Portico e San Benedetto

Portico e San Benedetto
—  Comune  —
Comune di Portico e San Benedetto
Ponte della Maestà at Portico di Romagna.
Portico e San Benedetto
Location of Portico e San Benedetto in Italy
Coordinates:
Country Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province Forlì-Cesena (FC)
Government
 • Mayor Mirko Betti
Area
 • Total 60.8 km2 (23.5 sq mi)
Elevation 456 m (1,496 ft)
Population (Dec. 2008)
 • Total 802
 • Density 13.2/km2 (34.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 47010
Dialing code 0543
Website Official website

Portico e San Benedetto (Romagnolo dialect: Pôrtic e San Bandet) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km southeast of Bologna.

It is formed by three main distinct settlements:

Main sights

In Portico di Romagna:

At San Benedetto in Alpe are the Acquacheta water fall, also described by Dante, and the Monastery of St. Benedict, of medieval origins.

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