2 days/1 night 1st day: Morning arrival in Portico di Romagna, hotel check-in, and tour of the charming medieval town.
Lunch at the hotel.
Brief individual transfers to San Benedetto in Alpe for an excursion to the Acquacheta waterfall, along the path trod by Dante Alighieri during his journey from Tuscany to Romagna.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
2nd day: Individual transfer to Bertinoro after breakfast, and tour of the “town of hospitality” which has become renowned for its wines. Brief visit of the Pieve di San Donato where Dante stopped to pray.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon individual tour of Cesena, a city that Dante described as expanding along the banks of the river Savio. Winetasting at a local vineyard and winery.
Late afternoon departure.
Participation fee: starting at 139,00 euro.
The price includes: 1 full room and board at the hotel, 1 restaurant lunch, and 1 winetasting.
2) Romagna between painting and Culture
4 days/ 3 nights
1st option with accommodation at the Grand Hotel Terme in Castrocaro
1st day: Morning arrival in Forlì. City tour: Piazza Saffi, the abbey of San Mercuriale, and the church San Biagio.
Lunch at a restaurant in the city.
Early afternoon visit to the newly restored cultural center within the San Donato abbey for an art exhibition dedicated to the Santarcangelo-born painter Guido Cagnacci*, the “Pinacoteca” picture gallery, the cathedral, the Chiesa dei Servi church, or other museums throughout the city. Transfer to Castrocaro Terme and Grand Hotel accommodations.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
2nd day: Breakfast at the hotel and morning open to leisure activities and spa treatments.
Open lunch.
Transfer to Meldola. Tour of the town and its monuments including the seventeenth-century hospital building that contains important Renaissance frescoes from the school of Melozzo. Winetasting at a neighboring vineyard and winery.
Return to Castrocaro Terme.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
3rd day: Breakfast at the hotel and tour of Castrocaro. The town provides an excellent example of the typical villages of Tuscan Romagna. Excursion to the medieval castle and winetasting upon request. Visit to the church of SS. Niccolò and Francesco that displays an important work by M. Palmezzano.
Lunch at the hotel, and afternoon open to leisure activities and spa treatments.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
4th day: Breakfast at the hotel. Tour of Terra del Sole, a rare example of the ideal renaissance town. Visit to the medieval citadel and the Museum of Man and the Environment.
Open lunch.
Departure.
Participation fee: starting at 375,00 euro.
The price includes: 1 full room and board, and 2 days half board at the Grand Hotel, 1 winetasting, 1 restaurant lunch, admissions to the castle of Castrocaro, and admissions to the Museum of Man and the Environment.
The price does not include: admissions to the Palmezzano* exhibit.
* The exhibit “Guido Cagnacci, Protagonist of the seventeenth century with Caravaggio and Reni” is open until June 22th, 2008.
2nd option with accommodation at an Agriturismo in Terra del Sole
The program is the same as the above with accommodation at a country inn. Participation fee: starting at 185,00 euro.
The price includes: 1 full room and board, and 2 days half board at the country inn, 1 winetasting, 1 restaurant lunch, admissions to the castle of Castrocaro, and admissions to the Museum of Man and the Environment. The price does not include: admissions to the Cagnacci* exhibit.
* The exhibit “Guido Cagnacci, Protagonist of the seventeenth century with Caravaggio and Reni” is open until June 22th, 2008.
3) Museums of the Rubicone Valley
3 days/2 nights
1st day: Morning arrival in Savignano sul Rubicone. Tour of the Romanic parish church of Compito and the adjacent Museum of Archeology. Lunch at a restaurant in Savignano. In the afternoon, visit to the Casadei Sonora record company that displays original archives, lyrics, and music scores by the great master Secondo Casadei, author of the regional anthem “Romagna Mia”.
Transfer to Roncofreddo, where it is possible to visit the recently inaugurated Museum of Sacred Art.
Transfer to a local country inn.
Open dinner.
Overnight stay at the inn.
2nd day: Breakfast at the inn and tour of Longiano (2005 Touring Club orange flag). Possible visit to various museums in town, including the Balestra Foundation and Museum of Sacred Art.
Lunch at the inn. Tastings of the farm’s produce and products available upon request.
Afternoon guided tour and tasting of the typical wines of the area.
Open dinner.
Overnight stay at the inn.
3rd day: Breakfast at the inn and morning open to leisure activities.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Departure.
Participation fee: starting at 177,00 euro.
The price includes: 2 days B&B accommodation, and 2 meals at the country inn, 1 restaurant lunch, and 1 winetasting. The price does not include admissions to the museums.
4) Romagna as described by Giovanni Pascoli
2 days/1 night
1st day: Morning arrival at the Agriturismo in Borghi. Morning open to excursions around the farm and country inn’s surroundings.
Lunch at the inn.
Afternoon individual transfer to San Mauro Pascoli to visit the home of the great poet Giovanni Pascoli, a National Museum since 1924.
Winetasting at a local vineyard and winery.
Dinner and overnight stay at the country inn.
2nd day: Breakfast at the inn and individual transfer to Solignano al Rubicone, a town often described in the writings of Pascoli. Tour of the town center and its various displays dedicated to the life and works of the author from Romagna. Cheese-tasting visit to a local family business where the cheese, which is known as local gold, is aged in underground caves.
Lunch at a neighboring country inn.
Departure.
Participation fee: starting at 103,00 euro.
The price includes: 1 full room and board at the country inn, 1 meal at the inn, and 2 tastings.
5) The Magniloquent Season of Rationalism in Romagna
3 days/2 nights
1st day: Morning arrival in Predappio and tour of the museum-city that was rebuilt in the 1920s and 1930s to represent the ideal city of the fascist mindset.
Brief transfer to Predappio Alta to have lunch at a renowned restaurant.
Early afternoon visit to the Wine Museum in Predappio Alta. Transfer to a local country inn, check-in, and afternoon open to any activities available at the farm.
Dinner and overnight stay.
2nd day: Individual transfer to Forlì after breakfast. Tour of the center of the city and the districts marked by Rationalist architecture.
Lunch at a wine-bar and restaurant located downtown.
Afternoon open to outings and excursions to Bertinoro and Castrocaro-Terra del Sole.
Dinner at the country inn based on the farm’s seasonal produce.
3rd day: Departure after breakfast.
Participation fee: starting at 177,00 euro.
The price includes: 2 days half board, and 2 restaurant meals.
