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Between Romagna and Tuscany
...42 km route
From Forlė to Terra del Sole, to admire the splendid layout of this town, then on to Castrocaro Terme with its Castle and Fortress. Along the Tosco-Romagnola state road is Dovadola, a village located in the valley of the River Montone, dominated by the Fortress of the Counts Guidi. Further along the road, after about seven kilometres, is Rocca San Casciano. A few kilometres after the town, turn right along a steep mountain roads with 16% gradients, passing through Santa Maria in Castello as far as Tredozio, amid woodland and rocky spurs.
Culture and nature
Terra del Sole, which under the Medici was the administrative, military and judicial centre of the whole of Tuscan Romagna, still maintains intact its appearance of "ideal city" of the Renaissance with Castles at the two gates and a Parade Ground with the Parish Churchand and the Florentine Palazzo dei Commissari. Only a short distance away is Castrocaro, famous for its renowned Spa Establishments. This city has a glorious past and the remains can still be seen of the old Medici Fortress. Dovadola boasts the Castle of the Guidi Counts, located on the top of a crag. This was a stronghold of the Guelphs of Romagna. Rocca San Casciano represents a hub between the Arno Valley and Romagna. During the period of Florentine rule, it was a major administrative, judicial and commercial centre (famous for its silk market).
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Not to be missed is Piazza Garibaldi, with its strangely triangular shape, onto which face Palazzo Pretorio, the 17th-century Clock Tower and the Church of the Suffrages.
Tredozio, rich in century-old woodland, has an old centre with numerous Renaissance and 18th-century buildings, once owned by rich Florentine families.
The area is especially suited to nature lovers because it offers the chance of excursions into the upper Tramazzo valley, with its Lake Ponte and lots of pristine woodland.
Food festivals
Between October and November, Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole present the Flavours of Romagna. At the end of October, at Dovadola, the Truffle Festival is staged. Rocca San Casciano is famous for its Bonfires, a spring allegory of pagan tradition held at the end of March-early April that sees the town quarters compete for the best Bonfire.
On Easter Sunday and Monday, Tredozio hosts the traditional Egg Festival. On the first and second Sunday of November, the Festival of the 'bartolaccio', a characteristic pasta of Tredozio, is staged.
Markets
Forlė Monday and Friday
Terra del Sole Saturday
Castrocaro Terme Tuesday
Dovadola Friday
Rocca San Casciano Wednesday
Portico di Romagna Friday
Tredozio Tuesday
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