Bike itinerary: Cesenatico – San Giorgio discovering the Roman Centuriation

This itinerary takes you back in time, to the Roman era; in fact, thanks to the planned route, you can immerse yourself in the traditions of this people, discovering the subdivision of land and the construction of roads with the Roman Centuriation, an ancient method. Did you know that even today our cities are based on Roman planning?

How it works: recommended itinerary for cycle tourists, easy to execute, with an entirely flat route.

Distance covered: 40 km.

Detailed itinerary: from Cesenatico take the SS 304 towards Cesena and in the hamlet of Villalta turn right for Pisignano; after the church of Montaletto turn left into via Montaletto and after 500 m. turn left into Via Capannaguzzo (cardo); then turn right into via Medri for Gattolino and subsequently turn left into via Calabria, then left into via Cerchia di S. Egidio (decumanus); then turn right into via Boscone (cardo), then continue towards Borgo Ronta, Ronta and S. Martino in Fiume; here turn right for Bagnile and further on turn right again for S. Giorgio (cardo); then turn left into Via Montaletto (most important decumanus) and continue along it until you reach via Confine; finally turn right for Villata and then left for Cesenatico.

To see and visit:
The itinerary crosses the Roman Centuriation, a term referring to an ordered system of dividing the territory into squares of 700 m per side, further divided into 100 parts. The squares are delimited by roads oriented east-west (decumani) and south-north (cardini) that strictly meet at right angles. The Cesena centuriation was created by the Romans between 268 BC and 187 BC. It is one of the best-preserved examples in the world thanks to the efficiency of a highly sophisticated drainage network.

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