UNESCO heritage a stone's throw from Cesenatico

If beauty will save the world, then Romagna is safe. Near Cesenatico there are invaluable beauties that have earned the title of UNESCO World Heritage sites. So beautiful that they almost convey a sense of bewilderment when observing them; we are talking about the artistic, architectural, and cultural heritage of Ravenna: the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian and Orthodox Baptisteries, the Basilica of San Vitale, the Basilica of Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo and in Classe, and the Mausoleum of Theodoric.

In Ravenna, it's truly impossible not to walk with your nose in the air, letting yourself be enchanted by the mosaics of the starry sky desired by Galla Placidia, by the mosaic designs and marbles of the Domus of Stone Carpets, by the golden apse of Sant'Apollinare, and by the majesty of Theodoric's Mausoleum. It is a Byzantine soul that pervades the city of Ravenna, where everything speaks of the majestic empire of Justinian.

Very close to the coast of Cesenatico there is also the city of Cesena where another UNESCO recognition in the Region is located: it is the Malatestiana Library from the 15th century, included in the “Memory of the World” register.
A splendid example of a monastic-Renaissance library, which has remained intact in all its parts due to the joint custody of the friars and the Municipality, it preserves original furnishings and an important collection of illuminated manuscripts.

Without forgetting, then, that Cesenatico itself, with its Maritime Museum and the lively community of traditional local boats, is an active part in the inscription of navigation with lateen and third sails in the representative list of UNESCO intangible heritage: alongside material assets and sites, there are also arts, crafts, and traditions that are intangible, but no less important and evocative, of which the sails and boats of Cesenatico, as well as other ports of the Romagna Riviera, are the most evident testimony.

Therefore, starting from a quiet and authentic seaside resort like Cesenatico, it will be possible to reach unparalleled testimonies of beauty in a very short time.