Naturalistic Museum of the Onferno Reserve
Gemmano - Onferno
The completely renovated old parish church of Santa Colomba houses this naturalistic museum, which is equipped with the most avant-garde multimedia technology. A series of glass cases hold examples of birds, reptiles and mammals that live in the reserve and in the Rimini area. The reserve boasts wonderful habitats such as the rocky erosion furrows of the Ripa della Morte or the oak woods of Selve, all of which are rich in mediterranean flora and fauna.
Accessible to disabled guests.
how to get there:
by car:
from Rimini take provincial road: SP 81 to Coriano and then provincial road SP 18 to Gemmano
the entry fee to visit the cave already includes admission to the museum
The museum is open on the days of visiting the caves.
Timetable 2019
Winter and spring
- from 1st January to 31st March: Sunday, visits at 10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
- from 1st April to 15th June: Saturday, visits at 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.; Sunday, visits at 10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
Summer
- from 16 June to 31 July: Monday and Friday visits at 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday visits at 10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
- from 1st August to 13th September: Monday to Friday visits at 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday visits at 10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
Autumn and winter
- from 14 September to 31 October: Saturday visits at 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.; Sunday visits at 10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
- from 1st November to 31st December: Sunday visits at 10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
Extraordinary openings 2019
visits at 10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. (possible additional shifts)
Epiphany
Easter and Easter Monday
Liberation Day 25/04
Workers' Day 01/05
Republic Day 02/06
Mid-August 15/08
Halloween 31/12
All Saints 01/11
Immaculate Virgin Mary 08/12
Saint Stephen 26/12
New Year's Eve 31/12
Opening hours
Opening period: open all year roundEntrance: free