Forlì - Italy

Forlì (FC)

Emilia Romagna (Italy)

Capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena, Forlì bordered to the southeast by the Municipality of Forlimpopoli, on the north by the Municipality of Faenza and west with the City of Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole
Through 900, like other cities of Romagna, suffers domination turn: Visigoths, Byzantines, Lombards, Franks.
But a horse of the year 1000 is already a vocation Republic Ghibellines.
Fall of the House of Swabia is Guido da Montefeltro to become Captain of the People in Forli.
Since 1315, the appearance of Ordelaffi, who held the city for about two centuries, caused the same to be embellished and fortified.
The Lordship of Caterina Sforza will be short and she was before Cesare Borgia and then the Papal States that will dominate Forlì for three centuries.
After the destructive winds of the second war, which left behind piles of rubble where stood some of the most cherished treasures monumental history Forli (among other things, the Civic Tower, the Teatro Comunale, the Church of San Biagio's frescoes Melozzo ), Forlì, quickly rebuilt, knew peace, democracy and a speedy recovery.
Today it shows a living reality in terms of economic and social, a city rich in culture, with a singular legacy of widespread entrepreneurship and cooperative associations, strong quality of its services, its joints and its civilian government, always located in high positions in the Italian charts in the quality of life.
Forlì, City of Art. But not only.
A city that has recently undergone a rapid evolution, accommodate the flow of significant changes: new buildings, restoration and enhancement of important monuments such as San Domenico and Palazzo Gaddi, activation of the new university center and finally realization of a development plan for the main economic activities included in a renewed urban environment, including through the architectural renovation of brownfield sites.
Activities, such that, in addition to traditional reality present but enhanced in a decisive way, internationalization of the fair and airport L. Ridolfi, have helped to give new momentum, attracting greater public.
A demanding and varied, traders, students, tourists, but also the same national forlivese looking to the city with new eyes.
It is in this context is the re-discovery increased sensitivity to the artistic, architectural and cultural heritage to revive the Forlì renewed urban dimension.
Because of its unique characteristics Forlì, definitely a human scale, shows the visitor through a series of challenging routes just in terms of logistics, but exquisitely articulated in the discovery of art treasures, clear evidence of a rich history and culture worthy of attention.
The proposed routes are born from the desire to recognize certain themes in the corners and monuments of the town with distinct architectural features and genres, religious architecture, residential architecture, architecture of the two decades, and some alternative routes, a reconstruction of the tradition through a popular event, the rediscovery of the city underground, knowledge of the values and craft products.
Nothing prohibits the space in Forlì, combining goals and targets at will, even in light of cultural activities that enliven the city with increasing frequency.