Forlì | ||
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Salutation | City of the Duce | |
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State | Italy | |
Region | Emilia Romagna | |
Altitude | 34 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 228.19 km² | |
Inhabitants | 118.652 (2012) | |
Name inhabitants | forlivesi | |
Prefix tel | 39 0543 | |
POSTAL CODE | 47121-47122 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
Patron | Madonna del Fuoco (February 4) | |
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Forlì is a city inEmilia Romagna, capital of the Forlì-Cesena province.
To know
How to orient yourself
Piazza Aurelio Saffi is the central square of Forlì. The Palazzo Comunale, the Abbey of San Mercuriale and the Palazzo del Podestà overlook it.
Via delle Torri connects piazza Saffi with piazza Ordelaffi dominated by the prefecture palace and the convent of Corpus Domini. The south side of the square is bordered by the side of the Cathedral of Santa Croce, the cathedral of Forlì. Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi starts from the vicinity of the cathedral and crosses the western sector of the center.
Corso della Repubblica starts from piazza Saffi and crosses the western section of the center called Borgo Cotogni. Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, the main artery of the center, also starts from Piazza Saffi. Its northeast extension is via Ravegnana which, as the name suggests, leads to Ravenna, 27 km away.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Forlì Airport (Luigi Ridolfi Airport, IATA: FRL). Forlì has an international airport, Luigi Ridolfi, 4 km south-east of the center and less than 5 km from Piazza Aurelio Saffi. There line 7 of Start Romagna connects the airport to the city center.
- Reopened in 2020, it connects Italian and European cities.
By car
Forlì can be reached via the A14.
On the train
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- 2 Forlì railway station.
How to get around
What see
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- 1 Abbey of San Mercuriale, Piazza Aurelio Saffi, ☎ 39 0543 25653.
- 2 Duomo (Cathedral of the Holy Cross), Via Santa Croce, 13.
- 3 San Domenico Museums, Piazza Guido da Montefeltro, 12. - 47121 Forlì FC. Housed in the spaces of the Church and convent of the same name, it includes the Archaeological museum, the art gallery and the museum of ceramics. Throughout the year it hosts temporary art exhibitions.
- Church of Santa Maria dei Servi (Basilica of San Pellegrino Laziosi), Piazzetta Morgagni.
Forlì - Cathedral of the Holy Cross | ![]() Forlì - Complex of S. Domenico |
- 4 Oratory of San Sebastiano, Piazza Guido da Montefeltro.
- 5 Romagnoli Palace, Via C. Albicini, 12, ☎ 39 0543 712627. Inside it houses a collection of twentieth-century works of art.
- Basilica of San Pellegrino Laziosi (Church of Santa Maria dei Servi), Via G. Mercuriali, 1.
Events and parties
- Hybrid Festival of Intermedial Arts.
End of April.
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Land of the Sun - Fortress designed by Cosimo I de 'Medici, at the entrance to Castrocaro Terme, 10 km southwest of Forlì
- Forlimpopoli - 9 km east of Forlì, on the Via Emilia, Forlimpopoli boasts a fortress in the center of the country considered among the most suggestive of Romagna.