VISIT BAGNO DI ROMAGNA AND SURROUNDINGS
The small village Bagno di Romagna is located in the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines, at an altitude of 500 m above sea level. Its mountains, a destination for walkers and hikers, touch 1,500 m above sea level.
Located on the E45 road axis, the motorway connecting Ravenna to Rome, it is an excellent starting point to explore central Italy: an hour's drive takes you to the Romagna Riviera to the north and the Tuscan art cities Arezzo and Florence to the south.
Located on the E45 road axis, the motorway connecting Ravenna to Rome, it is an excellent starting point to explore central Italy: an hour's drive takes you to the Romagna Riviera to the north and the Tuscan art cities Arezzo and Florence to the south.
Part of its territory is included in the National Park of the Casentinesi Forests Monte Falterona and Campigna, within which there is the Sasso Fratino Integral Nature Reserve, the first to be established in Italy and one of the most valued in Europe.
Historical Origins and the Birth of the First "Balneum"
Bagno di Romagna's first period of prosperity occurred during the Roman Empire with the construction of an efficient system of roads that connected the centre with the city Cesena and with the construction of the first “Balneum”, around which Bagno di Romagna expanded.
Bagno di Romagna's first period of prosperity occurred during the Roman Empire with the construction of an efficient system of roads that connected the centre with the city Cesena and with the construction of the first “Balneum”, around which Bagno di Romagna expanded.
Squares, loggias and historic streets
Historical village with the medieval Via Palestro and the wall towers. One “Torrione”, an architecturally and historically interesting defensive structure, remains of the walls today.
Palazzo del Capitano
The facade of the palace bears the noble coats of arms brought by the long Florentine dominance in the Romagna-Tuscany territory and is now the venue for art exhibitions and home to the historical archive and municipal library.
Sites for art and prayer
The Romanesque Basilica Santa Maria Assunta, the heart of Bagno di Romagna's cultural and artistic life, houses valuable works from the Florentine Renaissance.
The Sanctuary of Corzano was built in the mid-19th century to preserve a 15th-century fresco depicting the “Madonna and Child”.
The Sanctuary of Corzano was built in the mid-19th century to preserve a 15th-century fresco depicting the “Madonna and Child”.
Bagno di Romagna has been awarded the Orange Flag, a quality label for tourism, for the good preservation of the historic centre, for an efficient tourist information service, and for the hospitality of its citizens.
