“Punta di ferro” is the shopping center of Forli; the first real shopping center of the city, available to all those who love to shop in a modern, innovative and comfortable environment.
Services Offered:
The Iron Point Shopping Center consisting of over 100 stores offers:
How to get there: Easy to reach by car in the Fiera area near the A14 motorway exit and by bus on lines 5 and 5a.
Opening hours: all year round
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 9.00 – 21.00.
New shopping area at the Forli highway exit.
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 9 to 20.
The printing of fabrics is a typical production of Romagna, according to the most ancient tradition.
Printed Romagnola cloths had a considerable diffusion until the beginning of the 900’s.
Then they were forgotten and rediscovered. The commitment and passion of the printers has been crucial to the success of the activity, which associates the printed canvas with the image of the Romagna tradition.
The traditional method of hand printing is defended by the Stampatori Tele Romagnole (Printers Association of Romagna) from industrial imitations and spreads the culture that underlies the tradition Romagna canvases themselves with its original characteristics.
The Municipality of Forlì has established the Register of Historic Shops and Historic Markets to promote the valorisation of commercial and artisanal activities which are evidence of the local entrepreneurial and market tradition.
The State Archives Library serves as a study room in which it is possible to view archival, legal and historical texts with reference also to local history.
Opening hours:
Mondays and Wednesdays 9. am-1 pm, 2 pm-5 pm
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays, 4 February, patron saint’s day.
Access to public services is by appointment only.
No book loans are made.
The Saffi Municipal Library, in order to allow the renovation of Palazzo Merenda, the historical seat of the cultural institute, from 29 May 2025, will move the Modern and Children’s sections to Palazzo Romagnoli in Via Albicini 12.
A new welcoming space conceived as a place for gathering and sharing, with rooms dedicated to reading and relaxation. Among the library’s new services is an even richer digital platform from which it will be possible to access ebooks, films, audio books and much more.
One of the most innovative aspects of the new layout project is the diffuse museum, called ‘A Museum in the Library’. The rooms of the library in fact house paintings and sculptures by great artists from Romagna, belonging to the la Grande Romagna Collection, which can be freely admired by all citizens in a context that integrates all citizens in a context that integrates knowledge and beauty.
At Palazzo Merenda the consultation service of the Antique, Manuscript and Piancastelli remains active.
HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY
In Forlì people started talking about the Public Library only since 1840 when in the sumptuous Palazzo della Missione (now entirely occupied by the Province), the second floor was freed to house books and shelves.
In 1921, following the construction of the new hospital of Forlì, the Cultural Institutes of the City of Forlì (Library, Art Gallery and Museums) were transferred to the old hospital designed in the XVIII century by the architect Giuseppe Merenda, where they still are today.
In 1938, the Municipal Library was enriched by the Piancastelli donation, which includes over 60,000 items and countless antique or rare books that are almost unique. There is an impressive collection of autographs (together with the relative documents, about 250,000) divided into various sections: from illustrious personalities of the 12th century to the early 20th century.
In 1946 the Modern Section was opened to the public, a continuation of the nineteenth-century Biblioteca Popolare.
Opening hours:
MODERN LIBRARY UNIT AND KID SECTION
Monday: closed to the public
From Tuesday to Friday: 8.30 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.
Saturday: 8.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m
Every first weekend of the month:
Saturday: 8.30 a.m. – 7.00 p.m. Sunday: 2.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.
ANCIENT COLLECTIONS UNIT AND PINCASTELLI CATALOGUE
by appointment only
Tuesdays: 8.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. / 3.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Thursday: 8.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. / 3.00 pm – 7.00 pm
How to get there:
The Saffi Library is located in Via Cesare Albicini, 12 at Palazzo Romagnoli. The Library, accessible to the disabled, can be reached by bus from the railway station in 14 minutes with line 6 – Musei stop (timetables can be consulted on the Start Romagna website), by car with parking in Piazza Dante Alighieri, in Piazza Guido Da Montefeltro, in Via Romanello (paid parking) or Parking at the Argine in Viale Salinatore (free of charge).
Contacts:
MODERN LIBRARY UNIT AND KID SECTION
Head office: Palazzo Romagnoli, via Albicini, 12 – Forlì
Tel. 0543-712615
Email: biblioteca-saffi@comune.forli.fc.it saffi.ragazzi@comune.forli.fc.it
ANCIENT COLLECTIONS UNIT AND PINCASTELLI CATALOGUE
Head office:Palazzo Merenda, c.so della Repubblica, 80 – Forlì
Tel. 0543 / 712619 – 0543 / 712623
Email: saffi.antichi@comune.forli.fc.it
The Decentralized Libraries of the Municipality of Forlì, managed by the coop. social Treottouno, are meeting and research places that gravitate around the historic center.
Information service on the municipal structure; provides information on the status and procedural timescales of practices in the municipality, facilitates access to documents, collects citizens’ complaints and offers information on municipal procedures and regulations, and on organizations and associations in the city.
In addition information is available on cultural, entertainment and educational initiatives of the Municipality and others.
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 8.30 am-1 pm – 4.00 pm-7.00 pm; Saturday: 8.30 am-1 pm (from 1 June to 30 September)
Monday to Friday: 8.30/13.00-15.00/18.30; Saturday: 8. 30/1 pm (1 October to 31 May)
Every opening afternoon the URP Office receives mail for the Protocol Office.
Opening times: annual
Holiday opening hours: closed
Accessibility: The office is located on the ground floor, together with the Informagiovani.
Information service for youth.
It operates in the following areas: school and training, travel, work, culture and leisure, sport, study and work abroad.
It offers up-to-date information in particular on Forlì and Romagna, but also in relation to the national context. There is a library with lending guides, databases for searching for scholarships, temporary work, internships and study abroad.
Weekday opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 1.00 p.m. and from 3.00 to 6.30 p.m.
Saturdays from 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Telephone answering on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Opening times: Annual.
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