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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
456 m (1,496 ft)

Dialing code
  
0543

Area
  
60.8 km²

Region
  
Emilia-Romagna

Postal code
  
47010

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Forlì-Cesena (FC)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
Official website

Local time
  
Friday 4:31 PM

Province
  
Province of Forlì-Cesena

Dialling code
  
0543

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Weather
  
17°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 62% Humidity

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Portico e San Benedetto (Romagnolo dialect: Pôrtic e San Bandet) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Bologna.

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Map of 47010 Portico e San Benedetto, Province of Forl%C3%AC-Cesena, Italy

It is formed by three main distinct settlements:

  • Portico di Romagna, 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Forlì.
  • San Benedetto in Alpe, 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Forlì.
  • Bocconi, midway the two former localities.

    • Bocconi portico e san benedetto fc 7a camminata della bastia 2013


    Main sights

    In Portico di Romagna:

  • Palazzo Portinari, which, according to tradition, belonged to Folco Portinari's large, extensive family, father of the Beatrice Portinari described by Dante Alighieri.
  • Palazzo Traversari. The theologian Ambrogio Traversari was born here.
  • Ponte della Maestà ("Majesty Bridge", 17th–18th centuries)

    • At San Benedetto in Alpe are the Acquacheta water fall, also described by Dante, and the Monastery of St. Benedict, of medieval origins.

    References

    Portico e San Benedetto Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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