Museo della Marineria - Cesenatico
In the summer of 1502, Leonardo da Vinci , Architect and Engineer
of Duke Valentino ", Cesare Borgia came in Romagna in
order to design new fortifications. On 6 September in Cesenatico place that deserved
special attention because of its port. In his notebook travel (the famous Codice
L ), Leonardo depicts Cesenatico in two designs: prominence of the port
channel with annotations and measurements, and a bird's eye view of a fishing village.
The "passage" of Leonardo da Vinci, idealized and mythologized in part, marked the
culture and imagination of the country, and later became one of the key issues town
identity. Today the famous Harbour Canal remains one of the major attractions of
Cesenatico and home to the famous Maritime Museum
Cesenatico. The "floating museum" shows all the year typical ancient
boats of the Adriatic Coast. During the Christmas period holds the famous "Maritime
Crib".