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Oförglömliga känslor. Från Bologna till Parma och Piacenza, från Ferrara till Ravenna, från Modena till Reggio Emilia, Forli, Cesena, Faenza och Rimini - alla de historiska städerna i vår region är fulla av underverk. De är lätta att nå från hela Italien. Dessutom ligger de väldigt nära varandra. Den verkliga utforskningen är upp till dig. Regionen sträcker sig från söder om Po till Apenninernas kam och utmed Adriatiska kusten upp till Cattolica. Via Emilia, vägen som en gång byggdes av romarna, mellan år 191 och 187 f. Kr. , utgör nästan exakt gränsen mellan berg och lågland. Den syd-östra delen av regionen (som innefattar området Forli-Cesena, Rimini och Ravenna, vissa delar av Bologna och Ferrara samt San Marina) är känt som Romagna, ett namn som markerar medeltidens gräns mellan det Romanska-Bysantiska riket och Lombardiet.
Say goodbye to traditional Rome-Forence-Venice tours:
todays tourists are tired of traditional places.
They are looking for less crowded, more intimate towns, and they do not intend to settle for some famous sights and a couple of pictures in front of a beautiful church.
What tourists want and enjoy doing is to taste local food and wines, to visit old traditional workshops, to see the natural heritage of the areas they choose.
They want a holiday which actually is a number of different holidays. Notably, the demand for culture-oriented tours, of all the new trends in tourism, is on the increase. In the last 10 years, visitors to the Italian artistic heritage have increased by 14%.
And as much as 13% of Italy's museums is located in Emilia Romagna.
Moreover, everybody will agree that an art-and-culture tour is rather easy to arrange. First of all, it is short (one day for each destination can be enough); secondly, when already in Italy, you can move around in your own car (no planes to catch) and save on travel costs. Thirdly, you will live a day you will never forget.
This is what makes the towns of Emilia Romagna so special. They are easy to reach and relatively near to anywhere in Italy; additionally, they are so close to each other that it is easy to include many of them in a single tour for example, you can visit a great art exhibition in Ferrara in the morning, spend the afternoon in Ravenna to see the mosaics of Galla Placidia and, after dinner, choose one out of a wide range of theatre shows in Bologna.
The main quality of the towns of Emilia-Romagna, however, is that they suit all tastes.
Perhaps this would never have been possible without the support of Unione di Prodotto Città d'Arte, Cultura e Affari, or Udp, which translates as Historic Town, Culture and Business Union.
For those who are not familiar with this association, Udp is a union or alliance grouping together the regions historic and art towns with the aim of promoting packet holidays thanks to the cooperation between the public sector (represented by about 20 institutions) and 41 private members, such as product-promoting clubs, groups or entrepreneurs associations.
Thus, the demand for art- and culture-oriented holidays, which, as I was saying, is very high both in Italy and abroad, meets Udp?s efforts to promote and add value to holiday packets and tourist solutions. We are focusing on museums, art exhibitions did you know that the main 2003 event in Emilia Romagna will be the exhibition of Parmigianino's works and tours of historic places and monuments.
We also promote local food and wine, car exhibitions and racetracks, handicrafts, antiques and, last but not least, solutions for meetings, congresses, business centres and exhibitions.
This is why we made this new guide to the Historic Towns of Emilia Romagna. We want to help tourists find sights they just cannot miss, such as the monuments of Ravenna, Ferrara and Modena, which have been inscribed in Unesco's World Heritage List; the University of Bologna, the oldest in the world; Parma, the cradle of world music; the castles of Piacenza; and the Malatesta fortresses of Cesena, Rimini and Forlì.
The guide is about 100 pages long and contains several pictures. The towns are presented according to their geographical position, from North to South: Piacenza, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna, Faenza, Forlì, Rimini. Each chapter contains a description of the main town, a description of the surrounding province with two suggested tours out of town, and several details which may be of some interest for curious visitors local crafts, food and wine, and the main or most picturesque events which you may want to include in your visits.
Ravenna
The ancient mosaics which make Ravenna the world capital of this art, so much so that eight of its monuments have been declared "World Heritage" by UNESCO. A night-time guided tour of the mosaics in San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and the numerous shows that enliven summer evenings in the centre. The prestigious Ravenna Festival with its great concerts, theatrical events and operas. A holiday where sea, services and beaches have been awarded the coveted "Bandiera Blu" award for four years running. Treatment for recovering your health at the spa centres of Punta Marina combined with the beach holiday of sun, sea, fun and relaxation. The festivities, parties, happy hours, concerts, music and opportunities to meet people in the beach bars every evening. A scuba dive at the Paguro Reserve, the relic of an offshore platform that has created a natural habitat for fish, shellfish and flourishing marine vegetation. The majestic, fragrant centuries old pinewoods recalled by Dante, Boccaccio and Lord Byron. Mooring your own boat in Marinara, the new tourist port in Marina di Ravenna, where you can watch, if not take part in, the numerous international sailing races. Dine by the sea-shore and enjoy the delicacies of Romagna's cuisine. And if there's a full moon, all the better.
Ferrara: a glance at the territory
The province of Ferrara lies between the river Po to the north and the river Reno to the south which separates it from Romagna and the Adriatic sea to the east. The water which once covered a large part of this area has left its mark clearly on the landscape and on the life of man, who has struggled to wrench agricultural land from the waters. Nature, landscape, lagoons, marshlands and sea, sandy beaches and green pinewoods, navigable canals, history and culture, the atmosphere of the middle ages and the Renaissance permeate the rich heritage of the d'Este family.
Discover the great treasure that is the Po Delta Regional Park: the lagoons and marshlands of Comacchio, Ostellato, Bertuzzi, the Mesola forest, the Goro cove, the pinewoods of Volano are just some of the natural beauties of the area. The extraordinary environmental heritage is complemented by the city of Ferrara, charming for its medieval-Renaissance urban layout and architecture and the small towns of the province with their art treasures and history. Bondeno has the "Galileo Cattabriga" gallery and Municipal Art Gallery and, in Stellata, there is the fortress and some hydraulic works of the Napoleonic era; In Cento, in the square dedicated to Guercino, the Palazzo del Governatore, now centre of the "Bonzagni" Gallery of Modern Art, and the 17th century Town Hall stand side by side. The flourishing and lively Argenta is known for the Church of San Domenico and the Municipal Art Gallery while the Campotto nature reserves lie on the outskirts; Codigoro is known for the prestigious Pomposa Abbey. Comacchio, whose symbol is the 17th century "Trepponti" bridge with five arc-shaped sets of steps, is laced with a network of canals crossed by bridges. Worth seeing is the Roman Ship Museum in the 19th century Palazzo Bellini. Goro, like Gorino, is a seafaring town with houses lined up along the riverbank. The history of Mesola is linked to that of the river Po and the d'Este family from which the splendid castle originates; Voghenza is of notable archaeological value and the remains found here are kept at Belriguardo.
The great variety of typical products of Ferrara is enhanced by ancient and new recipes originating in the traditions either of country folk and their simple natural flavours or of sophisticated cooks of the ducal court who created rich dishes for the d'Este family. The most famous food of Ferrara is bread - known as "coppia", unmistakeable for its interwoven shape - and eel.
Ferrara is an impressive Medieval-Renaissance city, made even more fascinating by its remarkable urban layout. A visit should not be missed to: the Cathedral, with its magnificent Romanesque-Gothic style faï¿oeade (1135), the imposing Castello Estense, the Palazzo Schifanoia, wonderfully frescoed by Cossa and Ercole de' Roberti, the Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro housing the National Archaeological Museum, and the Palazzo dei Diamanti, which is one of the most renowned buildings built during the Italian Renaissance, where the National Art Gallery and the Modern Art Gallery are housed.
Bondeno | (top)
The most ancient settlement in the territory, takes its name from Bodincus, which is the archaic name of the Po river. A visit should not be missed to: the Municipal Art Gallery "Galileo Cattabriga", the Archpriest Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Pioppa at Ospitale and, in the hamlet of Stellata: the Fortress, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, and the hydraulic works: the Napoleonic culvert and channel.
Argenta | (top)
One of the most thriving and lively towns in the province of Ferrara, the city's roots can be traced back to the Dark Ages. A visit should not be missed to: the San Domenico Church and the Municipal Art Gallery, the Santa Croce Oratory, which only the façade can be seen of, and the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin "della Celletta", by the famous architect and hydraulics engineer Gian Battista Aleotti, known as "l'Argenta" (Argenta 1546 - 1636); and on the outskirts, the San Giorgio Parish Church, and the Campotto nature reserves.
Cento | (top)
Even today it is easy to discern the medieval foundations of the city; from the ancient city gates, although there remains only Porta Pieve, four roads stretch out to reach the main square, dedicated to Guercino. The square is overlooked by the Governor's Building which houses the Gallery of Modern Art "A. Bonzagni", and the XVII Century Municipal Hall. A short distance away, there are the Municipal Art Gallery, the Fortress, the Municipal Theatre, Casa Pannini, the San Lorenzo Auditorium, the San Biagio Collegiate, the Chiesa del Rosario and the Chiesa di San Pietro; just a few kilometres from the centre you come face to face with the Castello della Giovannina.
Codigoro | (top)
Owes its development to the prestigious Pomposa Abbey, the renowned monument complex comprising the Basilica of Santa Maria, the monastery and the Palazzo della Ragione. The a rchitectural features and works of art are remarkable. In the surrounding areas one can admire the Cannevie and Porticino nature reserve, Foce Volano and the Agrifoglio Sluice Gate.
Comacchio | (top)
Almost a miniature Venice, its symbol is the XVII Century Trepponti, characterized by a distinctive structure with five flights of steps and five arches. Other prestigious buildings are the Clock Tower, the Merchants' Open Gallery, the Cathedral, Palazzo Bellini, the Ponte degli Sbirr i bridge, the fish market, the old San Camillo Hospital and the remarkable XVII Century Capuchin Lodge. It's worthwhile visiting the Museo della Nave Romana (Museum of the Roman Ship), that preserves the almost intact cargo of a freighter ship dating back to over 2000 years ago. Among the more precious items: lead votive templets, ceramics and boxwoodt runks. The historical heritage is both supplemented and completed by the lagoon environment, the marshlands, the isolated rustic houses, the reed ditches for fishing in Valle Foci, the nature reserves of Valle Fossa di Porto and Boscoforte and the seven lidos of Comacchio. Lido di Spina houses the "Remo Brindisi" Museum of alternative art, exhibiting over 2,000 works of art by successful contemporary artists.
Goro | (top)
Shows an intrinsic sea and river-going vocation, like Gorino, with the houses lined up along the river banks. Sights to be seen in the surrounding area: the Gorino lighthouse, which can only be reached by water, the sluice gates used for land reclamation, the XVIII Century Pal Tower and the XIX Century Pescarina water pumping machine; the Goro Cove, a fascinating lagoon inside the Scannone of Goro, which can be reached by boat.
Mesola | (top)
The history of Mesola is strongly tied to the Po River events and the domination by the Este family, of which remains the splendid Castle, hunting residence of the dukes. Other interesting buildings are: the Church of the Nativity, the Abbots Tower, a XVII Century hydraulic machine. The naturalistic heritage includes the Mesola wood, the Bertuzzi lagoon and the Moraro dunes.
Voghenza | (top)
major significance is attributed to the archaeological area which has given forth finds dating back to a period between the I Century BC and VI Century AD. The tombs, the sarcophagi, the funeral objects accompanying the dead, and the funerary stele of the Roman necropolis are preserved in the Belriguardo Antiquarium. In Belriguardo also the traces of the Este "delizie" can be seen.
Bologna | (top)
When Italy was unified and Luigi Carlo Farini became provisional dictator of the newly joined region (Emilia and Romagna), the political landscape consisted of papal legations and duchies. Parma and Modena had been capitals of states until the day before; Ferrara, which had not been an independent state for 350 years, still had the appearance of one (even Ravenna had once - briefly - been the capital of the Roman Empire). The future capital of Emilia-Romagna was nothing more than the headquarters of one of the papal legations. All the same, it did boast a central location, a position that eventually made it one of the crucial centers of communications in Italy. Although it was perhaps then too early to see this clearly, it also already had the raw materials for its later, startling economic growth. Bologna lies along the Via Emilia, at the base of the Apennines, between the rivers Reno and Sàvena, looking out over an immense fertile plain. The center of Bologna, an elongated polygon stretching along the course of the Via Emilia - an ancient Roman road, once called the Via Emilia - is medieval in layout. Its architecture dates primarily from the 17th and 18th centuries; it is brick-red in color, abounding in porticoes that are exceedingly welcome in the cold winters. This historical center was enclosed within the 14th-century perimeter walls (expansion beyond those walls, which now constitutes the bulk of the city, took place at the end of the last century). In the geography of Italian urban attributes, Bologna ranks as "La Dotta" and "La Grassa", literally, "the Learned One" and "the Fat One". The first adjective refers to the Studio, the university, more than nine centuries old; the second refers to the rich crops, and the lavish cuisine (swine herding, it is said, dates from Celtic and Longobard times). Together they describe, in a mysterious synthesis, the cheerfulness, cordiality and warmth of the people of Bologna.
Rimini | (top)
Long sunny days on the beach, warm nights on the dance floor: Rìmini is the heart of Romagna's Riviera, the spectacular playground of Europe. This was just a fishing village when the first adventurous bathers ventured into the waves, in hats and ample suits. The 18th/19th-century breakwaters changed the shape of the beach, bringing fine iridescent sand to the eastern shores, and eroding the western ones. And overlooking the eastern beach is the luxurious Grand Hotel, so dear to the film director Federico Fellini.
Rimini itself dates back to the 3rd century BC; seventeen centuries later the local ruler, Sigismondo Malatesta (1429-1468), had Piero della Francesca paint his portrait, and asked Leon Battista Alberti to transform a small local church into the majestic Tempio Malatestiano, a major masterpiece of the early Renaissance.
Signoria dei Malatesta | (top)
The lands of the Malatesta seignory extend across the Province of Rimini whose borders mark the boundary, not only between the regions of Emilia Romagna and Marche, but also between Northern and Central Italy. All the hill towns of the seignory are easily reachable thanks to their direct connections to the plain below where you can find some of the most famous seaside resorts in Europe (Rimini, Riccione, Bellaria - Igea Marina, Cattolica and Misano Adriatico).The area is served by the nearby A14 motorway (for those coming from Bologna) while those arriving from the centre of Italy can reach the valleys of the seignory via the main roads from Arezzo and Urbino.
As one of the most important and yet lesser-known historical regions of Italy, we are located in the heart of the lands that once belonged to the Malatesta dynasty, a powerful seignory which influenced centuries of history between the Medieval and Renaissance periods.Situated in Romagna, this hilly area of towns, villages and hamlets, boasting a rich heritage of art and culture, straddles across the Marecchia and Conca river valleys with their attractive countryside and scenery. Nestling between the sea and the foothills of the inland mountain ranges, this is a place where the local people are well-known for their hospitality and where life is still sweet.
You will find a whole host of castles and villages whose fortresses, historical centres, churches and museums each recount a piece of Italian history.
You will find a rolling landscape where olive trees and vineyards regularly make way for small and surprisingly untouched and unspoiled valleys abounding in natural vegetation and wildlife.You will find restaurants, holiday farms, inns and hotels that can cater for every imaginable requirement throughout the year.
You will find first-rate cuisine and outstanding wines within a wine-gastronomic route that demands excellent quality as its primary indispensable requisite.
You will find peace and quiet without boredom, there being plenty of opportunities to take part in the local festivities, celebrations and events of the lively towns.
You will find craftsmen who still take pride in their age-old traditions.
You will find the sea just a stone?s throw away.
And more than anything else, you will discover how all this can be brought together for the enjoyment of visitors to the area.
The lands of the Malatesta seignory extend across the Province of Rimini whose borders mark the boundary, not only between the regions of Emilia Romagna and Marche, but also between Northern and Central Italy. All the hill towns of the seignory are easily reachable thanks to their direct connections to the plain below where you can find some of the most famous seaside resorts in Europe (Rimini, Riccione, Bellaria - Igea Marina, Cattolica and Misano Adriatico).The area is served by the nearby A14 motorway (for those coming from Bologna) while those arriving from the centre of Italy can reach the valleys of the seignory via the main roads from Arezzo and Urbino.
Parma | (top)
The cities along the Via Emilia are united by their similar plains setting, with nearby hill country, vigorous Po Valley architecture, cuisine with simple rich flavors, and courtly manners. Each of these cities has a distinctive personality due to its history. Parma shows many aspects of its personality in the medieval monuments on which Antelami worked, and in the delightful works created by Correggio. The city is also a treasure trove of opera and bel canto. It can be described as Stendhalian in the refinement of its culture and, even more prominently, "ducal" (for three centuries, before Italian unity, it remained under Farnese and Bourbon rule, with a welcome interlude provided by the ruler that the people of Parma still like to call, with affectionate pretension, "la nostra Maria Luigia", better known as Marie Louise of Austria). Parma still maintains the atmosphere and quality of life of a lesser European capital.
Sarsina | (top)
Sarsina has very ancient origins, since it has been built by the humbrian population between the VI and the IV century b.C.
In the III century b.C. Sarsina already governed a big country, which included some Romagna valleys and the highest part of the river Tevere.
The economy of the territory was based on the resources coming from the exploitation of the forests and of the countries ( wool, hides, cheeses, wood). The first certain date of the history of Sarsina is that of its conquest by the romans, in the 266 b.C. After that, Sarsina became a federate town and then a Municipality. In the 250 b.C. Sarsina was the birthplace of Tito Maccio Plauto, the greatest latin playwright, who left 21 plays, which nowadays are still performed with big success. Sarsina saw a real economical rise and an urban development in the first half of the 1st century b.C. when , after the social war, all federate cities of Rome where given the roman citizenship. The city walls and some of the great mausoleums which were built by noble families, date back to the late republican age.
The town became then a big emporio, where people from the East established their sanctuaries, managing to escape for a long time the agricoltural crisis of the Pianura Padana. Between the end of the III and the beginning of the IV century Sarsina had S. Vicinio as its first bishop and then as its Saint Patron. His fame as thaumaturge and exorcist is still great.
Declined after the collapse of the roman empire, Sarsina suffered from devastations and sacks and, in spite of being submitted to different dominations ( Ordelaffi,Malatesta, Veneziani), it managed to preserve a part of its own importance thanks to the fact that it was the bishops seat.
Untill 1859, Sarsina belonged to the Stato Pontificio ( the state belonging to the Pope) and then to the new Italian Reign.
In 1944, Sarsina underwent a cruel nazist reprisal, where a lot of people were killed or wounded, by the fire of several private houses and public buildings.
Nowadays, Sarsina is a very important turistic center with great prospects for the future, thanks to its big Archeological Museum, its Cathedral where it is possible to receive the "S.Vicinio's blessing" ( that attracts thousands of pilgrims every year), its environmental beauties and thanks to its easy connection with the E45 highway.
Bertinoro | (top)
Typical example of medieval walled town with towers and ancient houses, Bertinoro is situated in the heart of Romagna plain on the slopes of two hills Mount Cesubeo and Mount Maggio with panoramic views stretching as far as the sea. The village is overlooked by the millenary fortress prior to the 10th century which gave hospitality to the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1177 and from the 16th century to 1970 it became the Bishops residence.
Recently restored, the Fortress houses today the Residential University Centre linked to the Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna. Bertinoro is considered to be "the city of hospitality" for the tradition of the Ring column, with as many rings as the local families. A stranger who arrived and reined his horse to one of the rings was the guest of the family to whom the ring belonged. The tradition of Hospitality Feast is repeated each year on the first Sunday in September..
Predappio | (top)
Predappio stands on a hilly site in the valley of the Rabbi river at about 130 metres above the sea-level.Surrounded by valuable vineyards producing first-quality sangiovese, the most appreciated and widespread Romagna wine, the present town core was distinctly separated from the old Predappio (called Predappio Alta in March 1936). The village, which has called for the recognition of fortified town is the result of Benito Mussolini?s commitment to value all the places of his hometown. The tiny hamlet of Dovia, located on a plain, became on 30th August 1925 the chief town in the municipal territory (Predappio Nuova). Built between the Twenties and the Forties of the 20th century, Predappio is like a truly urban museum reflecting the original urban
and architectural styles of the Twenties inspired to the triumph of rationalism and planned by the most important architects of that time, such as Florestano Di Fausto, Cesare Bazzani, Cesare Valle, Arnaldo Fuzzi and Gustavo Giovannoni, who gave the town a relevant architectonic value. Predappio was also the native town of Adone Zoli, a catholic antifascist who played important political roles in the battle for the Liberation of Italy and during the Italian Republic of which he also was Prime Minister.From the geological point of view the territory of Predappio shows rocky formations with a predominance of porous limestone (spungone) and is rich of sulphur and chalk fields. The territory of Predappio features highly cultivated areas with a huge abundance of vines, orchards, cereals and fodder cultures.
Tredozio | (top)
Tredozio probably owes its name to the denomination of Castrum Treudacium and has ancient origins: the first human settlements were discovered in the hamlet of Santa Maria in Castello and date back to the Bronze or Villanovian age. Inhabited by the Romans, who subjected the Boi Gauls settled in the valley, the town was also a Byzantine dominion. In the 12th century Tredozio became a feudal possession of the Counts Guidi of Modigliana and developed into a "mercatale" (market place) in the middle of a big mountain basin. The Counts Guidi of Modigliana controlled the territory for a long time through the fortification of the ?Castellaccio? which guarded the village underneath. The Florentine Republic took possession of it in 1428 after an act of submission by the local community. Tredozio was considered to be over the last centuries a much appreciated health resort as can be seen from the several aristocratic buildings (17th-18th century) facing the main street of the historical centre. Only in 1923 Tredozio, like other municipalities which had previously been Tuscan, became part of the Province of Forlì, today Forlì-Cesena. The castle Castrum Treudacium, dating back to the 10th century, must have had an imposing structure because it was built with solid walls in lime and stone. It had an octagonal shape and featured in the centre a 17-high-metre tower around the weapons and ammunition deposit. Beside the castle are the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena and the House of the Count. Of the castle only the foundations and some underground rooms used as cisterns for collecting water or as cellars remain to be seen along with the remnants of the towers and other ruins. Not to be missed is Fantini Palace, the most extraordinary building in Tredozio, including a country factory and a manor house. Built before the 16th century, the building was brought to new splendour in 1750, when Lorenzo Maria Fantini decided to build a suitable residence for his family which owned 33 country estates scattered across 1,000 acres of land. The manor house opens onto two courtyards leading to an Italian-style garden. The Parish Church of San Michele from the 12th century contains a painted crucifix by the Rimini school (14th century) and originally consisted of a single nave to which were added in 1795 two side naves. The Church of the Company and the Oratory of the Blessed Virgin of Mercy was built in the 14th century and houses the image of the Blessed Virgin of Mercy.
Brisighella | (top)
Brisighella, a little medieval town in the Lamone Valley, is built on and by three typical rocky hills.Once, it was a fortess belonging to the Manfredi family (14th century). The tower clock, with its 19th century clock, stands by a sanctuary known as Monticino.
The older part of the town is a sort of labyrinth of narrow cobbled alleys, but its most famous feature is the so-called "Via degli Asini" (the street of the asses), a porticoed street running on the first floor along a row of houses.
A wide countryside, steep paths and flights of steps, ancient churches and houses: all this makes you think of a world of noble knights, ladies, duels and battles, love and murders.
Faenza | (top)
Faenza, a city worth discovering.
Faenza is a city with Roman origins which is crossed by the Via Emilia. Whilst only a few important architectural remains bear witness to the medieval period, such as in S. Ippolito and the churches of S. Maria Foris Portam and the Commenda, the same cannot be said of what was one of Faenza's most dazzling periods, thanks to the noble Manfredi family. Indeed, the rebuilding of the Cathedral in 1474 saw the start of a blossoming era linked to Tuscan Renaissance art. Artists such as Giuliano and Benedetto da Maiano, Donatello, the Della Robbias, Biagio d'Antonio da Firenze and others moved to Faenza to work.
The great architectural works which define Faenza's present day appearance are however from the Baroque period, namely the structure of the two main piazzas with the fountain, the clock tower, the loggias and porticoed wings of the Palazzo del Comune (City Hall) and the Palazzo del Podestà. Almost all the convent churches were later reconstructed with elegant late-Baroque lines, along with a number of palazzos of the nobility. The end of the XVIII century and the first thirty years of the following century saw the flourishing of the Neo-classical style, with outstanding artistic works by Giuseppe Pistocchi, Giovanni Antonio Antolini, Felice Giani, Gaetano Bertolani, Gianbattista and Francesco Ballanti Graziani, Antonio Trentanove and Pietro Tomba. Amongst the many works, palazzo Milzetti brilliantly crowns Romagna's Neo-classical civilisation both from an architectural and decorative point of view.Faenza, the city of ceramicsFaenza is able to boast a tradition in ceramics that dates back many centuries, and which even today continues to hold an important place amongst the city's crafts and industry. Its geographical location between the regions of Padania and Tuscany has turned it into a meeting point of the cultures as well as one of the leading centres for ceramics since Medieval times.The fame of Faenza's products is such that Majolica is known the world over with the French name of Faience..
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