Let’s get one thing straight: the Romagna coast is fantastic. The welcome is always warm, the sandy beaches are some of the best in Italy – especially if you like nightlife – and the cuisine offers everything you can imagine. If you know where to go, you’ll be blown away. Cesenatico has two-star Michelin restaurants such as Magnolia and the historic La Buca, while Rimini boasts Guido (a rare case, as it won the star while doing business on the beach) and the wonder that is Abocar.

Due Cucine. Then there’s Il Piastrino in Pennabilli, which is right on the border of the Marche region and the Apennine Mountains. But on the coast, there are also fantastic osterias, such as La Marianna and Osteria de Borg (Rimini), Sirocco (Bellaria), Al Deserto and Emilia (Cervia), Osteria dei Murè (Cattolica), and the Bartolini family’s renowned Osteria del Gran Fritto in Cesenatico.