NEW 2024 TOUR EMILIA ROMAGNA & PESARO CULTURAL CAPITAL 2024

1 DAY AIRPORT BOLOGNA – FERRARA
Arrival at Bologna airport and transfer to Ferrara area. Accomodation in the hotel where we will stay for 3 nights. Dinner and overnight. According to the flight arrival time possibility to visit this amazing town.

2 DAY FERRARA – CHIOGGIA – ISLAND PELLESTRINA
After breakfast we move to Chioggia (90km) and have a guided visit. Here we could organize a nice lunch with seafood, typical for this town. Further on a boat trip to the island of Pellestrina with a short visit. In the late afternoon back to Ferrara to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

3 DAY POMPOSA – DELTA DEL PO PARK– COMACCHIO
After breakfast transfer to Pomposa with the visit of its remarkable Abbey (50km). Continuation to the natural Park of the Po Delta ( Rosolina 28 km ) with a short navigation. Here we can arrange lunch on board if there is time enough to fit it into the schedule. Afternoon transfer to visit the town center Comacchio (50km) and a visit of a production center of marinated eel.Return to the hotel (50km) for dinner and overnight.

4 DAY RAVENNA – RIMINI
Check out at the hotel and departure for Ravenna (87 km), once the capital of the Western Roman Empire and famous for its mosaics. Guided visit of the Unesco sites; Mausoleo, S. Vitale, Galla Placidia, tomb of Dante ecc. Light lunch at famous historical trattoria “Ca del Ven” in the heart of town. (www.cadeven.it). Later on continuation for the area of Rimini with arrival in the hotel where you will stay 4 or 5 more nights. Dinner and overnight.

5 DAY RIMINI – VISIT & RELAX
Half day guided visit of Rimini with the Fellini museum the Malatesta castle and temple, Piazza Cavour, Borgo san Giuliano and roman Rimini with the Arch of August, Tiberio bridge, the Domus. The rest of the day relax at the hotel / beach. As you are in a famous seaside area offering a lot of possibilities I would leave lunch at leisure. Dinner and overnight in your hotel or alternative for dinner.

6 DAY SAN LEO – VILLA VERUCCHIO – VERUCCHIO
After breakfast departure for the suggestive valley of the Marecchia river with destination San Leo ( 30 km) once the italian capital !Guided visit of the historical center with the Pieve and the fortress. In the afternoon visit of Villa Verucchio ( 20 km ), its historical center and its Archaeological museum telling the story of the Villanovan-Etruscan community which flourished from the 9th to the 7th century BC.
*** on the route that takes you to San Leo we can include a stop at the Castle of Montebello with its bizarre story around Azzurrina. To end the day in style we stop in Verucchio (4 km) at the “Casa Zanni” where a visit to the cellar awaits us with an aperitif and since we are in the cradle of the Romagna piadina (flat bread) we have dinner based with typical local delicacies. Return to the hotel for overnight.
*** In San Leo lunch can be arranged.

7 DAY SAN MARINO
After breakfast departure for the smallest and oldest republic in the world to visit its homologous capital San Marino (28 km) – guided tour and free time for shopping.In the afternoon before returning stop in Mondaino (35km) to see the production of its famous fossa cheese. Tasting session. Return to Rimini (39km) Dinner and overnight at the hotel (eventually we can organize dinner in the Mondaino area with a rustic country style dinner).
*** In San Marino lunch can be arranged.

DAY 8: PANORAMIC ROAD – PESARO – GRADARA
Today we will visit the most northern part of the region Marche. After breakfast departure for San Bartolo Natural Park to discover the beautiful panoramic road where nature kisses the blue of the sky and the sea connecting Gabicce with Pesaro. Panoramic stops will be in Gabicce Monte ( 20km ) and Fiorenzuola ( 10km ). Continuation to Pesaro ( 13km ) proclaimed " Capital of Culture 2024 " & city of the composer Rossini. With the guide you will visit the Civic museum, the Art gallery, the Ceramic museum, the Oliverian museum, the People's square and the Liberty square with the Ruggeri Villa and the Sphere by Pomodoro, the Casa Rossini Museum, the Cathedral with 900 square meters of mosaics (from the 5th/6th century). In the evening return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

!!! PS !!! otherwise here a couple of ideas how to pass this last night...1) On the way back from Pesaro to the hotel you could include a visit to a winery with a tasting session.2) from mid-June until mid September every thursday evening in the beautiful fortification town of Gradara at 21.00 there is a historical re-enactment where we could arrange to have dinner.3) possibility to go to Gradara just for a visit after dinner.4) farewell dinner in the hotel.

9 DAY DEPARTURE TRANSFER TO BOLOGNA AIRPORT (120km)