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CLASSICAL TOUR
Ch. VII
in the commencement of the great plain of
Milan, derives from the neighboring Apennines
a considerable portion of the beauty of moun-
tainous landscape, of which Monte Batailla seen
from the ramparts, westward, presents a strik-
ing instance. The river that bathes its walls,
has changed its Roman name Vatrenus, into the
more sonorous appellation of Santerno.
From Imola to Faenza (Faventia) is about
ten miles. This ancient town is spacious and
well built: its great square, with a fine range
of porticos on either side, and a Corinthian
church belonging to the Dominicans, deserve
attention. Its cathedral is Gothic, and not re-
markable. We could discover within the vici-
nity of this city, few traces of the pine-groves,
which seem anciently to have formed one of the
most conspicuous features of its territory.
Undique solers
Arva coronantem nutrire Faventia pinum. Sil. viii.
Nine miles from Faenza, beyond the river
Montone, anciently the Ufens, stands Forli
(Forum Livii) a long well-built town, with a
very spacious and handsome square. The cathe-
dral not remarkable in itself, contains a very beau-
tiful chapel lined with the finest marble, adorned
CLASSICAL TOUR
Ch. VII
in the commencement of the great plain of
Milan, derives from the neighboring Apennines
a considerable portion of the beauty of moun-
tainous landscape, of which Monte Batailla seen
from the ramparts, westward, presents a strik-
ing instance. The river that bathes its walls,
has changed its Roman name Vatrenus, into the
more sonorous appellation of Santerno.
From Imola to Faenza (Faventia) is about
ten miles. This ancient town is spacious and
well built: its great square, with a fine range
of porticos on either side, and a Corinthian
church belonging to the Dominicans, deserve
attention. Its cathedral is Gothic, and not re-
markable. We could discover within the vici-
nity of this city, few traces of the pine-groves,
which seem anciently to have formed one of the
most conspicuous features of its territory.
Undique solers
Arva coronantem nutrire Faventia pinum. Sil. viii.
Nine miles from Faenza, beyond the river
Montone, anciently the Ufens, stands Forli
(Forum Livii) a long well-built town, with a
very spacious and handsome square. The cathe-
dral not remarkable in itself, contains a very beau-
tiful chapel lined with the finest marble, adorned