Cesena, August 15, 2026 – Times are changing, costs are rising, and family budgets are increasingly burdened by uncertainties. But in Romagna, Ferragosto remains untouchable, especially along the beaches of a Riviera polished to offer its best in the heart of summer. In Cesenatico there is the sea, of course, but what makes the difference here, what fills the hotels and beach resorts, is above all the ‘savoir-faire’ of those who play at home. And there wouldn’t even be a need to borrow from French, because the true spirit of the Romagnolo lies in his dialect, accompanied by the welcome smile to anyone who arrives. Whether for a day, a week, or the whole season. To experience it firsthand, just take a few hours in the afternoon (morning is better avoided, because the night before Ferragosto on the Riviera no one ever goes to bed early) and look around.
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The Riviera’s services
Before reaching the Adriatic water and the pedal boats shaped like flamingos with built-in slides, there is everything else, tailored to the interests of everyone: musical aperitifs, baby clubs for families, card decks for veterans, catering services, hot tubs, air-conditioned libraries, basketball courts, beach nets.
Good mood: the symbol of summer
And above all an abundance of good mood, which costs nothing but is worth a lot. As many are indeed those who get caught by the magic of a day that is not just a day. It is a symbol, the symbol of summer, the symbol of the spirit of those who, despite everything and after everything, still want to move to the top of the priority list what really matters: being happy. And on this subject, Romagna fears no comparison.
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The pilgrimage to the Madonna del Monte
Speaking of the more purely recreational side, many Cesena residents also dedicated a few hours of the day to faith on the day of the Assumption. Thousands of people from shortly after dawn in the city set out along the Via delle Scalette braving the scorching heat to reach in pilgrimage the Basilica of the Madonna del Monte, a symbol of Marian faith throughout Romagna and beyond. Many others instead joined Bishop Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo to follow by boat in Cesenatico the statue of the Virgin taken offshore on the occasion of the solemn ‘Blessing of the sea’.
