Bertinoro

Bertinoro is a city and comune inside the province of Forli-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. It is positioned on hill Mount Cesubeo, in Romagna, some kilometers from the Via Emilia. There are remains of a settlement relationship from the Iron Age, subsequent to the frazione of Casticciano. As for Bertinoro itself, it was possibly a strongpoint on the Roman road connecting Forlì to Rimini. Later, throughout the barbaric invasions, it became moved to the modern place. In 1177 the fort, already nicely advanced and referred to as Castrum Cesubeum, housed the emperor Frederick Barbarossa.

The named modified to Castrum Brittinori during the reign of Otto III, becoming seat of the countship. Bertinoro is home to a "Hospitality Festival". Held within the first weekend of September, it encompasses a whole night of music, dances and activities, a few ancient reenactments, and the final hospitality ceremony. In this ceremony every body may be hosted for meal by means of a family inside the city simply taking one of the envelopes tied to the earrings of the Hospitality column.