The Romagnolo is so fond of hospitality that he makes it a point of honour because, after all, it fosters his pride, it allows him to show off in the eyes of the stranger and to show him his home, his family, his business. And he cares about this to the point of becoming upset if the stranger, after an initial encounter to get to know each other, does not comply with the invitation to stop by or enter the house to drink a glass of wine, often Sangiovese or Albana, which the landlord will unfailingly open.
“If tourists come to Romagna,” says Tonino Guerra, “they don’t come for the unforgettable beaches of Romagna, they come here because there’s the right family atmosphere, because the Romagna people say good morning to you even if they look at you askance. And that is very nice”