The Malatesta territory 17 Km from Rimini
The Valmarecchia valley was already 3000 years ago a villanovian settlement and there are important witness in the Archaeological Museum hosted in the old Sant’Agostino convent.
Around the year 1000 the country was linked to the Malatesta family.
For info and reservations: tel. 0541 670280 archeologicoverucchio@atlantide.net
The name "Verucchio" would mean a 'real eye' of Romagna for its strategic location.
Info and reservations for the fortress of Verucchio: tel. 0541 670280 roccaverucco@atlantide.net
Local food tradition:
Besides the ever-present piadina with prosciutto, salame etc, the excellent traditional noodles "tagliatelle" with meat sauce and grilled mixed meat with mutton. There are strong flavors of the forest with mushrooms, truffles and hunted animals.
Wine:
The Valmarecchia valley produces an excellent Sangiovese.
A good Cagnina wine is also produced with success.
Shopping and souvenirs:
In the nice artisan shops you can find printed canvas, embroidery and rustic furnitures.
Surroundings:
Villa Verucchio has a suggestive Convento dei Frati Minori Francescani (tel. 0541/6784179)with the secular cypress that the legend says was planted by the San Francesco.
In Villa Verucchio is situated Rimini Golf Club (0541/678122) and, while you are in the green valley you can admire the fortresses of Valmarecchia
Torriana, a few km from Verucchio, was named in the past "Scorticata" for the roughness of the rock, almost totally without vegetation, where the Fortress is built.
Another castle perfectly preserved and open to visit is Montebello and it is part of the series of fortifications that the Malatesta family built during their domain in the territory.