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Portico e San Benedetto

All you need to know about Portico e San Benedetto: the numbers to keep at hand, a few curiosities and what there is to see and do.

723inhabitants
456metres above sea level
61km² of land
47010postcode

Useful numbers in Portico e San Benedetto

Save them on your phone before you leave: tap a number to call.

  • Emergencies

    112

    One number for every emergency: police, fire brigade and ambulance. Free, works with no credit, and they also answer in English.

    The old numbers 113 (police), 115 (fire brigade) and 118 (ambulance) still work: they all reach the same 112 centre.

  • Out-of-hours doctor

    800 118 009

    For minor health problems when GPs are closed: at night, at weekends and on public holidays. Run by AUSL Romagna.

    Places and hours

  • Health and emergencies in Portico e San Benedetto

    Emergency room, CAU, out-of-hours doctor, doctor for tourists, Red Cross: what to do if you fall ill, explained for visitors from abroad.

    Health and emergencies

  • Emergency room

    • Ospedale Morgagni-Pierantoni32.8 km as the crow flies · Forlì · Via Carlo Forlanini 34

      Map

    • Ospedale degli Infermi33.9 km as the crow flies · Faenza · Viale Stradone 9

      0546 601111Map

  • Town hall of Portico e San Benedetto

    Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 3

    Mayor: Maurizio Monti

    Town website

  • Postcode and dialling code

    Postcode 47010

    Dialling code 0543

    From a foreign mobile: +39 and then the whole number, 0 included.

  • Post offices 2

  • Police stations 2

    • Stazione Carabinieri ParcoCarabinieri · Via Poggio 8

      0543 965304Map

    • CarabinieriVia Tosco Romagnola 2

      Map

  • Pharmacies 1

    The pharmacies open at night and on holidays are listed on the door of every pharmacy.

    • Farmacia Di Portico

      Map

  • 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.

Portico e San Benedetto in numbers

Official open data: the source is under every number.

723inhabitantsISTAT
61km² of landWikidata
12people per km²our calculation
456metres above sea levelWikidata
475cars owned by residentsACI, 2025
657cars per 1,000 peopleACI, 2025
76motorbikesACI, 2025
672vehicles in all, lorries includedACI, 2025
30named streets and squaresOpenStreetMap
7places to stayOpenStreetMap
6places to eat and drinkOpenStreetMap
2petrol stationsOpenStreetMap
1playgroundsOpenStreetMap
6churches and places of worshipOpenStreetMap

Patron saint: St. James the Elder.

Portico e San Benedetto on Wikipedia

What to see and do in Portico e San Benedetto

First our own hand-written cards, then what OpenStreetMap knows on top.

Monuments and places 2

The whole list
  • Cascata Dell'AcquachetaAttraction

    Map

  • Vista sulla cascata dell'AcquachetaViewpoint

    Map

Churches 3

  • Abbazia BenedettinaPlace of worship

    WebsiteMap

  • Chiesa di San LorenzoPlace of worship · Via Nazionale 44

    Map

  • Chiesa di Santa Maria in GironePlace of worship

    Map

Tour guides 3

The whole list
  • AmaParco, centri visita del Parco e IDRO RidracoliThe network that runs the visitor centres of the Foreste Casentinesi National Park on the Romagna side (Santa Sofia, Premilcuore, Tredozio) and IDRO, the ecomuseum of the Ridracoli dam: hikes, visits inside the dam and e-bike tours.

    Website

  • Cooperativa In QuieteA cooperative of nature and hiking guides from Pratovecchio Stia, recommended by the park: treks in the Casentino forests, autumn colours, the red deer rut, wolf howling and walks in the villages.

    Website

  • OROSA cooperative from Badia Prataglia that works with the park: hikes in the forests, evenings at the park's planetarium in Stia and visits to the villages of the Casentino.

    Website

Stay and eat in Portico e San Benedetto

The full lists, with the website and the map of every place.

Where to stay in Portico e San BenedettoForlì, Cesena and Cesenatico7 places to stayWhere to eat in Portico e San BenedettoForlì, Cesena and Cesenatico6 places to eat

Getting to Portico e San Benedetto

A driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel, the fair or the concert. Fixed price, book online.

Book with Romagna Transfer

Other towns in the area

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.