Emilia Romagna: The Riviera Romagnola

In the summer there is a place where Italians like spending a week-end, a week or the whole holiday because it provides you with all the services you may need even if the sea is not very beautiful and clean. 

It's nice to visit this part of Italy during the first week-end of July when everything gets PINK!!!

LA NOTTE ROSA, it is called and Rimini, Riccione, Milano Marittima, Cervia, Cesenatico, Bellaria, Cattolica, Milano and Gabicce transform themselves... It's just one night during which a lot of events of whatever type are going to be organized, beach parties, concerts, music everywhere....

But during the day, these beaches are very well furnished: they have very well-functioning bathhouses that provide visitors with umbrellas, deckchairs, swimming pools, bars, games for the children, entertainment,....so on and so forth.

You just have to choose the one you prefer. I visited both Cesenatico and Riccione on this occasion but, of course Riccione is the destination for the youngest, Cesenatico is much better for families and children.

Days pass by beach life while during the night you can choose between a lot of alternatives, depending on your own needs.

The most common thing is to go and walk several times along the main street of the town that is full of shops, bars and attractions for the children.

Cesenatico is very little and towards north-west, it ends with the little harbour from where many fishing boats leave every night for the fishing of the certified mussels this town has become famous for.

It's really very nice to walk and to eat something along this little river that leads to the open sea and is characterized by little coloured houses, very pretty bar and restaurants and the sea atmosphere. Here you can find a lot of places where to taste the best Piadina. Do you know what it is?



PIADINA ROMAGNOLA
500g flour
1 little cup of olive oil
2 teaspoons of salt
a pinch of baking powder for salted cake
1 glass water

Work all the ingredients together until you get a smooth dough and then start rolling it out but without using more flour and cut out some circles with the circumference you prefer.
Cook them in a non-stick pan until it start getting a little bit boloured.
You can fill it with whatever you prefer: cheese, ham, sausages, tomatoes, salad,....

Not so far from Cesenatico, just 10 km northwards, you can visit Cervia also known as the City of the white gold, an ancient production that goes back to 1274 when salt was firstly produced in Cervia and then sent out to Venice from where it was shipped all over the world.
A very nice shop where to buy typical products: "Gust'appunto", Corso Garibaldi 51 - Cesenatico www.gustappunto.com

This salt is known as Sweet Integral Salt which preserves its salting quality because it is not artificially treated and keeps its natural humidity and all the elements the sea water is rich of.
So, before leaving this part of Italy, remember to go and visit the ancient plant of production of salt.