Forlì

Italy

Forlì is a city in Emilia-Romagna.

  • IAT, Piazzetta della Misura, 5, +39 0543 712755, +39 0543 712450. M-Sa 08:30-13:00, 15:00-18:30, W 08:30-13:00. In August the office is closed Saturday afternoon.

IAT, Piazzetta della Misura, 5, +39 0543 712755, +39 0543 712450. M-Sa 08:30-13:00, 15:00-18:30, W 08:30-13:00. In August the office is closed Saturday afternoon.

  • Piazza Saffi. A beautiful square named after the 19th-century politician Aurelio Saffi, whose statue is in the middle.
    * Abbazia di San Mercuriale, Piazza Saffi. Daily 07:30-19:00. A 12th-century building in Lombard-Romanesque style. Its campanile (bell tower) used to be one of the tallest in Italy (75 m). Its construction began in the 12th century. It is the main religious building in the city.
    * Palazzo Municipio.
  • Chiesa del Carmine. 12th-century church with a Baroque interior.
  • Basilica Santuario di San Pellegrino Laziosi. Its appearance belongs to the period between 7th and 18th centuries. The external portal is that remains from the older church of Santa Maria dei Servi (13th century).
  • Cattedrale di Santa Croce. Built as a primitive Gothic Romanesque church, it was redesigned by Giulio Zambianchi in 1841.
  • Musei di San Domenico, Piazza Guido da Montefeltro, 12, +39 0543 712 659. Tu-F 09:30-19:00, Sa Su 09:30-20:00. The former Dominican monastery, the complex consists of five buildings: Palazzo Pasquali, the church of San Giacomo Apostolo, Dominican Convent, Convent of the Augustinians and Sala Santa Caterina. It is hosting Pinacoteca Civica. It is also a venue for temporary exhibitions. €3 for Pinacoteca Civica.
  • Oratorio di San Sebastiano. This former oratory was built between 1494 and 1502 by Pace Bombace. It is quite remarkable that the appearance of the dome from outside is reminiscent of the monolith top of the Mausoleum of Theodoric, in Ravenna.
  • Palazzo Gaddi. A medieval palace rebuilt in the 18th century. It hosts Museo del Risorgimento (museum of Italian unification) and Museo Romagnolo del Teatro (Romagna Theater Museum of Musical Instruments).

Piazza Saffi. A beautiful square named after the 19th-century politician Aurelio Saffi, whose statue is in the middle.

* Abbazia di San Mercuriale, Piazza Saffi. Daily 07:30-19:00. A 12th-century building in Lombard-Romanesque style. Its campanile (bell tower) used to be one of the tallest in Italy (75 m). Its construction began in the 12th century. It is the main religious building in the city.
* Palazzo Municipio.

Chiesa del Carmine. 12th-century church with a Baroque interior.

Basilica Santuario di San Pellegrino Laziosi. Its appearance belongs to the period between 7th and 18th centuries. The external portal is that remains from the older church of Santa Maria dei Servi (13th century).

Cattedrale di Santa Croce. Built as a primitive Gothic Romanesque church, it was redesigned by Giulio Zambianchi in 1841.

Musei di San Domenico, Piazza Guido da Montefeltro, 12, +39 0543 712 659. Tu-F 09:30-19:00, Sa Su 09:30-20:00. The former Dominican monastery, the complex consists of five buildings: Palazzo Pasquali, the church of San Giacomo Apostolo, Dominican Convent, Convent of the Augustinians and Sala Santa Caterina. It is hosting Pinacoteca Civica. It is also a venue for temporary exhibitions. €3 for Pinacoteca Civica.

Oratorio di San Sebastiano. This former oratory was built between 1494 and 1502 by Pace Bombace. It is quite remarkable that the appearance of the dome from outside is reminiscent of the monolith top of the Mausoleum of Theodoric, in [[Ravenna]].

Palazzo Gaddi. A medieval palace rebuilt in the 18th century. It hosts Museo del Risorgimento (museum of Italian unification) and Museo Romagnolo del Teatro (Romagna Theater Museum of Musical Instruments).

  • Rocca di Ravaldino. A medieval fortress also known as Rocca di Caterina Sforza.
  • Parco della Resistenzia. Created by L. Mirri in 1816, and renovated several times.
  • Santuario di Santa Maria delle Grazie, Via del santuario, 22, +39 0543 61732. visits only by an appointment. Built in 1450.

Rocca di Ravaldino. A medieval fortress also known as Rocca di Caterina Sforza.

Parco della Resistenzia. Created by L. Mirri in 1816, and renovated several times.

Santuario di Santa Maria delle Grazie, Via del santuario, 22, +39 0543 61732. visits only by an appointment. Built in 1450.

  • Ravenna
  • Cesena
  • Bologna — Forli is well-connected to Bologna via railways. It takes around 40 minutes to reach Bologna from Forli by train.