Romagnatoscanaeng.Pdf
1 Travelling is akin to accurate research. Of course, there are other ways of finding out about the world. But the traveller is a slave to his senses. Lord Byron That’s how Lord Byron, one of the protagonists of the Grand Tour, described the close relationship between experience and travelling; experience that goes beyond and extends pure enjoyment of a historic piece of art or the landscape. Ours is an invitation to explore Romagna Toscana, to launch into an authentic experience in a terri- tory still intact and just waiting for you to discover its history, nature, natural springs and spa waters, set like gems into gentle hills, woods and uplands. Itineraries become tales that every traveller can add to, change and interpret to bring their experience to life, cre- ating their own stories to be treasured and passed on. CASTROCARO TERME E TERRA DEL SOLE La Fortezza Romagna Toscana, geographically and culturally Romagna, at the end of the 15th century was under the government of the Repub- lic of Florence, then was governed by the Grand Duke of Tuscany until 1859. After Italy’s unification it was included in the province of Florence until 1923, when Benito Mussolini merged 11 municipali- ties under the province of Forlì and another three under Florence. The illustrious dynasty of the aristocratic Guidi family, mentioned by Dante in the Divine Comedy, began with the marriage of Englarada II, daughter of Duke Martino di Ravenna to the Pistoia knight Tegri- no, at the beginning of the 10th century. Historically Romagna Toscana comprised the municipalities of Verghereto, Bagno di Romagna, Sorbano (now Sarsina), Santa Sofia, Galeata, Premilcuore, Portico e San Benedetto, Rocca San Casciano, Dovadola, Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole, Tredozio and Modigliana for Romagna, Marradi, Palazzuolo and Firenzuola for Tuscany; we hope the snippets of information given here will awaken your curio- sity and kindle a desire to explore a territory that offers numerous itineraries in a surprisingly little known part of Italy.
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