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Cesenatico
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Cesenatico is a port town of around 20,000 inhabitants on the Adriatic coast of Italy. It is situated in the province of Forli in the region of Emilia. It is about 30 kilometers on the southern corner of Ravenna on the coast of the Adriatic Sea whose port was designed by Leonardo da Vinci. It was founded in 1302 and was considered a part of the city, Cesena until it became independent at the start of the 18th century. In 1722, James Francis Edward Stuart, Old Pretender to the British throne lived in Cesenatico's Capuchin monastery.
Currently Cesenatico is a popular tourist resort. The port-channel was built in 1500, which was originally planned to reach Cesena in the interior. It houses the Floating Museum of Marine History, where historic fishing boats can be seen in the sea. It is also the hometown of the cookery writer, Marcella Hazan, soccer player Giorgio Ghezzi, and cyclist Marco Pantani to whom a monument is dedicated. It also is the home to an attractive Catholic church, where mass services are held.
Cesenatico, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times.
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