Excursions in the hinterland of Romagna
L'inland Romagna is full of characteristic medieval villages to visit.
You can spend a cultural day immersing yourself in a world of the past. They are easily reached by shuttle buses and buses.
The Republic of San Marino
(approx. 20 km)
San Marino offers its visitors a pleasant walk through the streets of the center full of restaurants and souvenir shops, a breathtaking view from the Freedom Square and an interesting visit to the Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art and the State Museum. The origins of this republic are very old, it is considered the oldest republic in the world after the Roman one.
Santarcangelo di Romagna
(approx. 23 km)
Santarcangelo is a medieval village ideal for a pleasant walk through the streets of the old town and for a stop in the best restaurants and taverns that offer traditional menus to be tasted together with the best local wines. A pleasant visit to the Button Museum and the Ethnographic Museum of the customs and traditions of the people of Romagna.
Verucchio
(approx. 25 km)
Verucchio Verucchio was once the strongest of the Malatesta fortified cities: its fortress still shows signs of its dominating past. The hill on which Verucchio stands is located atbeginning of Valmarecchiaalong the roads leading away from Rimini: a borderland that was well protected by the castle fortifications.
Gradara
(approx. 27 km)
Gradara already within the borders of the Marche region, is less than thirty minutes drive from Rimini. So charming as to seem immersed in a distant world, it offers a pleasant walk through the cobbled streets of the village. It is the perfect place to taste a cuisine that undergoes the charm of the two lands, that of the Marche and that of Romagna. Don't forget that the walls of the town still jealously guard the events of the troubled love between Paolo and Francesca.
San Giovanni in Marignano
(approx. 28 km)
San Giovanni in Marignano considered in ancient times the granary of the Malatesta family thanks to its fertile hills, today it is one of the most interesting villages of the Romagna hinterland. Every year in June, the Feast of Witcheswhich evokes the myths of witchcraft and black magic of the Middle Ages and brings hundreds of curious visitors to the city.
Saint Leo
(approx. 42 km)
Saint Leo with its fortress perched on a rocky spur dominating the Marecchia Valley as far as the sea, with the keep, the towers and the surrounding wall protecting the parade ground, is a suggestive and fascinating village. It still guards the secrets and events of the Italian alchemist Cagliostro, who was imprisoned in the fortress of San Leo on charges of heresy.