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Cervia
All you need to know about Cervia: the numbers to keep at hand, a few curiosities and what there is to see and do.
Places in the comune: Milano Marittima.
Useful numbers in Cervia
Save them on your phone before you leave: tap a number to call.
Emergencies
One number for every emergency: police, fire brigade and ambulance. Free, works with no credit, and they also answer in English.
1530 Coast guard: emergencies at sea and on the beach.
The old numbers 113 (police), 115 (fire brigade) and 118 (ambulance) still work: they all reach the same 112 centre.
Out-of-hours doctor
For minor health problems when GPs are closed: at night, at weekends and on public holidays. Run by AUSL Romagna.
Health and emergencies in Cervia
Emergency room, CAU, out-of-hours doctor, doctor for tourists, Red Cross: what to do if you fall ill, explained for visitors from abroad.
Emergency room
Town hall of Cervia
0544 979111 Switchboard
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi 1
Mayor: Mirko Boschetti
Postcode and dialling code
Postcode 48015
Dialling code 0544
From a foreign mobile: +39 and then the whole number, 0 included.
Post offices 2
Police stations 5
Pharmacies 11
The pharmacies open at night and on holidays are listed on the door of every pharmacy.
- Farmacia CentraleViale Milano 8
- Farmacia B. Bedeschi
- Farmacia BedeschiVia Torre San Michele 14
- Farmacia Dott.ssa Baravelli EmanuelaViale Roma 94
- Farmacia Madonna del MareVia Caduti per la Libertà 132
- Farmacia Comunale n.2Via Martiri Fantini 86a
Vets
For a pet that falls ill on holiday. Call before you go.
None in this town: the nearest one is in a neighbouring town.
Cervia in numbers
Official open data: the source is under every number.
The locals are called cervesi in Italian.
Patron saint: Saint Paternian.
Twinned with: Belluno, Maó, Jelenia Góra.
What to see and do in Cervia
First our own hand-written cards, then what OpenStreetMap knows on top.
Monuments and places 7
The whole list
Museums and exhibitions 2
The whole listMUSA Museo del Sale
Cervia · via Nazario Sauro 24, Magazzino del sale Torre
Cervia's salt museum, in one of the historic warehouses on the harbour canal: the life of the salt workers, their tools and the story of the "sweet salt" the town was born from. The nearby salt pans complete the visit.
Galleria Maceo Casadei
Cervia · Palazzo Comunale
In the 18th-century town hall, the permanent display of the Forlì painter Maceo Casadei, who loved the landscape of Cervia, its salt pans and pine forest.
Castles and fortresses 1
The whole list
Photo: Terragio67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsTorre San Michele
Cervia
A defence tower of 1691 on the canal harbour of Cervia, next to the salt warehouses. Today it houses the tourist office; in summer the panoramic room at the top opens for evening climbs.
Churches 9
- Madonna della NevePlace of worship
- Madonna del PinoPlace of worship
- Pieve di Santo StefanoPlace of worship
- Sacro Cuore di GesùPlace of worship
- Sant'Antonio di PadovaPlace of worship
- Santa Maria AssuntaPlace of worship
- Santa Maria del SuffragioPlace of worship
- Santa Teresa del Bambin GesùPlace of worship
- Stella MarisPlace of worship
Theatres, cinemas and libraries 4
Parks and gardens 20
- Giardino Papa Innocenzo XIIPark
- I Giardini di MyrnaGarden
- Parco Aldo SpallicciPark
- Parco Aldo SpallicciPark
- Parco Aldo SpallicciPark
- Parco Aldo SpallicciPark
- Parco Aldo SpallicciPark
- Parco caduti di NassiriyaPark
- Parco fluviale di CannuzzoPark
- Parco Fondatori di Milano MarittimaPark
- Parco Giovanni PalatucciPark
- Parco Giovanni SpadoliniPark
Theme parks and fun 3
The whole listCasa delle Farfalle
Milano Marittima · via Jelenia Gora 6/d
In Milano Marittima, at the edge of the pine forest: a tropical greenhouse with hundreds of butterflies in flight, a collection of insects from all over the world and an outdoor botanical garden.
CerviAvventura
Milano Marittima · via Forlanini, pineta
Eleven courses hanging among the old pines of the Milano Marittima pine forest, four of them for children, with tree houses. Entry from 4 years old and one metre tall.
Happy Valley
Cervia · Statale 16 Romea Sud 74
A kart track on the Romea road south of Cervia, with a one-kilometre circuit: rental karts for adults and children, mini motorbikes and pit bikes.
Boat trips 1
The whole listMotonave New Ghibli
Cervia · Cesenatico · Boarding: Cervia, via Leoncavallo (lato Milano Marittima) · Cesenatico, pontile di Zadina
Twenty-five metres long, with a covered deck and a panoramic sun deck. Mini cruise to the gas platforms looking for dolphins, the coast from Romagna to the Marche as far as Gabicce, fireworks seen from the sea and fish dinners offshore.
Clubs and dance halls 6
The whole listRentals and bike sharing 8
The whole listTour guides 3
The whole list- OrienteOccidenteAn association founded in 2002 by a group of Ravenna guides: the mosaics and monuments of the city, with itineraries in Ferrara, the Po Delta and Bologna too.
- Cooperativa Il PapaveroA cooperative of licensed tour guides and tour leaders, working for over twenty years in Ravenna and the main places nearby.
- Ravenna Friendly GuidesA group of independent Ravenna guides with a focus on accessible and inclusive tourism: visits designed for people with disabilities too.
Stay and eat in Cervia
The full lists, with the website and the map of every place.
Upcoming events in Cervia
Getting to Cervia
A driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel, the fair or the concert. Fixed price, book online.
Other towns in the area
- Alfonsine
- Bagnacavallo
- Bagnara di Romagna
- Brisighella
- Casola Valsenio
- Castel Bolognese
- Conselice
- Cotignola
- Faenza
- Fusignano
- Lugo
- Massa Lombarda
- Ravenna
- Riolo Terme
- Russi
- Sant'Agata sul Santerno
- Solarolo
Sources: population ISTAT; phone, address and mayor from the Italian public administration index; vehicles ACI; businesses ISTAT; saints, twin towns and people Wikidata; places and services OpenStreetMap. Found a mistake? The right number is always the one on the official site. Lists from OpenStreetMap, read on 3 October 2026.