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On the track of San Vitale
... 54 km route
From Porto Corsini, at the end of the left bank of the Corsini canal, where open-air tourism has always been at home at the campsite and one of the first municipal equipped stopover points, follow the coastal road to Marina Romea, surrounded by a green pinewood forest; then just before coming to the River Lamone, turn left and follow the course of the river towards the Romea state road across the enchanting Via delle Valli with the "Baiona" stretches of water on one side and the San Vitale pinewood forest in the background. Stop at Punte Alberete and in the Pinewood forest.
Continue in the direction of Ravenna, following the Romea state road and take the San Vitale state road, with a short deviation to Russi. Now drive on to Bagnacavallo (by turning right, a few kilometres before, along the course of the river Lamone, you come to Villanova di Bagnacavallo) and Lugo.
Culture and nature
This part of the coast and immediate Ravenna hinterland represents a natural museum that exemplifies the history of this area. The coastal pinewood forests on the more recent dune formations, the salty waters of the Piallassa Baiona behind you, the San Vitale Pinewood Forest (a pinewood forest of Medieval origin), the freshwater Valle Mandriole and flooded forest of Punte Alberete (on the site of ancient fossil dunes re-sculpted by man as a result of the reclamation through filling up by alluvion of the River Lamone begun in the mid-19th C.). With their characteristic flowers and animals, these are places of outstanding natural endowment, quite rightly under the protection of the Po Delta Park and the Ramsar International Convention on Wetlands. In the Ravenna hinterland are the towns of Russi, Bagnacavallo and Lugo, all surrounded by glorious countryside and rich in history and culture, with lots of historical buildings well worth visiting.
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Close to Russi is a modern Museo dell'Arredo Contemporaneo (Museum of Contemporary Furnishings) and the ancient remains of a Roman Villa of the Augustan age. Bagnacavallo, with its Medieval town layout, features porticoed streets, historical buildings and major religious complexes such as the old San Pietro in Sylvis parish church, just outside the town centre.
Piazza Nuova, another beautiful 18th-century building, once housed the old market. Lugo, a major farming and trading town, has also had a well-known market for the past 600 years. This is staged in the so-called Pavaglione, a regular meeting point for the local population. Nearby is the ancient Fortress and the imposing monument, with annexed Museum, dedicated to Francesco Baracca, the heroic aviator, born in Lugo and who was killed in the First World War.
Food festivals
Rassegna Gastronomica dei Lidi ravennati (Food Festival of the Lidos of Ravenna) from 23 August to mid-September, to promote traditional dishes. In September, Festival of the civilisation of wetland herbs at Villanova di Bagnacavallo. In mid-September at Russi, Fira di sčtt dųlur, one of the oldest fairs, dating back to 1600, famous for its gastronomic stands. At Bagnacavallo, towards the end of September, Festival of San Michele. In November, at Faenza, the Fair of San Rocco, held in the Rione Verde (green quarter) area. Towards the end of November, at the Faenza trade-fair centre, Wine and Traditional Products Show; in December, the Nougat Festival and on 5 January, La nott de' bisō, a characteristic event where hot spiced wine (bisō) is drunk and the 'Niballo' is burned at midnight.
Markets
Russi Friday
Bagnacavallo Saturday
Lugo Wednesday
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