it flows through the communes of sarsina, mercato saraceno and cesena, all in the province of forlì-cesena. in "botello" (a "frazione" of cesena), it is joined on the left side by its main tributary, the stream "botello". then it goes into the province of ravenna and flows through "castiglione di cervia" (commune of cervia) and "castiglione di ravenna" (commune of ravenna).