Cervia, Coastal resort town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Description
Cervia is a coastal town in the Province of Ravenna on the Adriatic coast between Ravenna and Rimini, where nine kilometers of golden sand beaches meet shallow waters. The historic saltworks on the edge of town add to the landscape with large water basins and traditional storage buildings.
History
Salt extraction along this coast reaches back to the first century before Christ, when Etruscan settlers used the shallow lagoons for salt production. During the Middle Ages, the town grew into an important trading center for this valuable commodity.
Culture
The former salt warehouses serve today as exhibition spaces displaying historical tools from centuries of salt extraction. At the MUSA museum, visitors learn how the white gold shaped daily life for coastal communities through generations.
Practical
The train station sits centrally and connects the town to larger places along the Ferrara-Rimini line. Three airports within roughly 105 kilometers (65 miles) offer international connections for travelers from abroad.
Did you know?
The Camillone saltworks remains as the last active facility and shows visitors traditional methods of manual salt harvesting. Here, salt is still scooped by hand from the shallow basins, as it has been practiced for centuries.
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Riserva naturale Salina di Cervia
2.1 km
Grattacielo Marinella
3.3 kmColonia Varese
5.2 km
Casa delle Farfalle
4 km
Spiaggia Milano Marittima
3 kmPineta di Cervia
3.7 km
Stella Maris
3.8 km
Spiaggia Cervia
1.8 km
Castello Rasponi - Palazzo Grossi
8.8 km
Torre di San Michele
1.9 km
Cervia Cathedral
1.8 km
Magazzini del sale
2 km
Madonna del Pino
4.2 km
Museo della centuriazione
9.3 km
Ecomuseo del sale e del mare di Cervia
2 km
Santo Stefano
7.5 km
Teatro Comunale
1.7 kmChiesa di Sant'Antonio da Padova
2.1 km
San Martino (San Martino in Fiume, Cesena)
11.2 kmChiesa della Madonna degli Angeli
10.3 kmChiesa del Suffragio
1.9 km
Adriatic Golf Club Cervia
4.8 kmChiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
8.3 kmMostra permanente Maceo Casadei
1.8 kmVilla La Ragazzena
8.8 kmTeatro Giuseppe Mazzini
8.9 kmPescheria comunale
1.8 kmPalazzo Negrotto Cambiaso e torre romanica
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