseback, pass through areas
of great scenic beauty – creeks,
saltpans and pinewoods.
Museum
Well worth a visit is the old-town
centre of Comacchio – the
Roman Ship Museum, with
artefacts dating back to the 1st
century B.C., the 18th-century
Ospedale degli Infermi, site
of historical-archaeological
exhibitions, and the elegant
Palazzo Bellini, which houses
the Civic Library and Historical
Archive, not forgetting
Manifattura dei Marinati, the
factory where Comacchio
marinated eel is still processed
today.
Entertainment
In Comacchio, the nights are
animated by historical regattas
on the canals, street dancing
and theatre, seafaring sounds
and tales, fashion parades,
popular festivals and firework
displays. The monumental
Trepponti bridge is the heart of
these activities.
Ferrara
Castello Estense - 44100 Ferrara
Tel. 0532 209 370 - Fax 0532 212 266
[email protected]
www.ferrarainfo.com
Comacchio
Via Mazzini 4 - 44022 Comacchio (FE)
Tel. 0533 314 154 Fax 0533 319 278
[email protected]
www.comune.comacchio.fe.it
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1. Goro, harbour
2. Lidi ferraresi
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The Ravenna beaches
The trendy coast
Evening beach access makes the difference.
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Nine beaches for lots of different ways of approaching a holiday along the Adriatic Coast. This is what
the Ravenna coast, between Casalborsetti and Lido
di Savio, has to offer.
Casalborsetti, in the past a small fishing village, is now
at the centre of major changes, starting with the new
marina, able to accommodate 400 boats and plans
to build a new golf course.
Just a few kilometres away is Marina Romea: wide
beach, excellent hotels and close ties with the creeks
and pinewoods of the nearby Po Delta park. Another
small village is Porto Corsini, a departure point for
horse rides through the hinterland.
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Tourist Information Offices
Ravenna
Via Salara 8/12 - 48100 Ravenna
Tel. 0544 35 404 Fax 0544 482 670
[email protected]
www.turismo.ravenna.it
IAT Teodorico
Via delle Industrie 14 – 48100 Ravenna
Tel. 0544 451 539
[email protected]
IAT Classe
Via Romea Sud, 266 – 48100 Ravenna
Tel. 0544 473 661
[email protected]
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For some years now, Marina di Ravenna has been
one of the coast’s trendiest localities, especially since
the beach has been made accessible in the evening,
with music, restaurants, films and the presentation of
books. The town boasts the largest marina on the
Adriatic coast, Marinara, with mooring space for
1100 boats. The main road, lined with pine trees,
leads to Punta Marina, or Punta Marina Terme as it is
now called. Here visitors will find a spa centre on the
beach which exploits all the beneficial properties of
the salty, bromine and iodine water.
A broad range of accommodation (hotels and apartments) is available at Lido Adriano, a big favourite with
families. Nudism and nature coexist at Lido di Dante,
one of the Italian beaches open to nudists, just a few
hundred metres from the mouth of the Bevano river,
with its pristine natural environment of sand dunes.
Finally, the last two Lidos, both very similar the one to
the other: Lido di Classe and Lido di Savio which, besides the sea and pinewood, also offer holiday packages that include the nearby Mirabilandia amusement
park.
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1. Happy hours on the beach
2. Ravenna, the wonderful Byzantine mosaics of the Basilica of San Vitale
3. Marina di Ravenna
4. Marinara, the Marina di Ravenna harbour
Not to be missed
The mosaics
The ancient mosaics, which
make Ravenna the capital
of mosaic art - eight of its
monuments have been declared
“World Heritage” sites by
UNESCO. During the summer
months, evening guaided visits
to the Basilica of San Vitale, to
the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia,
to the Domus of the Stone
Carpets and to the San Nicolò
complex.
Ravenna Festival
The prestigious Ravenna
Festival, with its outstanding
concerts, stage performances
and operas.
Bassona beach
Taking a dip at Bassona, which
Legambiente (Society for the
Protection of the Environment)
has included among the ten
most beautiful beaches in Italy.
Surrounded by the Lido di Dante
nature reserve at the River
Bevano delta , the beach - a part
of which is set aside for nudists
- lies next to a large pinewood
and a series of sand dunes that
stretch for over one kilometre.
Excursions
An underwater visit off Marina di
Ravenna to the Paguro reserve,
the wreck of a platform with its
thriving marine vegetation that
has become a natural habitat for
fish and shellfish.
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Cervia Milano Marittima
Naturally elegant
Environment, gastronomy, fashion
and superior hotels - different ways
of being on holiday.
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Tradition and modernity, traces of the ancient salt
civilisation and elegant and sophisticated site amenities, atmospheres of times gone by and a “worldly
air” coexist side by side at Cervia Milano Marittima.
Two different, but complementary “hearts” for a locality that has earned itself a place of honour among
European holiday capitals.
On the one side is Milano Marittima (established in
1912 by a group of Milanese industrialists), with its
fashion boutiques, crowded night clubs, modern hotels, well-attended roundabouts, gardens and greenery, a 27-hole golf club, the celebrities who attend the
trendiest clubs, the beach parties and “full optional”
bathing establishments and the luxuriant pinewood,
the ideal place for jogging or relaxing walks.
On the other side is Cervia, with its salt-pans, the saltpan workers’ village, the fishing nets on board the
fishing boats in the Canal Harbour, Piazza Garibaldi
with its beautiful paving stones, the spa, the plates of
fish cooked in the traditional way in the many restaurants, the industrial architecture of the Salt Stores and
the San Michele Tower and numerous events, from
the World Kiting Festival to the Sand Castle Master.
Tourist Information Offices
Cervia Milano Marittima
Viale Matteotti, 39/41 - 48016 Milano Marittima (RA)
Tel. 0544 993 435 Fax 0544 993 226
[email protected]
www.comunecervia.it/turismo
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All the holidaymaker has to do is choose and it only
takes a short walk to move from one world to another
– from an aperitif at Milano Marittima to the history
and culture of Cervia evoked by the “quadrilateral” of
the Saltpan workers’ village (the old-town centre) and
the Salt Museum housed in the “Magazzeni” (Stores)
where the “white gold” was kept.
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1. Cervia, salt pans
2. Milano Marittima, concertino
Not to be missed
House of Butterflies
Green and blue are the
characteristic colours of Cervia,
a town where flower-filled
gardens give off inebriating
perfumes. More colour is
provided by the butterflies at
Casa delle Farfalle & Co (House
of Butterflies) with 1200 square
metres of exotic environment
for beautiful Amazonian, African
and Indo-Australian butterflies
and characteristic habitat for
the insects that show off all their
particular features.
Wellness
The Spa Centres, the beach
and the hotels offer wellness
areas for both physical and
psychological health, with
massages, whirlpool baths and
wellness treatment sessions,
also with the possibility for
customised treatment sessions.
Excursions
Excursions in the green areas
of the saltpans and pinewoods
enable direct contact with nature
but also with music, thanks to
the summer concerts.
New
The brand new CerviAvventura,
the park where you can
experience the thrill of flight
amidst the pines.
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Cesenatico
A seafaring town
Cesenatico is also famous for its gourmet restaurants: every year over half a million people from all
over Italy and Europe enjoy the culinary delights the
town has to offer.
“Bragozzi” and “battane”,
fish restaurants and shopping
in the splendid setting of the
canal harbour.
Cesenatico is a European holiday capital. Besides the
beach, it also organises numerous sporting events
– the Nove Colli long-distance cycle race, the “Vele
di Pasqua” race for catamarans, staged at Easter,
numerous beach volleyball courts located here and
there among the golden sands of the bathing establishments, the marina, two large green parks to the
north and south, a golf course and sailing schools.
Top-class fish restaurants inserted in a truly unique
setting – a harbour designed five centuries ago by
Leonardo da Vinci. Cesenatico is a town that maintains a precise seafaring identity. Moored in the upper part of the canal harbour are the bragozzi, battane and trabaccoli ships of the Seafaring Museum
together with a splendid “dry” section, while behind
the wharfs stand the “Conserve”, enormous conicalshaped containers, once used as “refrigerators” to
store the fresh fish, which was covered with pressed
snow and ice.
Cycling enthusiasts, and other too, will not fail to visit
Spazio Pantani, a 300 sq.mt. exhibition area where
photos, family heirlooms and audiovisual material belonging to the Champion of Cesenatico reconstruct
the pirate’s career. A town with an enviable lifestyle:
over 40 km of tree-lined streets with splendid hotels,
villas, shops and restaurants.
Many celebrities live here: Alberto Zaccheroni, Azeglio Vicini, Dario Fo. On the left bank of the canal harbour is the home of famous 20th-century writer Marino Moretti. This is open to the public and contains
manuscripts and documents of all kinds.
One of Cesenatico’s most charming events is staged
in the winter, when the Seafaring Crèche is set up on
the old boats moored in the harbour: on this occasion, the place of the ox and ass is taken by dolphins
and the gifts presented to the Child Jesus are fish
and piadina.
Not to be missed
Museum
A visit to the Museo della
Marineria, which witnesses the
city’s seafaring soul, with its
outdoor exhibition of ancient
armed boats with brightly
coloured sails “vele al terzo” the
only one of its kind in Italy.
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Tourist Information Offices
Fishing-oriented tourism
Try the fascinating experience
of fishing-oriented tourism
accompanied by the sector’s
direct protagonists, the
fishermen, who readily disclose
their professional secrets and
methods and then savour our
traditional fish-based recipes at
the gourmet events “Azzurro
come il pesce” (As blue as a fish)
in spring and “Il pesce fa festa”
(Fish celebrations) in autumn.
“Spazio Pantani”
Relive the great sporting
achievements of the cycling
champion from Romagna,
Marco Pantani, in the Spazio
Pantani, riding your bike along
the hinterland itineraries on
which Marco used to train,
perhaps in preparation for the
Nove Colli, Europe’s most
popular bike race, with over
10,000 participants.
Garibaldi Festival
Take part on one of the summer
events awaited by locals and
tourists alike: the Garibaldi
Festival, celebrated on the
first weekend of August and
evoking the historical episode
of the hero’s embarkation at the
port of Cesenatico, with official
ceremonies, the traditional Palio
della Cuccagna and finally a
magnificent firework display.
Cesenatico
Viale Roma 112 - 47042 Cesenatico (FC)
Tel. 0547 673 287 Fax 0547 673 288
[email protected]
www.cesenatico.it/turismo
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1. Gardens by the sea
2. The beach
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Gatteo a Mare
Would you like to dance?
In the home-town of the Casadei family,
a holiday for children and adults alike.
“Would you like to dance?” This is the most frequently
asked question at Gatteo Mare. Of course, you are
free to accept or not, but remember that this small
seaside resort (7,000 inhabitants) is considered the
place where “liscio” dancing was born.
“Romagna Mia”, at the top of the charts for being the
most played, sung and danced melody in the world,
saw the light here along with the famous Casadei dynasty. And if you don’t know how to dance, never
mind, you’ll learn. Dance halls are not lacking for sure
in this part of the land. Polka and mazurka are even
danced at dawn: the most curious appointment is on
the beach at Gatteo every morning from 6 to 8.30.
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Tourist Information Offices
Gatteo a Mare
Piazza della Libertà 10 - 47043 Gatteo a Mare (FC)
Tel. 0547 86 083 Fax 0547 85 393
[email protected]
www.comune.gatteo.fo.it/gatteomare
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1. The home of liscio dancing
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The town is distinguished by a cheerful atmosphere,
but above all it is highly organised. You can be sure
that people will do all they can to give you a great
holiday. Within its one square kilometre of surface
area, the town boasts 90 hotels, 30 bathing establishments, bike and pedal-boat rental, tennis, miniature golf, swimming-pools, water-skiing, one hundred
shops and craft workshops. The most original? The
artistically-made bread shops, real works of art that
have even been made to order for pope John Paul II.
This peaceful haven is very popular with families with
children. Besides the sea and beach however, Gatteo has a history stretching far back through the centuries. It was originally a Roman settlement (many
archaeological artefacts have been discovered) and
Julius Caesar’s historical Rubicone river runs through
it. Not to be missed: the turreted medieval Castle with
a moat where, on 10 August, the feast of the patron
saint St. Laurence is held, and the beautiful San Rocco Oratory.
Not to be missed
Julius Caesar
“Alea iacta est”, the dice is
cast, are the famous words
pronounced by Julius Caesar
on crossing the River Rubicone.
Now the river can be crossed
by the new cyclist/pedestrian
bridge linking Gatteo a Mare
to Savignano and San Mauro
Mare, where a bronze bust of
Julius Caesar can be admired.
Summer events
The town offers visitors a series
of unique summer events:
the “Settimana della Micizia”
(Friendship with Cats Week) in
July; the musical review “Siola
d’Oro” dedicated to the memory
of the famous soprano Lina
Pagliughi, whose birth centenary
is celebrated this year; and,
“Gatteo in Musica” with its
extensive choice of summer
concerts.
The Music
And where but in Secondo
Casadei’s native town can we
listen to and enjoy the best
ballroom dancing, which is
typical of Romagna?
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Savignano Mare
A 180 metre oasis
Sports play a lead role together
with lots of entertainment for the kids.
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The shortest beach of the Adriatic Coast of Emilia
Romagna is just 180 metres long. Welcome to Savignano Mare, a gem of fine sand that shines just a few
hundred metres from the right bank of the mouth of
the Rubicone river. A protected area full of charm that
represents the singular short coastline of the Municipality of Savignano sul Rubicone.
Here, the big amenity for visitors is the award-winning
5-star campsite with lots of activities on offer (from
golf to sailing) and where children can have the time
of their lives in the swimming pools, on the slides,
with inflatable games, entertainment, in a real paradise for kids.
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Tourist Information Offices
Savignano Mare
URP (Ufficio Relazioni col Pubblico)
del Comune di Savignano
Piazza Borghesi 9
47039 Savignano sul Rubicone (FC)
Tel. 0541 944 817 - Fax 807 120
[email protected]
www.comune.savignano-sul-rubicone.fo.it
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If you lift your gaze towards the sky, you can see 12
different types of seagulls. Behind the beach in fact
is a protected area that extends over two hectares,
chosen by the Lipu (Italian Association for the Protection of Birds) for its new “Coastal oasis”. This nature
park stretches along 12 km of coast (including parts
of Cesenatico, Gatteo and San Mauro) and is the
perfect place for birdwatching or nature walks. The
entrance to the park is from the former S.S. 16 main
road with a car park and information desk.
Talking about walks, do not miss that across the
spectacular wooden bridge that stretches across the
Rubicone river mouth. The walk starts in San Mauro
Mare and ends in Gatteo. Walking over the bridge
is like being suspended in the air while below, boats
enter and leave the marina. The most photographed
point of the bridge? Naturally that with the bronze
bust of Julius Caesar with the legendary words “alea
iacta est”, the dice is cast.
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1. A perfect oasis for smaller children as well
2. Scenic view of the beach
3. The beach
Not to be missed
Festival
Only a few kilometres from the
sea, Savignano sul Rubicone is
the centre of permanent activity
in the photography, image
and visual communications
field. One of the cult events
held in September is “SI FEST
Savignano Immagini Festival”,
a festival of photography and
videos, exhibitions, meetings,
readings and projections which
is a major appointment for
critics, enthusiasts and artists
from Italy and abroad.
History
The Roman bridge on the
historical river Rubicone, a river
that defined Ancient Rome’s
northern border.
Museum
The Ancient Pieve Romanica
(Romanesque Parish Church) of
San Giovanni in Compito, which
dates back to the 11th century,
with the adjacent small but
significant Museo Archeologico
del Compito, desplaying major
Roman and medieval artefacts.
The prestigious Accademia dei
Filopatridi, founded in the 17th
century, which houses a vast
assortment of documents dating
from the 12th century to the
present day.
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San Mauro Mare
Relaxation is an art
on the ‘family beach’
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What is a family’s holiday dream? It is perfect relaxation. This is the challenge faced by San Mauro Mare,
a little town along the Romagna coastline, midway
between Rimini and Cesenatico. It offers a clean sea
with a shallow seabed, protected play areas on the
beach and fully equipped green parks where visitors
may rest during the warmest hours of the day, besides
organized entertainment for both kids and adults on
the beach and on pleasant summer evenings.
This is the business card of a resort focused on tailormade holidays for children.
The family beach has in fact a calm sea caressed by
the memories of generations that made it a privileged
holiday target. It was the beach for holidays with
grandparents, peaceful days with parents and today
a place to be enjoyed with ones own children.
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Tourist Information Offices
San Mauro Mare
Via della Repubblica 8 - 47030 San Mauro Mare (FC)
Tel. 0541 346 392 Fax 0541 341 378
Numero Verde 800 580 920
[email protected]
www.sanmauromare.net
The ideal way to spend a day is clearly to enjoy the
beach, the sea and “on the beach” initiatives. And
yet, we suggest that visitors should find the time to
discover the rest too. San Mauro is a place of culture:
it is the land of Giovanni Pascoli; the house where
the poet was born has been a national monument
since 1924; it is the landscape mirrored in the eyes of
the cavallina storna, protagonist of Pascoli’s famous
poem, which also relates about the “Torre”, the magnificent estate formerly owned by the earls of Torlonia.
Summer evenings witness the courtyard charged
with the suggestive atmosphere of the “Giardino della Poesia” (Garden of Poetry), of celebrations in the
barnyard, of concerts and dramas.
And if you long to discover spots hidden away in the
hinterland, you can participate in free excursions with
food and wine sampling organised by the Municipality.
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1. Villa Torlonia, splendid setting of cultural events
2. Holidays for kids
3. The beach
Not to be missed
Excursions
Weekly excursions in the
hinterland with guided tours on
Pascoli’s Tracks organised by
the tourist bureau with sampling
of traditional produce.
“Fiera della conchiglia”
The many events number the
Fiera della Conchiglia (Shell
Fair), Fasèm la Pida, which
focuses on typical produce and
Comepergioco, the traditional
Easter event dedicated to the
world of shoes – a San Mauro
tradition and an absolute must.
For children
Besides Il Paese dei Balocchi
(Toy World), dedicated to the
world of children.
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Bellaria Igea Marina
Strolling along
Isola dei Platani
Shopping and Concerti all’alba (concerts at dawn)
at Polo Est.
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Welcome to Bellaria Igea Marina, the Romagna
Coast’s ‘best lounge’.
An ancient seafaring town, today it is a modern tourist
resort, which has been awarded the Blue Flag. Bellaria Igea Marina is a child-friendly city developed on
a human scale. It stands out for quality, hospitality
and safety.
A short stroll will immerse you in the vegetation, colours and peaceful atmosphere of Isola dei Platani,
the city’s pulsating heart where tourists and residents
alike meet either on a glamorous shopping spree or
to sip an aperitif in one of the many bars, which enliven the area.
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Tourist Information Offices
Bellaria Igea Marina
Via L. da Vinci 2 - 47814 Bellaria (RN)
Tel. 0541 344 108 – 344 574 Fax 0541 345 491
[email protected]
www.comune.bellaria-igea-marina.rn.it
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The historical centre’s natural surroundings play the
absolute and unquestioned protagonist with both
trekking paths and cycle lanes, which run amidst
century-old oak, pine and durmast oak trees that rise
throughout the Uso river’s nature park. Then we find
a lake in Parco del Gelso (Mulberry Park) and the 2
km. stretch of white sandy beach along the southern
border of Igea Marina – the largest and one of the
most beautiful free beaches along the entire Adriatic
Coast.
A beach with a dual life and a dual soul: in the day an
open air gym for all types of activities ranging from
beach volley played on the entire sandy shore to yoga
and fitness programmes organised in the Polo Est village area, sailing centres, a sailing school and beach
golf, at night shows and music rule the scene till dawn
in the new Beky Bay facility, which is a free meeting
area.
3
4
1. Concert
2. Beach Volley
3. Merry-go-round
4. Old village
Not to be missed
The events
Concerts, shows, cabaret,
music and theatre events,
historical commemorations such
as “Lo sbarco dei Saraceni”
(The Landing of the Saracens)
liven up summer evenings.
The BellariaFilmFestivalAnteprimadoc and “Junior”
Quality Filmmaking Preview,
which numbers shows for
children, is worth mentioning,
besides the extensive choice of
sports with national Beach Volley
competitions involving matches
on the beach from April onwards.
Entertainment
A new area for music and
entertainment at night: Beky
Bay. Igea Marina’s current
meeting spot is directly on the
beach: stage, dance floor and
catering stalls welcome both
tourists and protagonists of the
musical and showbiz scene.
Casa Panzini
The garden of writer Alfredo
Panzini’s house hosts evening
meetings and interviews with
famous writers and literary-world
celebrities.
Marinara
Gathering of historical boats
in the canal port followed by a
parade in the open sea.
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