Milano Marittima Liberty
From Palanti's garden city to holiday cottages
Guided tour of the centre of Milano Marittima
An evening stroll through the centre of Milano Marittima, following the footsteps of its founders.
- 23rd June
- 7th and 28th July
- 5th and 18th August
- 8th September
Meeting Point
MILANO MARITTIMA - Rotonda Primo Maggio
The birth of the Garden City
On 14th August 1912, the newly-established Milano Marittima company signed a contract with the municipality of Cervia to build a modern holiday resort on the model of the garden city, the ideal city, in which comfort and modernity could merge with the surrounding nature.
At the basis of this dream was the imaginative figure of Giuseppe Palanti, creator of the Milano Marittima master plan that is still relevant today.
The Art Nouveau villas
The villas that will be visited on the tour are located in the centre of the town so that they can be reached on foot in a pleasant stroll.
They are mostly structures from the late 1920s and early 1930s, currently subject to protective restrictions to preserve its architectural characteristics. The villas are example where architecture has merged with the surrounding nature to create a place destined to become one of the most important and original on the Riviera.
The historic villas cannot be visited internally since they are privately property
MEETING POINT
Milano Marittima - Rotonda Primo Maggio
Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled time.
RESERVATION REQUIRED
For organisational reasons, the visit requires a reservation and a minimum number of participants.
Guided tour in Italian only
FOR INFORMATION
IAT-R Office Cervia
Ph. +39 0544 974400 - info@discovercervia.com
When
Monday 23rd June, Monday 7th and 28th July, Tuesday 5th August, Monday 18th August, Monday 8th September 2025
Opening
9.00 pm
Luogo
Rotonda 1° Maggio
Milano Marittima
Price
- full ticket € 12,00
- free for children up to 10 years
Official Tourist Information Site of Cervia