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Historic Centre of San Marino
UNESCO-listed micro-state capital atop Mount Titano with three iconic medieval towers and panoramic views to the Adriatic.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Cesena
Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Europe
About Cesena
Cesena is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Panighina, 28km from San Leo.
Cesena is in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with about 97,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Panighina, about 7 km away.
Cesena (Italian: [tʃeˈzɛːna]; Romagnol: Cisêna) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and, with Forlì, is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the Adriatic Sea. The totalRead more
population is 97,137.
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What is there to see near Cesena?
Within an hour or so of Cesena: Historic Centre of San Marino (28 km), San Leo (28 km), Ravenna Mosaics (31 km), Basilica of San Vitale (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Cesena?
The nearest famous roads are Passo della Futa, Autostrada del Sole and Strada Chiantigiana (SR222).
Where is Cesena?
Cesena is in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, about 7 km from Panighina.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 97,137
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Emilia-Romagna
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 44.1391, 12.2431
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Cesena
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
San Leo
Fortress town on a sheer limestone crag in the Montefeltro, where the Renaissance rocca, prison of the alchemist Cagliostro: seems to grow from the rock itself. The single road in climbs through a cleft in the cliff.
28 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Ravenna Mosaics
Eight UNESCO-listed buildings in Ravenna containing the finest collection of early Christian Byzantine mosaics in the Western world.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Basilica of San Vitale
A 6th-century church in Ravenna housing some of the most famous and best-preserved Byzantine mosaics in the Western world.
31 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
An Italian Adriatic coast circuit renamed in honour of Marco Simoncelli, hosting MotoGP and World Superbike events.
40 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Imola)
Historic circuit at Imola named for Enzo and Dino Ferrari, host of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix; its fast, old-school layout and the Tamburello and Rivazza corners are motorsport legend.
48 km · about 55 min drive
photogenic
Dozza
Tiny fortified borgo near Imola whose house walls are an open-air gallery, over a hundred murals painted directly onto the facades during the Biennale del Muro Dipinto since 1960. The Rocca Sforzesca holds the regional wine cellar of Emilia-Romagna.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Urbino
Walled Renaissance city rising in brick tiers over the Marche hills, birthplace of Raphael and seat of Federico da Montefeltro's Palazzo Ducale: now home to Piero della Francesca's Flagellation. A UNESCO site most itineraries inexplicably skip.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Cesena
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 78 kmPasso della FutaA flowing 903 m Apennine pass on the SS65 between Bologna and Florence, a beloved stage of the historic Mille Miglia route and a weekend pilgrimage for Italian drivers and riders.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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