A walking click, a cloak on shoulders, an hat, a pack-saddle that contained the safe-conduct (to receive hospitality) bread, cheese, and wine: these were the few things that pilgrims had during their trip to Rome crossing the ancient Romei ways. These ways with the "franchigeno" itinerary direct to Tirreno sea, were the main ways that pilgrims covered during the pilgrimage to indulgence town (Rome).
The territory of Forlì e Cesena province is full of small or big material and spiritual testimonies of these pilgrimages, especially in the places that were the most significant points for Christian faithful. Convents, pilgrim hospices, but also taverns and inns offered hospitality to these pilgrims to receive their blessing.
Many of them come from Europe: entering in Pianura Padana they could choose between the east way, to Adriatic sea-side, or to the west one direct to Tirreno sea-side. If they chose to take the Adriatic way, they had to cross Romagna having the possibility to choose one of the many itineraries that cross our land.
      The following are only some examples. Leaved Ravenna the pilgrim had two possibility: to reach Forlì and than to climb the Bidente valley meeting a lot of hospitality places as in Meldola, Civitella, Galeata ( the ancient Mevianola ) with its important S. Ellero abbey. Not far from here he met the suburb of Pianetto and he went on to Santa Sofia and Ridracoli
to reach to the mountain pass of Alpe di Serra.
On the contrary if the pilgrim decided to go on to the south side, he had to cross S. Pietro in Vincoli ( where in 1033 king Stefano d' Ungheria built a pilgrim hospice) and Campiano reaching Cesena. From here he climbed Savio valley metting hospitality in Monte Sorbo, near Marcato Saraceno and he went on to Sarsina and Bagno di Romagna, old town but really famous in the past.
So, walking near by the woods of Appennino, near Verghereto, the pilgrim reached the same mountain pass.
Other itineraries , less important, created a large choose of ways for pilgrims that could walk for 20 kilometres per day, meanwhile the traveller that could have horses or coaches went on for 40 kilometres every day.