This pamphlet lists of the various offers for 2008 presented so far by the associated farms, country inns, vineyards, and wineries, providing information for travelers and visitors to the area of the “Strada dei Colli di Forlì-Cesena”.
This document, which gives specific details regarding costs and services, integrates the information contained in the Guide Book and Folder of the “Strada dei Colli di Forli-Cesena”, providing travelers with valuable information and incentives for trips, itineraries, and vacations to the epicurean provinces of Forlì-Cesena.
Furthermore, the active and inquisitive traveler can tour the entire route of the “Strada dei Vini e dei Sapori dei Colli di Forli-Cesena” by following the street signs which are characterized by a distinctive emblem.
The farms, inns, and vineyards are organized as such:
Tasting rooms for wines and other local specialties; welcome centers and receptive infrastructures for dynamic tourism; direct resale of local products and produce at the wineries, farms, and country inns; restaurants and taverns with different price ranges and traditional specialties.
LIVING THE TERRITORY
Celebrating the five senses
Lunches and dinners in traditional restaurants that offer local seasonal food products and produce combined with regional wines.
Stops and overnight stays in rural settings and country inns.
Farmer’s dinners and events tied to the regional traditions and folklore.
Services and receptive infrastructures for sports-orientated and dynamic tourism (golf, mountain bikes, cycle-tourism, horse-back-riding, swimming pools, etc....)
GUIDED TASTINGS
A carousel of tastes and aroma
Tour of a vineyard, its winery, and wine production area with a guided tasting of a number of regional wines (including different types of Sangiovese, Albana, and Pagadebit) complemented by snacks and finger-food.
Tour of a local dairy farm and its production areas with a tasting of the different traditional cheeses (and cow’s milk) combined with local jams and honey.
Tour of the underground caves in Sogliano traditionally used for aging cheese with a tasting of this unique product (and other cheeses that derive from sheep’s milk) combined with different kinds of honey.
Visit to a local farm and country inn with a tasting of its wine, seasonal fruits (peaches, cherries, apricots, etc....), oil, savor (a traditional preserve made with a variety of fruits, nuts, and pressed grapes), and a typical country-style snack.
Tour of a local olive press with a tasting of its extra-virgin olive oil, wine, and jams.
Tour of a local family-owned chocolate factory and its various production processes with a tasting of the chocolate-based products including: bars, pralines, spreads, wine chocolates, spiced chocolates, etc....
TOURS OF SMALL TOWNS: HISTORY AND TRADITION
in tranquil and untainted villages
The various tastings can be enjoyed in mid-afternoon or late morning combined with tours of the significant historical centers and art towns of the hills of Forlì and Cesena (history, art, culture, traditions, and folklore) including:
