6) Between Tuscany and Romagna: Portico di Romagna and Dovadola
2 days/1 night
1st day: Morning arrival in Portico di Romagna, a small medieval town on the Tuscan border that holds a 2005 Touring Club orange flag.
Lunch at a gourmet restaurant in town. Afternoon open to possible excursions to San Benedetto in Alpe. Tour of the ancient Abbey allegedly founded by Saint Romuald. Possible brief tour of Bocconi, a village made up of interesting medieval edifices immersed in nature.
Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel.
2nd day: Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Dovadola, a center of religious devotion. Tour of the Monte Paolo Sanctuary and of the Benedetta Bianchi Porro Foundation.
Lunch at local restaurant that serves revisited regional cuisine.
Departure.
Participation fee: starting at 140,00 euro.
The price includes: 1 full room and board, and 1 restaurant meal.
7) Between Tuscany and Romagna: Ridracoli and Galeata
2 days/1 night
1st day: Early afternoon arrival in Galeata, a town in Tuscan Romagna. Visit to the Saint Ellero Abbey and tour of the neighboring town of Pianetto, and its important Museum of Archeology. Winetasting at a local vineyard and winery.
Dinner and overnight stay at an inn in Civitella di Romagna.
2nd day: Breakfast at the inn and excursion to Santa Sofia, near Ridracoli, to hike the trails of the Foreste Casentinesi National Park.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, it is possible to visit the “Hydro” Museum, an interactive exhibit dedicated to water, and the impressive Ridracoli dam with an optional boat excursion.
Departure.
Participation fee: starting at 93,00 euro.
The price includes: 1 day half board, 1 restaurant meal, 1 winetasting.
8) Green Nature and Italian-Style Gardens.
3 days/2 nights
1st day: Afternoon arrival in Tredozio, check-in at a local inn.
Tour of the village: the Church of the Compagnia del SS. Sacramento e della Beata Vergine delle Grazie, the S. Michele Arcangelo Parish, and Palazzo Fantini, that contains a magnificent Italian-style garden and the Museum of Farming Civilization.
Open dinner.
Overnight stay.
2nd day: Breakfast at the inn and tour of Modigliana, the hometown of the painter Silvestro Lega. Visit to the Modern Art Gallery, the Duomo, and the Church of Saint Bernard.
Lunch at a local country inn.
An afternoon tour of the Church of S. Pietro in Tossino and its significant medieval frescoes is available upon request. Optional tastings at local farms and wineries.
Open dinner.
Return to Tredozio, overnight stay.
3rd day: Departure after breakfast.
Participation fee: starting at 107,00 euro.
The price includes: 2 days B&B accommodation, 1 lunch at the inn, and 1 tasting. The price does not include admissions to the museums.
9) Immersed in Artusi: Forlimpopoli and Bertinoro
3 days/2 nights
1st day: Morning arrival in Forlimpopoli, the hometown of Pellegrino Artusi who compiled the first official book of Italian cuisine of the 1800s. Tour of the Museum of Archeology located within the walls of the imposing fortress, and the Servi Church where an important work by the Renaissance painter Marco Palmezzano is displayed.
Transfer to a local inn.
Lunch at the country inn.
Afternoon open to the various sports and leisure activities available at the inn (bike rental, mountain-bike track, exercise-course, five-a-side football, volleyball, ping-pong.)
Dinner at the inn, which offers local food products and produce. Overnight stay.
2nd day: Breakfast at the inn and tour of Bertinoro, the “town of hospitality”, which has become renowned for its vineyards and wineries. Guided winetasting tour of a local vineyard.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Open afternoon.
Return to the country inn. Dinner and overnight stay.
3rd day: Departure after breakfast.
Participation fee: starting at 216,00 euro.
The price includes: 1 full room and board, 1 day half board, 1 restaurant lunch, 1 winetasting.
10) Savio Valley: food, wine, and culture
3 days/2 nights
1st day: Morning arrival in Cesena. Tour of the city and its famous Malatesta Library.
Winetasting lunch at a restaurant in the city that combines regional wines with local food products and produce.
Afternoon open to further tours of the city.
Transfer to a country inn in the hills just outside Cesena.
Regional dinner and overnight stay.
2nd day: Breakfast at the inn and tour of Mercato Saraceno, a small medieval town in the Savio Valley.
Open lunch.
Afternoon tour of the Monte Sorbo Parish and possible excursion to Sarsina, city of Plautus, and its important National Museum of Archeology.
Guided winetasting at a vineyard and winery in Mercato Saraceno.
Return to the inn for dinner and overnight stay.
3rd day: Departure after breakfast.
Participation fee: starting at 86,00 euro.
The price includes: 2 days half board, 1 restaurant lunch, 1 winetasting. The price does not include: admissions to the museums
