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Cervia (RA)

Region Emilia Romagna, Italy

Situated along the Adriatic Riviera, 20 km south of Ravenna, the commune is privilefed with a 10km-long stretch of wide, sandy beach and shallow sea bottom, with the tourist resorts of Milano Marittima, Pinarella and Tagliata.

Info: Altitude: 3 m a.s.l -- Population: ca. 27,000 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 48015, 48016, 48010 -- Phone Area Code: 0544 -- Patron Saint: San Paterniano celebrated on 13th November -- Frazioni & Località: Cannuzzo, Castiglione di Cervia, Milano Marittima, Montaletto, Pinarella, Pisignano, Savio, Tagliata, Terme, Villa Inferno -- GPS Coordinates: 44.15.N - 12.22.E -- Useful Links: official website of the Comune of Cervia -- How to reach it: by road, state road SS16 or Adriatica connects to Ravenna and Rimini. Motorway A14 Bologna-Ancona, exit Cesena; by train, Cervia station is along the Ferrara-Rimini line, with many trains during the week; by air, the nearest airposrts are Rimini Miramare, Forlì or Bologna Borgo Panigale 105 km away, which offers daily connections to the main European airports.

WHAT TO SEE:

  • Milano Marittima, founded in the early 20th century by a Milanese company, nowadays a favourite destination of high-end clientele, with a great many luxury villas and hotels.
  • Pinarella, a borough of Cervia, with its fine seafront pinewood rich of paths and fitness itineraries.
  • Tagliata, the southrnmost borough of the commune, with a thick seafront pinewood.
  • at Pisignano, the ancient church of Santo Stefano, founded in 977 AD,preserving inside frescoes ascribed to Luca Longhi from Ravenna (1507-1580).
  • EVENTS:

  • yearly tennis tournament Vip Master.
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