Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna Travel Guide

The Rocca Malatestiana di Santarcangelo is one of these bench marks, most important strategic point and supreme example of roccaforte military. Laughed them to the 1386 but aspect they puts into effect is in great part which was given to them from Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta in 1447, like it documents the lapide of income of the rocca. Erected on the rests roman she came transformed, during the centuries, from fortilizio in signorile residence.

From 30 years "Santarcangelo of the theatres" is the most important theatre event more important in international panorama, from attention to the vanguards to really new proposes of the artistic scene. The event that is carried out in the July month, transforms the small village of Santarcangelo in magical crossing between Middle Ages and a future.
Borned in the summer of 1971 like "theatre in public square", the festival presented the greatest names of the experiences of the history of the alternative theatre All legacies to this type of artistic expression "alternative" passed from here, from Dario Fo to the Living Theatre, from Ferdinando Taviani to Giuseppe Bertolucci
From the 90’s the look of the festival are increased to the new contemporary languages giving space to the relationships tightened between the limbs where they find space more and more laboratories, poetry seminaries, conventions, encounter, prizes, extensions of art, concerts. What it is not never lacked, in the course of all the evolution of the festival santarcangiolese, is the vital relationship with the territory, the roads and the public squares of the city, organic fulcrum of the several rappresentazioni, with people of the place and the visitors. "Santarcangelo of the theatres" is one great popular and international festivity. In this apparently inconciliabile binomial it is its emblematic force. The force of the tradition to defend, the joy of living, the contact with the public. That is, the spirit of the theatre. .

The medieval village, to the slopes of the Giove Mount, hides and reveals the traces of a medieval past between the sacred and profane essential ambiguity of, liturgies and witchcrafts, cult and heresy. Beyond the 150 coves basements, under the inhabited nucleus of the ancient one they live in the balance between contrasting interpretations with regard to their original use: primitive rooms, places of cult, shelter alcove for the forbidden rituals and ceremonies sacrifice them, dwelling of the spirits caretakers of the gold chassis, a lot in order to cite of some. The legend of the chassis is the most evocative other: The chassis would serve to manifacture the customs of the 'Santarcangelo of the theatres' and of the poets, exhibition that still today represents the artistic and cultural event more important in the town.Le first coves go back to ancient times and probably had a cultural use. Those most recent ones acted as from placed you, or - above all during the dominion of the Malatesta between the XII and XIV the century - important ways constituted of escape from the city. In the course of the last world war the population of Santarcangelo found a sure shelter just to the inside of these underground. u can visit them and u can pass some hour to the inside of galleries dug in the yellow walls of "sabbione" of which the Romagna is rich , an occasion in order to comprise the spirit more authentic of this earth. They are available visits guided to the city and the tufacee coves from the cost of €3,00 (entire) and €1,50 (reduced). The reservation is obligatory. For information and reservations Tourism Office of Santarcangelo di Romagna Municipality 0541/356284 Tel. Office I.A.T. Tel. 0541/624270