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Benito Mussolini

 

Mussolini Tour

PREDAPPIO: He was born in Dovia, near the small town of Predappio, in Forli County the 29th of July 1883, a town that became an important stop for all those that whish to visit the places connect with some of the most important moments of his entire life. The first stop is at the CASA MUSSOLINI and the at the Varano Palace where is family lived. Predappio architectural style recall the style of the fascist system of government that differs from the Predappio Alto which at the contrary maintain his medieval origin with its medieval hill town the his fortified castle. Here you can find CA’ DE SANZVES (home of the sangiovese) where the organization for the protection of Romagna Wines opened a winery were to taste some great wine. In the nearby there is ROCCA DELLE CAMINATE, a castle totally transformed when it was donated to the Duce in 1929. a must is the visit at the SAN CASSIANO monumental cemetery, made after Mussolini’s order where his actually buried and which is visited by many tourists every year.

RICCIONE: He is bound to the town of Riccione, not only because he gave it its autonomy from Rimini but also because he chose it as his favorite residence for his sea holidays.Here he built VILLA MUSSOLINI (which has been recently been restored and has become a representative) where he used to receive important personality of the political world, showmen, relatives and friends. From this period are famous the swimming and sailing races. In these years LA Perla Verde was the most important and in the latest fashion touristic area and numerous villas on the same style of the Duce’s were built up to the foreshore.


MONTEGRIDOLFO: Many remembering of the fascist period are collected in the Museum of the Gothic line of MONTEGRIDOLFO, at the foot of the castle, from war relics (weapons, instruments, military object) to propaganda printings (leaflets, journals, posters) most of them were part of private collection and are therefore in a perfect state

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