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Portico di Romagna, hamlet of Portico and San Benedetto (FC) - Emilia Romagna

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Dante, fleeing Florence for political reasons, is believed to have met Beatrice here. The Portinari Palace was the residence of Folco Portinari, Beatrice's father. There is no historical evidence of this event, just a legend made of people's memories, but it is undoubtedly exciting to think that the Divine Comedy was inspired by this place... #tuttitaly

Portico di Romagna, hamlet of Portico and San Benedetto (FC) - Emilia Romagna

Portico di Romagna is a small village between Romagna and Tuscany, or instead located on the border between the two.

The village boasts postcard corners at every step, thanks also to the care with which the inhabitants set it up in every season.


What to see

You enter the town by descending towards the medieval village. Along the way, you will come across a small installation attached to a wall called the living words of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, with some poems and small ceramic tiles.

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Continuing downhill, you arrive at the Ponte della Maestà, of medieval origin. The bridge crosses the Montone torrent - the one on which Portico di Romagna rests its stone walls.


Portico di Romagna has two Churches: the Pieve di Santa Maria Girone and the Church of the Company. Both are open to the public.


In the center of the village, you can see Palazzo Portinari, the residential home of Folco Portinari - father of Beatrice, the muse of the great poet. Also noteworthy are Palazzo Traversari, the Palazzo Comunale, and the arcades called loggias: the loggia of the market, the loggia of the fountain, and the loggia of peace.

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Path of Dante

Portico di Romagna is one of the stages of Dante's journey.

An organized journey through the paths and medieval streets that unite Romagna and Tuscany traveled by the Supreme Poet at the time of his exile - the period in which he wrote the Divine Comedy.


Gastronomy

Suppose you are looking for specific area products. In that case, you will find them in the Forteto butcher's shop: pecorino cheeses, stone-ground flour with wheat germ, polenta flour, and Casentino chestnut flour.

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