San Giovanni in Marignano

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Toni PecoraroSan Giovanni MarignanoPublic domain
HowwiSan Giovanni in Marignano - War memorial CC BY-SA 3.0
HowwiSan Giovanni in Marignano - Santa Lucia CC BY-SA 3.0
PORTIMAUROPER LE VIE DEL BORGO CC BY-SA 4.0
HowwiSan Giovanni in Marignano - Notte delle Streghe 2011, 2 CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gino Allegritti (info@allegritti.it)Generalmusic former headquarters - Via Delle Rosa 12, San Giovanni in Marignano, Rimini, Italy, 2014-11-05 CC BY 4.0
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Known as the granary of the Malatesta, the village kept its wealth underground: in the 15th century over 200 grain pits lay beneath it, some still visible in the main street. Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta walled it to protect them, and the clock tower still has the holes for its drawbridge chains. In June the Notte delle Streghe recalls witches said to stop here en route to Benevento.

Highlights

Grain pits visible in the paving of the Via di Mezzo
The 24-metre Torre Civica, the one surviving town gate
Teatro Massari, a small 19th-century horseshoe theatre in a former oratory
Notte delle Streghe, between 21 and 24 June
Antica Fiera di Santa Lucia, in the week around 13 December

Text adapted from Wikipedia (San Giovanni in Marignano (IT), San Giovanni in Marignano (EN)), Wikivoyage (San Giovanni in Marignano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 9,408

Things to see

Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo (IT)

Events through the year

Feast of Saint John the Baptist Religious · 24 June
Notte delle Streghe Seasonal · 21 to 24 JuneMidsummer rites, street shows and stalls in the old town
Festival sotto le stelle Music and arts · Mid-JulyNew voices singing contest in Piazza Silvagni
Capodanno del vino Food and wine · Last Sunday of SeptemberNew wine tastings, early 1900s scenes and a grape-treading contest
Rockteen Music and arts · First weekend of SeptemberShowcase of young rock bands
Antica Fiera di Santa Lucia Fairs and markets · Week around 13 DecemberFair for the patron Saint Lucy, opening the Christmas season

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (San Giovanni in Marignano), Wikivoyage (San Giovanni in Marignano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

Popo le ChienPassatelli CC0
Passatelli asciutti with ragùBread and pastaThe town's typical dish, passatelli served dry with meat sauce
Colli di Rimini wine (IT)Wine
Extra virgin olive oilOlive oil
Scott Bauer, USDA ARSRunny hunnyPublic domain
HoneyLocal produce

Adapted from Wikivoyage (San Giovanni in Marignano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

2 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 2

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Terme di Riccione · ~13 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme di Raffaello · ~32 min by car

Nearby member villages

Gradara · 4.6 km
Montegridolfo · 9.2 km
Montefiore Conca · 10 km
Montefabbri · 14 km
Monte Grimano · 21 km