La The Republic of San Marino, “Old land of freedom”, extends at the border between Marche and Emilia Romagna.

City of San Marino stands out against the calcareous- arenaceous peak of Mount Titano, 749 m above sea level.

Capital of the state, its oldest nucleus, seat of government institutions, and one of the main tourist destinations of the hinterland of Romagna, it has recently been included in UNESCO World Heritage List. (continua…)

Rimini extends on the Adriatic coast, in the south-east of Emilia Romagna.
Capital of the homonymous province (established in 1992 with the detachment from Forlì), it is the capital of tourism.
The wide beach 40 km long, the clear and fine sand, the shallow water, the mild climate, the hospitality of the people, the quality of the facilities for tourists (with the mythical example of the Grand Hotel), the fun organised in theme parks (Fiabilandia, Italia in miniatura, Delfinario), in discos, in ballroom dance-halls, attract holidaymakers of all ages. (continua…)

Among the most important Italian cities of art, Ravenna is famous for its mosaics. The most rich mosaic heritage of the world has a dazzling emblem in the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo which preserves the largest mosaic surface of ancient times.

It is a wealth that comes from the V and VI centuries, when Ravenna was the capital of the Western Roman Empire, of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths, and of the Byzantine Exarchate.

Today is the capital of the homonymous province of Emilia-Romagna. (continua…)

451 m above sea level, surrounded on three sides by the river Metauro, rises Urbania, the ancient Casteldurante of the Dukes of Urbino.
In the province of Pesaro and Urbino, the city is full of attractions.
Above all: the Ducal Palace, only 15 km far from that of Urbino.

Small capital of Massa Trabaria in the Middle Ages, known all over Europe as Casteldurante for its ceramics in the Renaissance, today is known for producing jeans. (continua…)

On a rocky spur with sheer faces rises, 583 m above sea level, San Leo.
Commune in the region of Le Marche, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, it is a magic place.
On the summit stands, in a continuum with the rock, the Fortress, impressive already from afar.
It seems impossible to have access to the very old citadel, on the contrary there is a road in stone, practicable by car.
Easy to imagine the incomparable landscape. (continua…)