# Things to see in Faenza (Italy): 58 places and when to go

> Faenza is a town in Italy, and this site lists 58 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (22), Hiking (11), Temples (6). The best known are Faenza Cathedral, Monte Poggiolo and San Mercuriale Abbey. The best time to come is March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 41. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/faenza/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 44.2697, 11.8976
- **Places:** 58 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/gastronomia/) (22) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) (11) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (6) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (6) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/termal/) (5) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (4)
- **Best time:** March to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** BLQ Bologna, 57 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Faenza

The places in and around Faenza, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Faenza Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-san-pietro-apostolo/): Main parish church in Faenza, Ravenna · 2.1 km
- [Monte Poggiolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-poggiolo/): Nature · Mountains · 8.6 km
- [San Mercuriale Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abbazia-di-san-mercuriale/): Abbey church in Forlì, Italy · 13 km
- [Forlì Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-santa-croce/): Church building in Forlì, Italy · 12 km
- [Modigliana Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/concattedrale-di-santo-stefano/): Church building in Modigliana, Italy · 15 km
- [Museo internazionale delle ceramiche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-internazionale-delle-ceramiche-in-faenza/): Ceramic art museum in Faenza, Ravenna · 2.6 km
- [Ca' Belvedere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/ca-belvedere/): Archaeological site in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy · 8.7 km
- [Santa Maria ad Nives, Faenza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-maria-ad-nives/): Ancient Marian church in Faenza, Ravenna · 2.4 km
- [Rocca di Bagnara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rocca-di-bagnara/): Rocca in Bagnara di Romagna, Italy · 14 km
- [Rocca di Ravaldino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rocca-di-ravaldino/): XV century fortress in Ravaldino, hamlet of Forlì · 13 km
- [Monte di Rontana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-di-rontana/): Mountain in Italy · 13 km
- [Museo Civico San Domenico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/musei-in-san-domenico-pinacoteca/): Museum complex in Forlì, Italy · 12 km
- [St. Dominic museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-di-san-domenico/): Museum dedicated to exhibitions and art collections of Imola · 18 km
- [Pieve di San Giovanni in Ottavo, Brisighella](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/pieve-di-san-giovanni-in-ottavo-pieve-del-tho/): Church building in Brisighella, Italy · 13 km
- [Monte Rinaldo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-rinaldo/): Mountain in Italy · 12 km
- [Museo dell'uomo e dell'ambiente](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-dell-uomo-e-dell-ambiente/): Museum in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy · 11 km
- [Acqualand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/acqualand/): With kids · 14 km
- [Agrintesa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/agrintesa/): Winery · 10 km
- [Altromare](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/altromare/): Hot spring bath · 3.9 km
- [Azienda Agricola Ancarani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-ancarani/): Winery · 3.7 km
- [Azienda Agricola Balducci](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-balducci/): Winery · 5.8 km
- [Azienda Agricola Biologica Vernelli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-biologica-vernelli/): Winery · 8.7 km
- [Azienda Agricola Ca' Rossa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-ca-rossa/): Winery · 23 km
- [Azienda agricola Casadio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-casadio/): Winery · 14 km

And the other 34, by what you come to do:

- **Hot springs**: [Bagno di vapore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bagno-di-vapore/), [Bagno turco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bagno-turco/), [Molino Rosso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/molino-rosso/), [Terme di Castrocaro - Spa Termale Magiche Acque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/terme-di-castrocaro-spa-termale-magiche-acque/)
- **Food and drink**: [Balìa di Zola](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/balia-di-zola/), [Ca Rossa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/ca-rossa/), [Calonga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/calonga/), [Cantina Poderi delle Rocche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cantina-poderi-delle-rocche/), [Cantina Tre Monti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cantina-tre-monti/), [Casa Vinicola Poletti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/casa-vinicola-poletti/), [Caviro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/caviro/), [Centro Produzione Spumanti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/centro-produzione-spumanti/), [Distilleria Tuono](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/distilleria-tuono/), [Fattoria Zerbina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fattoria-zerbina/), [Francesconi Paolo Viticoltore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/francesconi-paolo-viticoltore/), [LU.VA.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/lu-va/), [Menta e Rosmarino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/menta-e-rosmarino/), [Ronchi di Castelluccio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/ronchi-di-castelluccio/), [Villa Papiano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villa-papiano/), [Villa Signani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villa-signani/)
- **Hiking**: [Cammino di Dante - Tappa 2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-di-dante-tappa-2/), [Cammino di Dante - Tappa 3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-di-dante-tappa-3/), [Il Cammino di Sant'Antonio: Tappa 13](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/il-cammino-di-sant-antonio-tappa-13/), [Roman way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-romea-part-emilia-romagna/), [Viae Misericordiae: Tappa 10](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/viae-misericordiae-tappa-10/), [Viae Misericordiae: Tappa 11](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/viae-misericordiae-tappa-11/), [Viae Misericordiae: Tappa 12](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/viae-misericordiae-tappa-12/), [Viae Misericordiae: Tappa 4](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/viae-misericordiae-tappa-4/), [Viae Misericordiae: Tappa 5](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/viae-misericordiae-tappa-5/), [Viae Misericordiae: Tappa 6](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/viae-misericordiae-tappa-6/)
- **Stargazing**: [Osservatorio astronomico Alfio Betti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/osservatorio-astronomico-alfio-betti/), [Osservatorio Astronomico Urania Lamonia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/osservatorio-astronomico-urania-lamonia/)
- **With kids**: [Quinzan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/quinzan/)
- **Mountains**: [Rifugio Ca' Carnè](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-ca-carne/)

## When to go to Faenza

The best time to visit Faenza is **March to June and September to October**; also possible: November to February and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 02 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 14 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 38 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 14 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 35 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 19 |
| July | Possible | 15 h 01 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 51 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 17 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 44 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 22 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 41 |

In June there are 15 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 41. In April, 56 of the 58 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Faenza

The nearest main airport is Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ, Bologna), 57 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=44.2697%2C11.8976)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.2697%2C11.8976)

## Other towns nearby

- [Castel San Pietro Terme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castel-san-pietro-terme/): 30 places · 27 km
- [Galeata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/galeata/): 22 places · 30 km
- [Ravenna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/ravena/): 38 places · 31 km
- [Palazzuolo sul Senio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzuolo-sul-senio/): 46 places · 33 km
- [Roncofreddo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/roncofreddo/): 19 places · 36 km
- [Cervia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cervia/): 11 places · 37 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Faenza?

The best known: [Faenza Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-san-pietro-apostolo/), [Monte Poggiolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-poggiolo/), [San Mercuriale Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abbazia-di-san-mercuriale/), [Forlì Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-santa-croce/), [Modigliana Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/concattedrale-di-santo-stefano/). In all, 58 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Faenza?

March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 41.

### How do you get to Faenza?

The nearest main airport is Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), 57 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.2697%2C11.8976) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Faenza as the destination and these 58 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).