The best traffic-free bike rides around Sarsina

Very pretty little town. It has 2 large, very characteristic bridges

Worth visiting in October for the Truffle Fair

Service column for bicycles and e-bikes: free charging, pump and tools for repairing breakdowns. Free charging and self-repair station for bicycles and e-bikes.

The Insigne Collegiata Church was built in the 10th century by Raniero Cavalca, Count of Bertinoro and lord of the place, who had it erected on the ruins of the chapel dedicated to the Virgin martyr Saint Agatha. The original construction was of Romanesque architecture. It was subsequently expanded in 1520 under the lordship of Ottaviano Fregoso by will of the people. With subsequent expansions it lost its original characteristics to transform itself into a typical 18th century church, especially after the radical restoration of 1776 in Baroque style. ... On the left of the church stands a mighty 35-meter-high bell tower rebuilt in 1885 based on a design by the architect from Santagata Santi Botticelli. The current round bell tower with a spire takes the place of the older one with a square base in Romanesque style which collapsed in 1865 due to lack of maintenance. Under the Collegiate Church Presbytery you can visit the very ancient octagonal Crypt from the 8th century; this was created with the recycled materials of the primitive Church and was recently restored by the parish priest Don Erminio Gatti. ... (Source: https://www.lavalmarecchia.it/visita/poggio-torriana/insigne-chiesa-collegiata.html )

It is located on the Sasso del Lupo or Pietra Anellaria (from sandstone) and from the top of this natural cliff it dominates the underlying Savio valley. The fortress was probably built around the year 1000 by the Cavalca family of the Counts of Bertinoro, who at the time dominated the territory by ecclesiastical investiture. Around 1100 it was expanded by Altruda Frangipani, also of the Cavalca family, who managed the country with justice and wisdom ... When the Counts of Bertinoro died out ... the fortress belonged to the Archbishops of Ravenna and, later, to the Faggiolani, the Guidi, the Tarlati, the Brancaleoni, the Malatesta and the Montefeltro. And it was precisely with the arrival of this last family that the original fortress underwent the first radical transformations. ... it was the first change from a war bulwark to the princely residence that it would become with the Fregoso. .... In 1660 S. Agata and its castle returned under the dominion of the Church. Since then the fortress continued to be used as a residence at least until 1781 when it was transformed into a convent; on this occasion the Conventuals built, leaning against the fortress, the church dedicated to San Francesco della Rosa. Over the last two centuries the Fortress has been used as a Convent of the Friars Minor Conventual, a high school, a prison, a courthouse and finally a civilian residence. ... Today the Fortress is managed by the Pro-loco Association and is home to the permanent museum "Rocca delle Fiabe". (Source: https://www.roccadellefiabe.it/rocca-fregoso/ )

The long history of the very small and beautiful Teatro Mariani can be found on the official website: https://www.teatromariani.it/storia/

Monte Sorbo rises at 441 meters above sea level. and is 8 km from the center of Mercato Saraceno. A beautiful signposted panoramic road leads to the extraordinary Parish Church, dedicated to S. Maria Annunziata, a beacon of Christianity and a historical destination for pilgrims. Dating back to the 8th century, the Parish assumed great importance since the 10th century, when Florentius, bishop of Sarsina, was buried there in 995. For the centuries of the Middle Ages, the parish church was frequented by pilgrims who, on their way to Rome, found safe refuge in an annexed "hospital"... (Source: https://www.mercatosaracenoturismo.it/-/pieve-monte-sorbo)

The Rocca Fregoso is a fortified construction located in the village of Sant'Agata Feltria, in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The fortress dates back to the 10th century, but its definitive construction is attributed to the famous architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini. From 1474 to 1660, the fortress was the residence of the Fregoso family, originally from the Republic of Genoa and closely related to the da Montefeltro, dukes of Urbino. The fortress has been restored and well preserved and can be visited.