Terre di Faenza

“Terre di Faenza” is a territory, a grouping of places, in which towns and villages best interpret that duality of spirit typical of the people of Romagna. On the one hand the exuberance of individual personalities and places, which almost turns into parochialism, and on the other that powerful common denominator – the quality of life – which crosses all boundaries and makes hospitality and solidarity actions that are clear in their spontaneity.
The “Terre di Faenza” can be experienced by means of a kind of ring circuit that crosses them, threading them together like the pearls of a necklace: Faenza, ancient town where art and elegance lie resting on the first declivities; Brisighella whose outlines blend in with the harsh lines of the rocks in which it is set; Casola Valsenio, a jewel casket in the hills that preserves a heritage of medicinal herbs; Riolo Terme with its spa waters that gush from the meanders of the Chalk Vein; Castel Bolognese, proud bastion where elegant bronzes embellish precious corners; Solarolo, a hill that becomes a plain, ancient history that becomes present.
Traditions, culture, quality of life: elements that are not distinct but a natural progression one from the other along a cycle of continuity into which it is easy to enter through contact with the people of these places. A relationship that is never superficial and which allows those who experience it to transform themselves from simple spectators into an integral part of an overall situation which ignores the deleterious aspects of a certain modernity, but without standing outside time.
Communicativeness and politeness, which you can experience in sophisticated hotels or in the more tranquil holiday farms, have in fact the same roots as the joy and warmth that emerge from the celebrations, festivals and fairs which enliven towns and villages. Occasions to proudly exhibit the foods and wines that have transformed this area into a port of call for gourmet tourism. All these roads lead to the ideal key for interpreting a place that for centuries has signed a pact with its people, offering its favours and receiving in return the respect and attachment of those who live there and jealously safeguard its intactness.