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 Cesena - The town of the three Popes
The tourist who
arrives in the Romagna region cannot miss a visit to the town (with Umbrian
origin) that in ancient times Pliny mentioned for its precious wines.
Cesena
had such defensive strategic position at the entrance of the Savio Valley,
that the historian of the Greek-gothic war (VI century) Procopio also
mentioned it, Dante Alighieri mentioned Cesena too.
The town that gave the
birth to two Popes (Pio VI Braschi and Pio VII Chiaramonti) and that adopted
a third one (Pio VIII), for this reason Cesena is also called the "city of
the three Popes".
On the other hand the XV century
Malatesta's Libarary
is a real treasure (both for the architecture and the preciousness of its
illuminated manuscripts) not to miss.
Besides the mighty
Fortress is an
intact masterpiece of military engineering, examined by Leonardo Da Vinci
who made a survey of the castle walls for Cesare Borgia (1502). In the XVII
century the Ponte Vecchio (already Clement Bridge built on the project of
Pietro Carlo Borboni, 1733-1773) was built.
The old town center completely
restored, the ancient buildings, the XIX century
"Alessandro Bonci" Theatre,
the several churches enriched by many remarkable works of art and the museum
recently reorganized and open to the public contribute to making Cesena a
very interesting tourist destination.
We cannot forget the gastronomic
aspect that can make more pleasant the stay in Cesena.
more on Cesena... >>>
Courtesy of
Cesena Tourist Office
(c) 1997-2008 E. Massetti
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