Hospitality (and wine) in Bertinoro

Bertinoro

Back when wine was drunk out of wooden cups, the daughter of Emperor Teodosio, Galla Placidia, was visiting her father’s lands. When she got to the hills of Romagna, she was served Albana, the local white wine. Galla Placidia was stunned to drink such a delicious wine out of a humble cup, and it is… (more)

Formaggio di Fossa

Sogliano al Rubicone

Formaggio di Fossa, literally “pit cheese”, is now a well known delicacy from Romagna . . but few know that this wonderful oddity was created quite by chance! A sharp-tasting pecorino (sheep) cheese, formaggio di fossa spends three months wrapped in cloth and buried in deep, straw lined pits. Here the cheese settles under 10… (more)

Strozzapreti

Romagna

Poverty stricken Romagna has been under the rule of many different conquerors over time. As part of the Papal state since the Renaissance and well into modern history, none however was more resented than the Pope, hence the Romagnoli’s hearty anti-clerical attitude. One example of this sentiment comes through in the kitchen, in a local… (more)

La Piadina Romagnola

Romagna

The Piadina is simply an unleavened flatbread typical of Romagna, the seaside area around Bologna. The rolled dough is traditionally cooked over a heated flat stone, although nowadays pans or griddles are the norm. A staple of the local cucina povera (literally “poor cuisine”), its recipe only calls for water, flour, and salt – and… (more)

Museo della Marineria

Cesenatico

A small seaside town on the Adriatic coast of Italy, Cesenatico hosts quite a unique museum. In 1502 Leonardo da Vinci designed the harbor, the true heart of the town. As was his style, neither form nor function followed the other; the two came together perfectly. The wonderful harbor goes deep into the city and… (more)