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Bookshops and publishers: where to find books about Romagna

A well-made guidebook, the history of a village, the right trail map: some things you only find on the spot. Here is who in Romagna prints and sells material about the area.

  • Bookshop 1
  • Second-hand and rare books 2
  • Publisher 6
  • Trail maps and guides 1

Ravenna, Faenza and the coast

  • Second-hand and rare books · Ravenna

    Libreria Scattisparsi

    A second-hand bookshop a few steps from Dante's Tomb: rare and out-of-print books, with a section on Emilia-Romagna and on the history and art of Romagna.

    Via Sant'Agata 8 WebsiteMap

  • Publisher · Ravenna

    Edizioni del Girasole

    The oldest publishing house in Ravenna: archaeology and ancient mosaics on one side, the culture of Romagna on the other.

    Via Giuseppe Pasolini 45 Map

  • Publisher · Faenza

    Tempo al Libro

    An independent publisher founded in Faenza in 2006: fiction, local history and books tied to the area, all printed in Romagna.

    Corso Europa 140 WebsiteMap

Forlì, Cesena and Cesenatico

  • Publisher · Cesena

    Società Editrice Il Ponte Vecchio

    Founded in 1992, it is the largest publisher in Romagna: a catalogue of over two thousand titles on the history, traditions, dialect and people of Romagna.

    Via Caprera 32 WebsiteMap

  • Second-hand and rare books · Forlì

    Librivendolo

    Second-hand and collectable books, vintage posters and prints in the centre of Forlì, with a section on local history and Romagna culture and historic magazines such as La Piê.

    Corso Diaz 29 Map

Rimini and the Riviera

  • Bookshop · Rimini

    Libreria Riminese

    A historic bookshop in the centre of Rimini, open since 1931: its pride is the collection of books on local history and culture, with rarities, out-of-print titles and collectors' items.

    Piazzetta Gregorio da Rimini Map

  • Publisher · Rimini

    Panozzo Editore

    A Rimini publisher: books on the history, the people and the memory of Rimini and its area.

    Via Clodia 25 WebsiteMap

Imola and surroundings

  • Publisher · Imola

    Editrice La Mandragora

    An Imola publisher with series on Romagna, on folk traditions and dialects, and on the history and art of Imola.

    Via Selice 92 WebsiteMap

Marecchia Valley

  • Publisher · Villa Verucchio

    Pazzini Editore

    A publisher and printer in the Marecchia valley: its series include art guides and books on the history and heritage of the area.

    Via Statale Marecchia 67 WebsiteMap

Trail maps and guides, online

  • Trail maps and guides

    Monti Editore

    Maps for walkers: hiking maps at 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 and trail guides, from the Casentino Forests to the hills of Forlì and the Faenza Apennines. Sold through its online shop.

    Website

Opening hours change with the season and a publisher does not always have a shop open to the public: check the website or ask them before you go. The books of local publishers are also sold in the bookshops of the area.

Do you know a bookshop with a good Romagna section that is missing here? The list is growing: every address is checked before it goes in.

Better still, with a guide

The tour guide associations of the area and the calendar of their visits.

Tour guides and visits