Vacation home in Sant'Angelo di Gatteo (FC) · eight days out, all starting from this door

You don't have to decide everything yourselves:
eight days already planned.

They genuinely work starting from here, with the right order of things and the minutes needed to get around. Follow them or take them apart.

One day · 5 minutes of travel

The sea, and nothing else

The simplest day, and the one you'll repeat the most.

8:30 — breakfast on the balcony, overlooking the fields
9:30 — beach at Gatteo a Mare, Blue Flag 2026
13:00 — lunch at home: five minutes, and you avoid the August restaurant rush
15:00 — rest, or a second beach session as the sun dips
19:00 — stroll along the pedestrian seafront

Why it works from here: coming back home for lunch is only possible if the house is close and has parking. On the seafront you lose your parking spot in the morning and won't find it again in the evening.

A row of parasols still closed, in coloured panels on the sand, empty sunloungers and the sea beyond, under a cloudless blue sky

Parasols still closed: the day beside this one starts at 8.30, and by 9.30 you are already on the sand.

One day · 24 minutes

The parks, without choosing the wrong one

What makes or breaks the day is matching the age to the park.

2–6 years

Oltremare

Dolphins, birds of prey, water play. Twenty-four minutes. Leave at 9, back for dinner. Packed lunches allowed, with a shaded picnic area.

6–11 years

Italia in Miniatura

Eighteen minutes, half a day. In the afternoon there's still time for the beach. Bring a change of clothes: you really get wet on the two water rides.

12 and up

Mirabilandia or Aquafan

Full day, early start. Mirabilandia 35 minutes, Aquafan 24. Under 130–140 cm many thrill rides are off-limits: check beforehand.

All eight parks, in detail

Half day · 10 minutes

Cesenatico at sunset

Better in the afternoon: you can do the beach anywhere, the Porto Canale with its colourful-sailed boats is only there.

Morning at the beach, near the house
16:00 — arrive in Cesenatico, when the heat eases
Museo della Marineria, and a loop around the canal
Sunset — low light on the sails
Dinner in the centre, or fish bought at the harbour and cooked at home

The complete guide to Cesenatico

The Museo della Marineria building in Cesenatico, on the paved square overlooking the harbour

The Museo della Marineria, on the square overlooking the harbour.

One day · 23 minutes

Roman Rimini, on foot

Two thousand years in a few blocks, all walkable without getting back in the car. You park only once.

Arch of Augustus 27 BC — start here, like the Romans 1

Tempio Malatestiano Alberti, Piero della Francesca, Giotto's Crucifix 2

Piazza Tre Martiri stands on the Roman forum 3

Domus del Chirurgo and the Museo della Città, same ticket 4

Piazza Cavour Palazzo dell'Arengo, the Fontana della Pigna 5

Bridge of Tiberius completed in AD 21, today crossed on foot 6

Borgo San Giuliano the murals, and dinner 7

Three or four hours without entering museums; a full day with the Domus and the Fellini Museum. Market on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

One day · 42 minutes

San Marino, which is a separate country

Save it for a clear day: the point of that place is the view from Mount Titano, and with low clouds you won't get it.

Head up to the historic centre, a UNESCO site; loop around the three towers and the ramparts, have lunch looking down. In the afternoon, if you like, drop to the outlet in Falciano, on the border.

Good to know: it's an independent State with its own tax regime: there's no VAT but a «single-phase» tax on imports. You enter without formalities, but it's technically another country.

From Casa Plac 42′

Recommended route A14 to Rimini Sud, then the expressway 41.7 km

How long it takes 1 day

One day · 17 and 23 minutes

The villages, when you've had enough of the sea

It usually happens on the fourth day. The answer lies inland: Santarcangelo in seventeen minutes, Cesena in twenty-three.

Morning, Santarcangelo (17′): the caves beneath the village, only with a guide and by reservation: down there it's a constant 13 degrees. Then Stamperia Marchi, a workshop documented since 1633.
Lunch in the village
Afternoon, Cesena (23′): the Biblioteca Malatestiana, a 15th-century library that has come down intact, with its original desks and chains. One hour, and it's worth the trip on its own.

Short option: just Longiano (18′), a hilltop village with a castle, with views over the plain all the way to the sea.

The fortress of San Leo on its crag, with the Marecchia valley behind

One day · from 5 to 44 km

By bike, along the river

Three routes of increasing difficulty, flat and a short distance from home.

5 km · all ages

Cesenatico – Gatteo a Mare

Paved seaside bike path, flat. The simplest: doable with little kids, and you can turn back whenever you like.

16 km · from age 10

Cesenatico – Igea Marina

From the Porto Canale to Parco del Gelso, passing through Gatteo a Mare and San Mauro Mare. It crosses the Rubicone twice.

44 km · for those who ride

The Rubicone loop

From Cesenatico you follow the Rubicone embankment up to Savignano, reach Santarcangelo and return along the Uso river. It passes a few hundred metres from the house.

Plan B · from 17 to 34 minutes

The rainy day

You need this, because sooner or later it happens. The rule: the heavier the rain, the farther from the sea it pays to go.

34 minutes

With young children

Cattolica Aquarium: indoors, takes 2–4 hours, exactly as long as a downpour.

17 minutes

With teens

The caves of Santarcangelo: underground, rain doesn't exist. You'll need a sweatshirt.

23 minutes

For adults

The Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena. One hour, and the 15th-century desks are still in place.

All the indoor places

Eight different days,
one home

The bags stay at Casa Plac. Every morning you set off for a different part of Romagna.

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You don't have to decide everything yourselves:eight days already planned.