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Cathedral of San Vicinio and Piazza Plauto, Sarsina

Cathedral of San Vicinio and Piazza Plauto, Sarsina

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Cathedral of San Vicinio and Piazza Plauto, Sarsina

Name: Cathedral of San Vicinio and Piazza Plauto, Sarsina
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Location: Sarsina, Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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3. Mercato Saraceno – Piazza del Popolo, Cesena loop from Cesena

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Davide

September 8, 2024

Founded by the Romans on a previous Umbrian settlement, Sarsina is famous for being the birthplace of the great playwright Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC), in whose honor the Plautus Festival is organized every summer.
But Sarsina is also, and above all, a destination for numerous faithful who flock here from all over Italy because of the legend of the collar of San Vicinio, preserved inside the city cathedral.
Precisely in light of these elements and the numerous attractions that the village offers, it was recently awarded the prestigious title of Orange Flag by the Italian Touring Club.

(Source: travelemiliaromagna.it/borgo-di-sarsina )

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Davide

September 8, 2024

What to see in Sarsina

We start from the Mausoleum of Obulacco, a funerary monument from the Roman era (1st century BC) located right at the entrance to the village. We continue with the elusive House of Plautus, the remains of the ancient Roman Forum and then look out over the collections of the National Archaeological Museum.
The life of the small town revolves around Piazza Plauto, where at dusk the community gathers between taverns and shops.
Right on this, once the center of the Roman town, stands the ancient co-cathedral of San Vicinio, perhaps built in the Byzantine era but which today shows itself in what are its Romanesque forms (11th century).

Inside the place of worship are kept the mortal remains of Bishop Vinicio, but above all his infamous iron collar, which he once used to tie around his neck to pray to God and drive away evil.

Thanks to this relic, every year the church is the destination of many faithful who come to take part in the blessing ritual and have the object placed around their neck to ward off bad luck. For some, an act of purification, for others simply an act of superstition.

Next to the basilica, the Archbishop's Palace is also worth a visit, which houses its museum with some valuable works.

(Source: travelemiliaromagna.it/borgo-di-sarsina )

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