Things to do in Forli' Italy – what to see attractions and activities

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Torre Civica

It's one of the symbols of Forli. Also known as the Municipal Tower or Clock Tower, this tower dominates the Communal Palace, in the heart of the city. Built on the ruins of a building from Roman times, it was remodeled and enlarged several times. Destroyed by the retreating nazis in 1944, it was rebuilt in the mid-seventies.

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Rocca di Ravaldino

Also known as Rocca di Caterina Sforza, looks like a fortress of medieval origin (although it was remodeled during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries). After being under siege for a long period, in January 12, 1500, the Rock fell at the hands of Cesare Borgia. As a result, Caterina Sforza, was taken prisoner and brought to Rome. La Rocca is accessible from Via della Rocca or Via Giovanni dalle Bande Nere.

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Porta schiavonia

At the northern entrance of Forli (right in front of the Montone River), stands the only city gate belonging to the ancient city walls, which has reached us. Documented already at the end of the thirteenth century, the Gate was demolished and rebuilt several times over the centuries. Made according to the Baroque taste, it is characterized by the presence of a monumental round arch.

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Pinacoteca Melozzo

Located in Piazza Guido da Montefeltro (at the museum complex of San Domenico). It's famous for exposing the Flask with flowers, attributed to Tommaso Salini and defined "the most beautiful painting in the world" by Antonio Paolucci.

Streets and Squares

Piazza Aurelio Saffi

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Armeria Albicini

Located in Corso della Repubblica, it's a major museum that bears the name of the family that gave the town its fine collection of weapons. The collection consists of more than four hundred pieces (some of them dating back to the fifteenth century). You can admire: pikes, halberds, maces, muskets, crossbows, and chain mail. Remarkable is the armor belonged to Brunora II Zampeschi

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Pinacoteca Civica

Inaugurated in 1838, is an important driver of the Civic Museums of Forlì and is housed in Piazza Guido da Montefeltro (at the museum complex of San Domenico). Named after Melozzo degli Ambrogi, is divided into twenty rooms and houses works of great artists such as Domenichino, Guercino, Francesco Menzocchi, Livio Modigliani and Lorenzo di Credi.

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Collezione "G. Verzocchi"

In Corso della Repubblica, it is also known by the name of Galleria Verzocchi - The work in contemporary painting. The collection is unique and special, as it focuses on the theme of work. The entrepreneur Giuseppe Verzocchi, in fact, in the second after the war, asked about seventy Italian painters to create a work inspired by the world of work. You can also admire works by Guttuso, Carrà and Giorgio De Chirico.

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Museo Archeologico A. Santarelli

Important civic museum of archaeological nature formed in the second half of the nineteenth century by Antonio Santarelli. The exhibition hosts important archaeological finds and allows you to understand the dynamics of the population of the province of Forlì from the Lower Paleolithic to the seventh century.

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Museo Etnografico "B. Pergoli"

Inaugurated in the 1922 (after the Romagna combined exposures of 1921) and it represents one of the oldest Italian museums in the material culture. Visiting it means taking a trip into the past, discovering timeless traditions and aculture of a country which is now lost. It's divided into two separate sites, but it is currently open only to the section located at "Palazzo Merenda" in Corso della Repubblica.

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Museo del Teatro Romagnolo

It is housed at the beautiful Neoclassical Palace Gaddi, in Corso Garibaldi. Dedicated to theatrical art and musical instruments, it was born thanks to the important donations made by the heirs of the great Forlì tenor Angelo Masini. It also houses relics coming from the municipal theater of Forlì (destroyed during the Second Great War).

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Museo di San Mercuriale

It's placed in rooms adjacent to the famous Abbey of St Mercurial in Piazza Saffi. It's a relatively small diocesan museum, which currently houses some paintings dating from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century and some impressive liturgical furnishings.

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Palazzo Guarini Torelli

Built during the sixteenth century, this elegant architecture, is characterized by the austere facade enlivened by the presence of a particular taste balcony pre-baroque (visible on the right side of the building). The interior is decorated and furnished in the baroque and neoclassical style (with fine temperas created by Felice Giani). Privately owned, it can not be visited inside.

Churches and places of worship

Oratorio di San Sebastiano

Near the beautiful church of St. James the Apostle (used as an exhibition center), there is the oratory dedicated to San Sebastian. Built in brick at the end of the fifteenth century, it housed the brotherhood of the Battuti Bianchi. It houses a remarkable fresco by Marco Palmezzano dedicated to the Crucifixion.

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Palazzo del Podesta

Built under the direction of Matteo Di Riceputo, around the 1460 on the ruins of a fifteenth-century building, has a Gothic style. The facade of the palace is built of brick and is enhanced by a local porch completed with pointed arches (characterized by angular leaf capitals). Privately owned, it can not be visited inside.

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Palazzina Albertini

A beautiful building in a venetian style built in the late XV. It has a beautiful facade with exposed brick walls and a porch with round arches. The rooms on the first floor often house temporary exhibitions, while the living rooms of the second floor house the permanent exhibition "Res Communis" (embellished with a beautiful russian icon).

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Palazzo de Calboli Largo de Calboli

Designed by Luigi Alberti (under the supervision of the architect Saviero Marini). It was built during the eighteenth century, according to the classical style. It has a large facade, characterized, in the central part, by a majestic pediment. Inside, it houses a fine staircase, embellished by sculptures representing Hercules with Hydra and Theseus and the Minotaur.

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Torre Numai

Built to defend the nearby Palace of Numai (which, by the way, is tied by an ingenious underground passage), is located in Via Pedriali, near Piazza Saffi. It was restored several times, until 1870, had the blackbirds, then replaced by a sloping roof at first and then with four pitches.

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Basilica di San Pellegrino Laziosi

Also called the church of Santa Maria dei Servi di Forlì, the Basilica is famous for guarding the body of San Pellegrino Laziosi, it is a destination for pilgrims since it is the patron saint of sufferers of incurable diseases.

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Chiesa del Carmine

Built in the fourteenth century, the Church of the Carmine is famous for its beautiful marble portal of the XV century. Despite its fourteenth-century origin, the current church is the result of an extensive renovation that took place in 1735 and 174

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Chiesa del Miracolo

This magnificent building erected in 1797 stands in the place where in 1428 there was a miracled school. In a cold winter night a fire broke out. Tamed the fire, it was discovered that the only wall left intact was that of the Madonna and Child.

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Chiesa di San Salvatore in Vico

Church founded in the thirteenth century, it was completely renovated in 1546 and then later in 1760 had the new facade. The church now has a beautiful brick facade with a rich portal and stone capitals.

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Palazzo dell'ex collegio aeronautico

The palace built in the shape of "M" in the rationalist style designed by architect Cesar Valle as expressly built in 1937 by order of Benito Mussolini, was the first aviation school in Italy.

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Palazzo Hercolani

Residence of the Hercolani family of Forlì until 1844 , the Hercolani Palace was bought by Count Sesto Matteucci whom restructured it in all its parts, making it one of the most imposing and beautiful buildings in the city.

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Palazzo Sangiorgi

It consists of two distinct parts, the Sangiorgi palace is one of the finest palaces in the city of Forli. The original use of the building was unknown for a long time until it was discovered that it was used as a barn.

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Abbazia di San Mercuriale

It's a symbol not only of the city but the entire Romagna. Begun in 1178, has a beautiful bezel by the Maestro dei Mesi of the "Duomo di Ferrara". The interior is simple and austere, typically Romanesque and houses valuable works of art.

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Museo del Risorgimento

It's housed at the beautiful neoclassical Palazzo Gaddi, in Corso Garibaldi. Created in 1888, houses important relics that belonged to some great patriots (Piero Maroncelli, Antonio Fratti, Achille Cantoni, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Vincenzo Bellini). The Museum, is made by sections dedicated to the Napoleonic era and the world wars.

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Santuario di Forno

It's located in the countryside east of the city (towards Forlinpopoli) and has been called "the most singular monument of the Forlì territory." This building dedicated to the Virgin Mary, in fact, has an unusual circular shape. Built in the second half of the fifteenth century, by the albanian Pietro Bianco (a pirate converted into a hermit), the Sanctuary, contains a valuable statue of a Madonna with his Child.