DISCOVER ROMAGNA AND SAN MARINO 5 DAYS TOUR

  • 1st DAY: ROME or other location > GRADARA ““the fortress of Paolo and Francesca” - SAN MARINO km.410

    departure from your home - in the afternoon visit to Gradara (a medieval village which today appears to be one of the most beautiful and intact examples of a historic center from the medieval era, much of its notoriety is due to the magnificent, valuable structure and mighty Rocca dei Malatesta , one of the most intact and significant fortifications in Italy) - free lunch - tasting of typical products - in the evening accommodation in a hotel in San Marino - dinner in the hotel - after dinner San Marino by night, walk with guide in the historic center - overnight stay.

  • 2nd DAY: SAN MARINO "the ancient land of freedom, a UNESCO World Heritage Site" - SAN LEO "a timeless village" - VERUCCHIO "the cradle of the Malatesta" km.60

    breakfast in the hotel - daily excursion with guide - visit to San Marino (characteristic historic center UNESCO Heritage with the Three Towers, Piazza della Libertà, palaces and churches, internal visit of the first and second tower), San Leo (perfectly preserved village which allows to breathe an atmosphere of times gone by, it stands out for its scenic position, the Renaissance Fortress -inside-, the Cathedral and the bell tower on Monte della Guardia), Verucchio (historic center with the Rocca Malatestiana) - typical lunch in the restaurant - tasting of typical products - in the evening return to the hotel in San Marino - dinner in the hotel - after dinner walk with guide - overnight stay.

  • 3rd DAY: RIMINI “not just the sea” - SANTARCANGELO DI ROMAGNA “the beautiful and elegant village” km.60

    breakfast in the hotel - daily excursion with guide - visit to Rimini (the ancient Tiberius Bridge, built in Roman times by order of Augustus which acts as a connection between the city and San Giuliano, the ancient Borgo dei Pescatori, Corso d' Augustus, Piazza Tre Martiri with its excavations, Piazza Cavour which represented the fish and vegetable market in medieval times, Palazzo dell'Arengo, Palazzo del Podestà, Palazzo Garampi and Teatro Galli, Arch of Augustus symbol of Rimini, Roman Amphitheater which it hosted the gladiators and was at that time slightly smaller than the Colosseum, the Malatesta Temple, the Cathedral of Rimini - an unfinished work by the great master Leon Battista Alberti with Giotto's marvelous crucifix inside in the apse of the Temple -), and Santarcangelo di Romagna (town made up of a maze of alleys overlooking churches and historic buildings, in which the typical structure of the medieval fortified village is clearly recognisable) - typical lunch in a restaurant - tasting of DOC wines - in the evening return to the hotel - dinner in the hotel - after dinner Rimini by night, walk with private bus and guide - overnight stay.

  • 4th DAY: RAVENNA "the Byzantine mosaics, a UNESCO World Heritage Site" - BRISIGHELLA "the Fiesole of Romagna" - FORLI' "rationalist architecture" km.220

    breakfast in the hotel - daily excursion with guide - visit to Ravenna with its early Christian monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the Neonian Baptistery, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia with the dome of the ceiling decorated like a sky of stars and the Basilica of San Vitale known for its beautiful mosaics decorating the vaulted ceilings and chapels, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo), Forlì (large squares and elegant buildings, with a center dominated by porticoes, statues and buildings which are the most shining example of rationalist architecture in Italy , and the main square, Piazza Saffi, famous for being very large and for the presence of many imposing historical buildings, built in different eras such as the Medieval Basilica of San Mercuriale, the fifteenth-century Palazzo Albertini and Palazzo del Podestà), Brisighella (a village composed of from a maze of ancient streets, sections of city walls and stairs carved in chalk, with the famous Via degli Asini (a road formerly used to shelter the animals of the cart drivers who lived there, today one of the many romantic itineraries of the small village, do not miss the Rocca and the Clock Tower) - typical lunch in a restaurant - in the evening return to the hotel in San Marino - dinner in the hotel - free evening - companion available - overnight stay

  • 5th DAY: SAN MARINO - URBINO "the ideal city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site" - ROME or other locationkm.330

    breakfast in the hotel - in the morning guided visit to Urbino, an ideal city, among the most important Italian Renaissance centres, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Piazza della Repubblica, Palazzo Ducale and National Gallery of the Marche -inside-, Raphael's House, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta ) - free lunch - continuation to return to the office - arrival in the evening.