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When Riccione was called Arcioni

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The first, archaic acknowledgment of the name "Riccione" appeared within the Bavarian Code, an ancient manuscript issued by the "Archbishop House of Ravenna".

This document meticulously gathers observations concerning the possessions and donations of the ancient "Church of Ravenna" within the Pentapolis, the territory where the current municipality of Riccione was situated during the Byzantine Age. The code features numerous references to the so-called Arcioni area.

There are several hypotheses on the origins of the name. Amongst them, the most evocative is the one connecting the name Arcioni with the Byzantine word Arkeion, meaning calamint.

This shrub grew along the coast of Riccione and was used as a drug to treat hoarseness, cough, ulcer and arthritis. These are the origins of Riccione's thermal tradition...
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