Casa Artusi is the first centre of gastronomic culture entirely devoted to Italian home cookery.
It was founded in the name of cultured gastronomist from Forlimpopoli, Pellegrino Artusi (1820 Forlimpopoli – 1911 Florence), whose manual “Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well” can be found in many houses (over one million copies sold in Italy and abroad).
Casa Artusi is a living museum to home cookery, an area of over 2,800 square metres, all dealing with different aspects of gastronomic culture: the library, the cookery school, the restaurant and the wine cellar, the bookshop, and the events area. The house was built through the restructuring work carried out on the monumental complex of a church, Chiesa dei Servi.
Casa Artusi is open to researchers and scholars, to professionals and food lovers aiming to improve their cooking ability, to people with a passion for food or to the merely curious, to anyone who wishes to look into the culture and practice of home cooking.
The Malatestiana Library is the only one in the world that has preserved perfectly intact its original architectural structure, its furnishings and its manuscript collection since its opening more than 550 years ago. In 2005, UNESCO included it in its Memory of the World Register, as a “rare example of a complete and wonderful collection from the 15th century, just before printing became popular in Europe”.
The library was commissioned by Malatesta Novello, Lord of Cesena, and was later donated to the local commune for public use and thus became the first European civic library.
The architectural design, which is possibly by Leon Battista Alberti, is splendid and innovative, but the focus and essence of the library are the books themselves. Its 250,000 volumes – including 287 incunables, 4,000 books from the 1500s (‘cinquecentine’), 17,000 autographs and letters, 1,700 manuscripts, and even the smallest book in the world that can be read without a magnifying glass are invaluable treasures.
Visit Wellness Valley brings together the best tourism companies in Romagna that have made quality tourism their distinctive feature and creates tourist packages that ensure a true Wellness vacation in the Wellness Valley.
Visit Wellness Valley offers certified hotels and beaches with high quality standards that participate in the Wellness Valley product using the brand “Wellness Valley” for their own promotion.
Sports, spas, excursions on foot or by bike, food and wine excellence, culture, events, personal training services and active lifestyle make up the Visit Wellness Valley proposal, which renews the tradition of over 100 years of the tourism industry in Romagna.
Built in the mid 1600’s, Palace Romagnoli is the most prestigious historical building of Cesena and one of the most beautiful in Romagna. Today, after a long and careful restoration, is the Guest House of Wellness Foundation.
Inside, 15 suites, each decorated in a different style, a tasty and healthy cuisine and an extraordinary Gymnasium, with gym, spa and the first library entirely dedicated to Wellness.
Physical activity and movement in nature are the passport for rich and exciting outdoor activities.
DigiBike is a service for cycling, which provides digital maps of bike routes, immediately accessible via smartphones or navigator.
The routes are thematical, designed for the exploration of the territory at a slow pace, with the sustainable approach that characterizes the cyclist: limited lengths suitable for all, technical difficulties almost absent, prevalence of protected bike lanes; integrated use of free technologies; environments and locations of natural, cultural, historical and gastronomic interest.
E-Bike Romagna promotes the cycling holiday in Romagna thanks to organized e-bike tours suitable for all: families, group of friends, work colleagues.
Electric bikes are for everyone: a sporty and healthy activity that allows even those who are not trained to enjoy an active holiday in Romagna.
The tours are conducted by experienced and qualified guides to discover the territory, its culture, history and food and wine excellence in complete safety. The itineraries combine the variety of a fascinating hinterland with the beauty of the Riviera.
The e-bike excursions are complete holiday packages, with bicycle hire and equipment included and simplified logistics, to spend a week of pure fun and excitement in Romagna on two wheels.
Fiammetta is the first Bio wine cellar of the Rimini area. The farmhouse was established in 1964 by Benito Piva who had a sincere passion for the land and named it after his daughter Fiammetta.
His grandsons Francesco, Jacopo, and Matteo continue the family tradition bringing together the expertise and experience that their father Carlo Panzeri, an agronomist and a passionate winegrower, handed them down. Today the farm produces 8 different types of biological wines.
The estate covers an area of 41 hectares including a unique educational vineyard, with more than 150 international varieties of grapevines from which most of the Italian DOC DOCG wines are produced, and 20 hectares of woodland with over 30 species of plants and shrubs from the Mediterranean area.
The magnificent panoramic position between the Valconca valley and the sea is the ideal cradle for the Fiammetta Farm Holiday house, which offers a wellness experience to sport, movement and taste lovers. It combines the quiet and relaxing atmosphere with outdoor activities in close contact with nature, and fine wine and local food tastings.
Tenuta Mara Wine Relais is a dream which has come to life thanks to the passion of entrepreneur Giordano Emendatori: a unique place where balance and harmony reign, where biodiversity is cultivated and where the practices of agriculture biodynamics are combined with a passion for music and art. The 7 hectares of vines grown exclusively for the production of Sangiovese are integrated into a perfect ecosystem which was built with great skill to promote the precious biological balance. At the Biodynamic Tenuta Mara, vines grow accompanied by classical music and the harmonies follow the process of the transformation of grapes into fine wine even in the cellar.
Visiting the interiors of the Estate is also a sensorial experience: wine is refined amid the colours of painted vats and Gregorian chants, and several works of art embellish the rooms, from the bottaia to the Hall of Music with large windows overlooking the valley.
The elegant structure set in the natural context of the Estate is an exclusive location for concerts and wine tastings, for moments of relaxation and for corporate events.
Sport culture, vocation to wellness, gastronomic excellence, natural beauty and a long tradition of hospitality have prompted the organization of Ironman to select Cervia and Romagna as the best destination to host the first ever “made in Italy” Ironman event. The triathlon competition is the most widespread sporting event for the number of participants. It is characterized by the set of three disciplines, swimming (3.86 km), cycling (180.260 km) and running (42.195 km), and has longer distances compared to the classic and even the Olympic triathlon.
The first edition of Ironman Italy Emilia-Romagna took place in 2017 and was recognized as the “best Triathlon event” in Italy. After the success of the debut, the 6 municipalities involved in the event – Cervia, Bertinoro, Cesena, Forlì, Forlimpopoli, Ravenna – decided to work together as the “Lands of Ironman” to promote their territories and the many opportunities they offer for enjoying sports, wellness, nature, culture, food and wine.
In 2019 Ironman Italy also included the Half Ironman (Ironman 70.3), doubling the event: 6,000 athletes from 98 countries participated in the long-distance triathlon races.
https://eu.ironman.com/it-it/triathlon/events/emea/ironman/emilia-romagna.aspx#axzz61OYveLgV
RiminiWellness is the largest event in the world dedicated to fitness, wellness, sport and healthy eating. A world-level appointment with amusement, training and sport, that brings together the biggest companies in the fitness and wellness sectors and offers a unique mix of events that blend every spirit of the good life and staying in shape. Operators, buyers and presenters from all over the world make this exhibition an increasingly international stage.
The programme is a winning combination of six sections ranging from an exciting programme of classes and activities for the active public to FoodWell Expo, dedicated to healthy eating, from Riabilitec, the section presenting technological innovation for motor rehabilitation to Pro.Fit, reserved to the professionals and the main international brands in the industry.
The event takes place every year in the last weekend of May at Rimini Fiera and all along the Romagna Riviera with extraordinary numbers: over 260,000 visitors and a high media profile with 220 million contacts and 1,400,000 posts on Facebook.
The Nove Colli, organized by the Sport Group Fausto Coppi from Cesenatico, is the “Queen of the Granfondo”, the oldest and most passionate cycling race in the world, which has become a legend thanks to its 50 editions that give it an inimitable charm.
Two routes with starting point at Cesenatico – the longer, 205km for the fittest cyclists, and the shorter of 130km -, nine hills to climb, fully immersed in the historical-artistic beauty of the landscapes of Romagna from the coast to the Apennine mountains. The Nine Hills’ competition is held every year in May, it the most popular cycle tourism event and an exciting experience for the 12,000 participants coming from all over the world and for thousands of fans.
In 2019 the first edition of the Nove Colli E-Power was held, the first official e-bike race in the granfondo world, with a completely dedicated route for the E-bikes and a distance of 96 km.
The Granfondo Via del Sale is the main cycling event at the beginning of the cycle tourism season with 5,000 registered participants and 25,000 visitors at the Expo.
Four diverse routes, stretching from the beautiful seaside location of the Fantini Club of Cervia to the amazing colourful hilly landscapes of Romagna, allow all cycling enthusiasts to participate: the long route (174 km) with the spectacular and exciting challenge of the “Cima Pantani”, the medium distance route of 118 km, the short one of 77 km for cycle tourists and the not-to-be-missed “bicycle ride for gourmets” of 40 km across the coast, the salt pan and the pine forest of Cervia-Milano Marittima, with delicious food and wine tasting stops.
The expo area of the Cycling Festival on the waterfront of Cervia, with over 100 companies from the sector, provides an opportunity for visitors to find out all the latest news and to meet with the great cycling champions.
One of the most fascinating and challenging cycling competitions in central Italy, for 10 years the Granfondo del Capitano has been attracting thousands of cyclists and their families to Bagno di Romagna, in the wonderful Apennine mountains between Tuscany and Romagna.
The main itinerary is undoubtedly one of the more challenging for amateur cyclists, who will have the chance to test their skills along a stretch of rare beauty. A spectacular track for pure climbers, with a distance of 140 kilometres and a difference in altitude of more than 3,100 metres, immersed in the pristine nature of the Casentino Forest Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Since the beginning, the aim of the event has been to offer participants a sporting and vacation experience in the sign of Wellness Valley. Active life, natural beauty, gastronomic excellence, thermal spas and quality hospitality are the hallmarks that make this territory an ideal destination.
Challenge Riccione is the event for triathlon lovers that attracts 1,500 athletes from all over the world in Riccione in May. It maintains the same technical characteristics that have made it a successful event over the years – continuous variations in the gradients of the climbs of the bike fraction, and fluidity in the run fraction -, together with spectacular routes and the warm hospitality of Romagna.
The race tracks, starting and finishing at Riccione Terme, are designed to include the best of the region, its stunning landscapes between fortresses, castles, and historic towns leading through hills and valleys to the magnificent coastline.
In addition to the long-distance race, the agenda includes other competitive races: Triathlon Sprint, Duathlon Youth and the new Swim-Bike with 1,900 meters of swimming followed by 90 km of cycling.
The Family Run completes the weekend’s programme giving the opportunity to all citizens to take an active part in the event already.
The Ravenna Marathon – City of Art is the only marathon that unfolds over a route passing by 8 Paleo-Christian and Byzantine monuments that have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The medals for the finishers are handmade artworks created with the Byzantine mosaic technique.
The races – Marathon, Half Marathon and Good Morning Ravenna 10.5 Km – start in front of the City Art Museum of Ravenna.
The sporting event takes place in autumn and is accompanied by a rich programme of initiatives, expos and activities that cover all the weekend to invite tourist to discover the history, the art, the traditions, and the food and wine treasures of Ravenna.
A great national and international sporting event that involves the entire city of Rimini and passes along its most evocative places and monuments such as the Roman Bridge of Tiberius and the Arch of Augustus.
The “Marathon Village” is the beating heart of the event: it welcomes not only athletes but also families and the curious to promote the passion for sport. The marathon route crosses the old town and continues along the Rimini waterfront to the next towns, Riccione and Misano, to return to the “Marathon Village”.
Rimini Marathon combines the main race with other initiatives to make sport inclusive for all and accessible to everyone: the 10 Miles race, the 9km Family Run, and the Kids Run.
In the same spirit of solidarity Rimini Marathon also hosts the International Meeting of Wheelchair Pushers, to give those who are unable to run the joy and unforgettable emotion of running a marathon.
Ride Riccione Week is a week for cycling enthusiasts offering international competitions, tastings, shows, conferences, and lots of sports and fun. An international cycling event which aims to give everyone the opportunity to discover the territory by bike, riding through old villages rich in charm and history, to appreciate the culture, the excellent food and wine products.
Three fun and exciting routes starting from the heart of the city of Riccione to embrace the sea and the hills and with various levels of difficulty: the gourmet itinerary, 35 kms for all tourists and for lovers of the panorama and good food; the medium, a fascinating tour of 105 km for amateur cyclists which includes the time trial of the Giro d’Italia 2019; and the long race, covering a distance of 140 kms along some of the legendary Marco Pantani’s favourite roads that lead to the top of Mount Carpegna, the Cippo.
Runner 451 is a startup that operates in the world of running and training, offering online training programmes for runners and the innovative “Runner 451 Experience”– running stages and running vacations for those who love to run and for those who want to learn how to do it.
The “Runner 451 Experience” are weekends dedicated to those who have the passion for running, that are able to entertain both runners and their travelling companions: an experience for everyone, thanks to an innovative formula that focuses on wellness and combines the training programme with the discovering of local history, art and nature, food and wine tastings, relaxation in the spas and excellent hospitality in the certified Wellness facilities of the territory.
A calendar with numerous vacation proposals for all tastes, in various locations of Romagna, from the sea to the hills, in addition to the possibility of organizing a customized holiday and running stage on other dates.
Romagna is the land of active discovery, where all lovers of movement – not sportspeople only – can make quality experiences discovering its most authentic roots, on foot or by bike.
Trek & Bike presents 30 branded routes, chosen and mapped in collaboration with the Local Action Groups, suitable for hikers, trekking enthusiasts or amateur cyclists. A selection of the most accessible routes to reach all the main destinations in the Wellness Valley, to explore the territory, its points of interest and the must-see excellence.
From the woods of the Apennine in Forlì, passing through the salt pans of Cervia, up to Oferno’s Natural Reserve along Conca river, the peculiar features of this territory enclose biodiversity and memories.
And then art and culture, from Ferrara to Rimini, from Ravenna to Cesena, among castles, old villages rich in history and UNESCO heritage treasures. Romagna has to be experienced slowly, tasting its views, its culture and its tradition, by walking or cycling through its routes.
The itineraries are published in a booklet and also available in the dedicated area of Visit Wellness Valley’s website.
The route network of “I Sentieri dell’Alto Rubicone” (The Trails of the Alto Rubicone) consists of 16 paths that allow visitors to explore the natural beauty of the landscape of Sogliano al Rubicone. 155 km of trails, ranging from easy walks to more challenging routes, in the territories of Sogliano al Rubicone and in the neighbouring municipalities of Roncofreddo, Saracen Market, Sant’Agata Feltria, Talamello and Novafeltria. A green circuit dedicated to fans of trekking, mountain biking and hippotourism, born out of the spirit of initiative of the Municipality of Sogliano and the association A-Team Bike School to enhance the environmental heritage of the valleys of the Rubicon, Use and Savio and attract visitors and tourists.
The passion for running, nature and the territory combined with different professional skills, have created this project where history, sport, fun and tourism are perfectly integrated.
The project “Rubicone for Sport” was born thanks to the vocation of the City of Sogliano, at the forefront of the promotion of green tourism, to the local support of the Soglianese Polisportiva, ASD Sport Adventure Team, Marianna Trail Team and all the partners of the territory, with the organization and coordination of the Total Training team and the patronage of Wellness Foundation and CSI Emilia Romagna.
Adventure, passion, sport and fun are the ingredients of the outdoor events of “Rubicone for Sport” – Montegelli Trail, Trail del Rubicone, and Rubicone Fossa Marathon – that involve more than 2,500 fans of mountain biking, trail and hiking.
Like a treasure hunt for the pleasures of the palate, the Routes of Wine and Flavours cross the regional territory far and wide, enabling the visitors to discover the outstanding wine and food products of the Wellness Valley. Farmhouses, B&Bs, restaurants and trattorias, wine cellars, cheese factories and oil mills, productive realities specializing in typical quality food products, work together to raise awareness of the rich agri-food heritage of the region.
http://agricoltura.regione.emilia-romagna.it/azienda-agricola/temi/turismo/strade-vini-sapori
Trail Romagna combines passion for nature and movement with an innovative way to enjoy the territory.
From Fit Walking and Nordic Walking to MTB excursions in the beautiful natural scenery of Romagna, from Trek-Nic to sit-on-top tours in the salt pans of Cervia, to big events on the river that involve the whole local community easy-to-access canoe trails, kayak trails, and SUP trails for a great day out. Trail Romagna is everything about sport in nature, where it always promotes a slow approach and the lowest environmental impact.
The aim of Trail Romagna is to combine well-being and the energy of moving together in nature with the rediscovery of ancient traditions and the valorisation of environments often mistreated by modern civilization.
The Festival of Good Living (Festival del Buon Vivere) brings together a series of events that express and represent the “supply chain” of good living in the territory of Forlì-Cesena.
Representatives from the world of culture, science, entertainment and the society are invited to promote Good Living through meetings, workshops, conferences, educational workshops, literary cafés, performances, and concerts.
The event has reached its tenth edition establishing itself as the “Festival of sustainability” focusing on the well-being of the person and promoting healthy choices for everybody and for the environment, through equality, innovation, and a more ethical economic system, to build an authentic quality of life far away from consumerism.
The first event in Italy dedicated to endurance and multi-discipline sports. Three days to compete, to have fun, to experience and to learn about triathlon, the discipline that is recording the highest growth rates in the world. Triathlon, duathlon and running competitions alternate with workout sessions, workshops and entertainment
The Triathlon Show held in Cervia is open to all: professional and potential athletes, amateur athletes and those who like to keep fit or would like to do so. A sports festival that brings together swimming, biking and running fans. A unique event to raise awareness of triathlon as a fun and healthy sport accessible to everyone, where the public has the opportunity to meet with triathletes, listen to the story of the great champions, and share their emotions and experiences.
