The garden city by the sea: a 1912 resort laid out in a pine forest, glamorous beach clubs, and Cervia's ancient salt pans next door.
Pinewood Resort • Beach Clubs • Romagna Glamour
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Beach clubs woven into a pine forest
Beach days, canal-side evenings
Cervia's saline draw flamingos
Milano Marittima is a garden city by the sea: 1912 town planning threaded through a maritime pine forest, glamorous beach clubs, canal-side aperitivo, and Cervia's pink salt pans with actual flamingos next door.
Founded in 1912 as a 'garden city' summer colony for Milanese families, hence the name, it grew into Romagna's most fashionable resort while keeping its pinewood plan: villas under trees, bikes to the beach.
Cervia's salt pans have been harvested since Etruscan times, produce a prized 'sweet' salt once reserved for popes, and host flocks of flamingos at dusk: the most improbable pink in Emilia-Romagna.
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