Museo della Marineria
A small seaside town on the Adriatic coast of Italy, Cesenatico hosts quite a unique museum. In 1502 Leonardo da Vinci designed the harbor, the true heart of the town. As was his style, neither form...
View ArticleLa Piadina Romagnola
The Piadina is simply an unleavened flatbread typical of Romagna, the seaside area around Bologna. The rolled dough is traditionally cooked over a heated flat stone, although nowadays pans or griddles...
View ArticleStrozzapreti
Poverty stricken Romagna has been under the rule of many different conquerors over time. As part of the Papal state since the Renaissance and well into modern history, none however was more resented...
View ArticleFormaggio di Fossa
Formaggio di Fossa, literally “pit cheese”, is now a well known delicacy from Romagna . . but few know that this wonderful oddity was created quite by chance! A sharp-tasting pecorino (sheep) cheese,...
View ArticleHospitality (and Wine) in Bertinoro
Back when wine was drunk out of wooden cups, the daughter of Emperor Teodosio, Galla Placidia, was visiting her father’s lands. When she got to the hills of Romagna, she was served Albana, the local...
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