Night of Fortresses
The Night of Fortresses arrives in Cervia, an opportunity to visit Cervia in an ‘’unusual‘’ way, through special free guided tours.
The event allows visitors to discover the town's symbolic places, such as the quadrilateral of the foundation town, as a fortification itself created to protect the salt, the San Michele Tower, the bunkers, or the fortress found in the salt works through their historical meanings that they have taken on over time.
This unique event will take place for the first time in Italy, in Cervia
Realised for the first time in 2022 as a result of the European project FORTITUDE, it has so far made it possible to discover 45 fortification sites in 8 cross-border countries - Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine and Slovenia - during one eventful night.
All initiatives are free of charge
Reservation recommended
IAT-R Cervia
tel. +39 0544 974400
info@discovercervia.com
Programme
MUSA - Salt Museum
Via Nazario Sauro, 24, Cervia
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Special opening and free admission
6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Workshop for children
The art of creating with imagination: how to build a cute animal using recycled materials organised by Cooperativa Atlantide
San Michele Tower
Via Evangelisti 4, Cervia
Free guided tour: Cervia Nuova, a unique fortification...let's discover it together!
4:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
When the maximum number of bookings is reached, second round from 5.45 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Programme
Introduction to the visit ‘from the fortification of the old town to Cervia New Town’ in the panoramic room of the San Michele Tower by Marco Cavalazzi, UNIBO researcher and coordinator of the ‘Archaeology in Cervia’ project, and Paolo Forlin, UNIBO researcher.
This will be followed by a guided tour of Cervia's quadrilateral, a unique fortification, up to the Magazzino del Sale Torre and Darsena, places where Cervia's white gold was stored and protected.
Along the way are stories, anecdotes of life and characters, and curiosities from yesterday and today.
The visit ends at the MUSA-Museum of Salt in Cervia with a free visit and a sustainable aperitif organised by Cervia Social Food.
Bunker
Viale Oriani corner Viale 2 Giugno, Milano Marittima
Free guided tour: an evening among the Dragon's teeth: from evidence of military archaeology to United Europe
5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Upon reaching the maximum number of bookings second round 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
A walk to discover hidden and unusual details of recent history, preserved in the setting of the Milano Marittima seafront.
The experience will be enriched by the possibility of entering the large World War II bunker Regelbau 668, completely fitted out with original period objects, and a visit to the ‘dragon's teeth’ bunker Tobruk, accompanied by the CRB 360° Cultural Association
At the end of the tour, a talk by historian Luca Bagnolini ‘Dalle ceneri all’unione…così nasce l’Unione Europea’.
Learn more about the European project FORTIC
When
Friday 9th May 2025
Opening
see details on the page
Where
Cervia e Milano MarittimaEvent url
https://www.italy-croatia.eu/web/forticFree
Yes
Official Tourist Information Site of Cervia