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Attraction · Cesena · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena

Biblioteca Malatestiana is an attraction in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. This place has a story in the app. 2 of the 17 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 470 m you'll find a water point, a bench, a public toilet and a bike pump.

Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena
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Photo: Diego Baglieri · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena, photo 2
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Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena, photo 3
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The story

Story · Biblioteca Malatestiana

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You're standing at the Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena. Behind these walls is something rather special: the first civic library in Europe. It didn't belong to the church or to a noble family, but to the town itself. And it was open to the public. That was back in 1454.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Visitors
14,682 a year (2022)

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Photo: Diego Baglieri · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Biblioteca Malatestiana

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 30 m and a public toilet at 400 m.

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