Founded by the Romans in the second century with the name of Forum Livii, or the Forum of Livio, it represented the point of passage from the Consular Way to the gates of present-day Tuscany.
The city still possesses stylistic and artistic traces from every phase of its history, from the Romanesque to Renaissance art and the simple and symmetrical lines of the twenty years of Mussolini’s rule.
The simple layout of the old town centre makes it possible to visit the square area on foot, without having to resort to faster means of transport, thus moving to the points of greatest artistic and cultural interest.
Piazza Saffi is the starting and finishing point of any tour of Forlì, since it is one of the largest and most beautiful squares in Italy. From this position, even simply at a glance, you can see three tall buildings towering over the town: the Civic Tower, or Clock Tower, the Cathedral Bell Tower and the San Mercuriale Bell Tower belonging to the Basilica of the same name, which can still be visited and climbed today. The city, thanks to the control of the Ordelaffi family for about two centuries, has been enriched with prestigious noble palaces that can be admired along the streets of the historical centre, in particular along Corso Garibaldi and Via P. Maroncelli.
Of particular note are also the churches of Forlì in addition to the Cathedral and San Mercuriale:
We invite you to discover the Baroque architecture of two prestigious monuments, recently restored: the Church of Suffragio, in Piazza Saffi, and a few hundred meters away, the Church of San Filippo Neri, in Via G. Saffi.
