Coriano - Italy

Coriano (RN)

Emilia Romagna (Italy)

Coriano those beautiful countryside, with fields made of valuable crops such as vines and olive trees, dotted with farmhouses and ancient villages still inhabited and well preserved. The feeling for those who pass through this part of Signoria Malatesta is to be in a rich place to live for centuries, for millennia, like relics and monuments testify.
The sea is within walking distance (Rimini and Riccione are the borders) and to the mountains we find the characteristic profile of the three peaks of the Republic of S. Marino. If we are not in their precise Coriano Valconca; is the main town of Marano River Valley, which rests on the border between the Marche St. Marino down a stretch of 30 km to the beaches that lie between Riccione and Rimini. Today, this valley offers an island of green surprising how close to major centers, well maintained and equipped for many outdoor activities.
Should already be well here to the Iron Age, some 800 years before Christ, light of the numerous artifacts found in the area that can be traced to the so-called civilization Villanova. Some found themselves very well that the Romans around the third century BC gave rise to the current settlement as evidenced by the many remains of villas and furnaces. We have testimonies of Coriano Castle in 1202, when it belonged to the Church of Ravenna, but soon later the story begins to bind tightly to that of Rimini and near to the family of Malatesta, a link that leads to the construction of a beautiful castle in 1440.
Fallen power Malatesta (1528) the fortress was restored ancient family Passatelli Imola, which is the emblem on the front door of the fort. To this family was given jurisdiction over the area corianese by Pope Clement VII.
The story of lives Coriano pages very dramatic in recent times: it is here that there is the terrible battle of World War II. In 1944 these campaigns see the clash between the Allied and German troops to the breaking of the "Gothic Line", the powerful defensive structure set in place by the German troops who passed on these lands.
Ben was the protagonist Coriano two clashes, the first between 3 and 6 September that saw the German forces prevail and the second between 12 and 16 September which saw the victory of the Allies, allowing them to penetrate and reach Rimini in the Po Valley. The result: thousands of dead and severely damaged the country.