Rocca di Ravaldino

Ravaldino Fortress, also known as Rocca di Caterina Sforza, rises at the end of Corso Diaz. It is surrounded by a park.

Address: 47121 Forlì (FC), Italia
Telephone number: Ufficio della Cultura +39.0543 712606 - 712609

Admission: free

How to get there

It is located at the beginning of Corso Diaz. It is easy to reach both by car and by bus. By car from Piazzale della Vittoria walk down Viale F. Corridoni and park in its cross, Via Lombardini; from here, proceed on foot till Via Della Rocca.

Further information

During the moyen-age a Forlì defensive area was located in the zone where the fortress would be built up in XV century. In origin there was a little structure called Bonzanino; it was just only a "rivellino", replaced between 1360 and 1371 from a first Rocca Ravaldino. A century later, in 1471, Pino III Ordelaffi made design architect Giorgio Marchesi Fiorentino fortifications still exist.

News

Nowadays the fortress is being arranged and re-emphasised. It is used as an exhibition centre and concert hall. In Piazzale Porta Ravaldino, at the end of Corso Diaz, it is one of the accesses to Ravaldino channel, that during the moyen-age used to cross the city open-pit, while nowadays it's almost entirelly covered.

Opening time

Open only for exhibitions.