Half-day trips
Day trips by car
Choose the town where you are staying: we show you which trips fit into a morning or an afternoon, with the times stop by stop, the distances and what to see. Drive yourself or go with a driver.
Half day: 5 to 6 hours at most, in the morning or in the afternoon, the drive there and back included.
Ravenna, Faenza and Cervia 10 trips
Times worked out from Ravenna, Cervia e Milano Marittima, Faenza, Lugo
Ravenna, the UNESCO mosaics
San Vitale, Galla Placidia, the Neonian Baptistery, Dante's Tomb and Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, all on foot in the centre
3 h 05 from Ravenna Half day
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Ravenna beyond the centre: Theodoric and Classe
The Mausoleum of Theodoric, the Classis museum and Sant'Apollinare in Classe, driving from one stop to the next.
3 h 30 from Ravenna Half day
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Faenza, the city of ceramics
The International Museum of Ceramics, the squares, the Cathedral, Palazzo Milzetti and a ceramicist's workshop.
4 h 50 from Ravenna Half day
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Brisighella, the village of three hills
The Via degli Asini, the Rocca, the Clock Tower, the Pieve del Thò and an oil tasting.
4 h 50 from Ravenna Half day
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Bagnacavallo and Lugo, squares and arcades of the Bassa Romagna
The elliptical Piazza Nuova, the Pieve di San Pietro in Sylvis, the Rocca di Lugo, the Pavaglione and Francesco Baracca.
4 h 45 from Ravenna Half day
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Cervia and Cesenatico: salt and Leonardo's harbour
The Cervia salt pans, the Salt Warehouse, Cesenatico's canal harbour with its historic boats.
5 h 20 from Ravenna Half day
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Comacchio and the Valli, the little Venice of the Delta
A boat trip through the Valli, the Trepponti, the Manifattura dei Marinati and the Museo Delta Antico.
5 h 35 from Ravenna Half day
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Imola and Dozza: the fortress, the racing circuit and the painted village
The Rocca Sforzesca in Imola, the Senna memorial at the racing circuit, the painted walls and the Regional Wine Library of Dozza.
4 h 55 from Ravenna Half day
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San Marino, the Republic on Mount Titano
The Palazzo Pubblico, the Basilica of the Saint, the Guaita and Cesta Towers and shopping in the historic centre.
5 h 25 from Ravenna Half day
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Ferrara, the city of the Este family
The Este Castle, the Cathedral, the Palazzo dei Diamanti and Via delle Volte.
5 h 25 from Ravenna Half day
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Rimini and the Riviera 7 trips
Times worked out from Rimini, Riccione, Cattolica, Bellaria-Igea Marina
Roman and Malatesta Rimini
The Tiberius Bridge, Borgo San Giuliano, the Arch of Augustus, the Domus of the Surgeon, the Tempio Malatestiano and Piazza Cavour.
3 h 05 from Rimini Half day
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Fellini's Rimini
The Fellini Museum between Castel Sismondo and Palazzo del Fulgor, the Fulgor cinema, the murals of the Borgo, the Grand Hotel and the director's tomb.
4 h 05 from Rimini Half day
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Santarcangelo and Montebello Castle
The tufa caves, the Marchi printing workshop with its mangle, the Ganganelli Arch and the castle of the Azzurrina legend.
4 h 45 from Rimini Half day
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Verucchio and San Leo, the fortresses of the Valmarecchia
The Rocca del Sasso and the Villanovian museum in Verucchio, the Forte di San Leo with Cagliostro's cell, the Pieve and the Duomo.
5 h 30 from Rimini Half day
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Pennabilli and Sant'Agata Feltria, the upper Valmarecchia of Tonino Guerra
Tonino Guerra's Places of the Soul, the Dalai Lama's bell, the Rocca Fregoso and Sant'Agata's wooden theatre
5 h 40 from Rimini Half day
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Gradara and Montefiore Conca, the castles of Paolo and Francesca
The Rocca and walls of Gradara, where tradition places the love story sung by Dante, and the Rocca Malatestiana of Montefiore.
4 h 40 from Rimini Half day
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Urbino, the ideal Renaissance city
The Ducal Palace with the National Gallery of the Marche, Raphael's house and the Oratory of San Giovanni.
5 h 10 from Rimini Half day
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Forlì and Cesena 6 trips
Times worked out from Forlì, Cesena, Cesenatico, Castrocaro Terme
Forlì, the city of Caterina Sforza
The Musei San Domenico with Melozzo and Canova, the Rocca di Ravaldino, Piazza Saffi and the bell tower of San Mercuriale
3 h 15 from Forlì Half day
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Cesena, the Malatestiana and the Rocca
Europe's first civic library, the Masini Fountain, the Malatestiana Fortress on Garampo hill and the ex-votos of the Madonna del Monte.
4 h 45 from Forlì Half day
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Forlimpopoli and Bertinoro: Artusi and the balcony of Romagna
Casa Artusi and the fortress of Forlimpopoli, the parish church of Polenta celebrated by Carducci, the Column of Hospitality and the Rocca of Bertinoro.
4 h 20 from Forlì Half day
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Terra del Sole and Castrocaro, the Medici ideal city
The city founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1564, the Fortress of Castrocaro on its rocky outcrop, and the Art Deco Festival Pavilion at the spa.
4 h 30 from Forlì Half day
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Longiano, the Rubicon and Pascoli's places
The Malatesta castle of Longiano, the Roman bridge over Caesar's Rubicon, Giovanni Pascoli's birthplace and Villa Torlonia.
5 h 00 from Forlì Half day
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Sarsina and Bagno di Romagna, the Savio valley
Plautus's birthplace with the Roman mausoleum of Obulaccus and St Vicinio's chain, then the Tuscan spa town.
4 h 45 from Forlì Half day
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Bologna and its province 6 trips
Times worked out from Bologna, Bologna Fiera, Imola, Castel San Pietro Terme
Medieval Bologna: Piazza Maggiore, the Two Towers and the Seven Churches
Santo Stefano, the Two Towers, Niccolò dell'Arca's Lamentation in the Quadrilatero, the Neptune, San Petronio with its sundial and the Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio.
3 h 30 from Bologna Half day
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San Luca, the porticoes and the Bologna of saints
The sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, the walk down under the world's longest portico to the Meloncello, the Certosa and the Arca di San Domenico with statues by the young Michelangelo.
4 h 05 from Bologna Half day
The planMotor Valley: Ducati and Lamborghini
The Ducati Museum and factory at Borgo Panigale, then the Lamborghini Museum at Sant'Agata Bolognese with the Miura and Countach.
4 h 30 from Bologna Half day
The planFerrari: Maranello and the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena
The Ferrari Museum next to the Maranello factory, then in Modena the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari beneath the great yellow bonnet.
5 h 00 from Bologna Half day
The planModena, the Cathedral and balsamic vinegar
Lanfranco and Wiligelmo's Romanesque Cathedral, the Ghirlandina and Piazza Grande UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Albinelli market and a visit to a vinegar loft.
5 h 00 from Bologna Half day
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The Bolognese Apennines: Rocchetta Mattei, Aalto and the Etruscan city of Kainua
Count Mattei's Moorish castle above Riola, Alvar Aalto's church on the Reno and the excavations of the Etruscan city of Marzabotto.
5 h 50 from Bologna Half day
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Comacchio and its beaches 4 trips
Times worked out from Comacchio, Porto Garibaldi, Lido degli Estensi, Lido delle Nazioni
Pomposa and Mesola: the abbey of musical notes and the Este castle
Pomposa Abbey with its 1063 bell tower and 14th-century frescoes, the Este Castle of Mesola and Torre Abate.
4 h 25 from Comacchio Half day
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The Delta by boat: Volano, Gorino and the lighthouse of the Island of Love
The Torre della Finanza in Volano, the motor vessel from Gorino to the mouth of the Po di Goro and the lighthouse, Torre Palù on the canal.
4 h 55 from Comacchio Half day
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Comacchio in the afternoon and the Remo Brindisi House Museum
The house museum at Lido di Spina with Fontana and twentieth-century art, then on foot to the cathedral, the Loggia del Grano, the Loggiato dei Cappuccini and the Trepponti at sunset.
3 h 10 from Comacchio Half day
The planChioggia, the little Venice of the southern lagoon
Corso del Popolo, the Canal Vena with fishermen's boats, the fish market, Longhena's cathedral and the column with St Mark's lion at Vigo.
4 h 35 from Comacchio Half day
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Pesaro and Fano 7 trips
Times worked out from Pesaro, Fano, Gabicce Mare, Marotta
Pesaro, Rossini's city
Rossini's birthplace, Piazza del Popolo and Palazzo Ducale, Giovanni Bellini's altarpiece, the Cathedral mosaics and Pomodoro's Sphere by the sea.
2 h 50 from Pesaro Half day
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Fano, the City of Fortune
The Arch of Augustus on the Via Flaminia, the Fountain of Fortune, the Malatesta Court and the two Perugino paintings in Santa Maria Nuova
3 h 15 from Pesaro Half day
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San Bartolo: the Panoramica, Fiorenzuola and Gabicce Monte
The panoramic road along the cliff, Villa Imperiale (in summer), the villages of Fiorenzuola di Focara and Casteldimezzo, the view from Gabicce Monte.
4 h 05 from Pesaro Half day
The planThe Furlo Gorge and Urbania
Vespasian's Roman tunnel through the gorge, the Della Rovere Ducal Palace, the Church of the Dead with its mummies and the home of the Befana.
5 h 15 from Pesaro Half day
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Mondavio and Corinaldo, fortresses and walls in the hills
The Rocca Roveresca in Mondavio, the intact walls of Corinaldo, the Piaggia, the Pozzo della Polenta and the house of Saint Maria Goretti.
4 h 35 from Pesaro Half day
The planThe Frasassi Caves and the Valadier Temple
Italy's most famous caves, the Ancona Abyss, the neoclassical temple inside the rock and the Romanesque abbey of San Vittore.
5 h 55 from Pesaro Half day
The planLoreto and Recanati, the Holy House and Leopardi
The sanctuary of the Holy House of Loreto, Palazzo Leopardi with the poet's library and the Hill of the Infinite.
5 h 50 from Pesaro Half day
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With your own car
Almost every old town has a limited traffic zone (ZTL) with cameras: park outside and walk in. The fine reaches your home, abroad too. ZTL and car parks town by town
Trips written by our editors from the facts of our monument pages and the official sites. Opening days and hours change: the note under every place tells you what to check before you leave. No prices: you find them on the museums' sites.
The trips with a driver
Romagna Transfer picks you up at your hotel, drops you in front of every stop and brings you back: no parking, no ZTL, and the wine is yours to enjoy.