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COORDINATION Department of Promotion, Internationalization, Tourism and Trade Laura Pierini

CONTRIBUTION - GRAPHICS Tourism Service  Laura Capozucca        Bianca Maria Giombetti     Stefano Gregori     Mario Ruggini

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7 From   , a well known seaside $ '  and  (R (,*  . In the resort lying on a small gulf with   town, on the 3rd Sunday of August, there is an (from where you can enjoy a charming view), interesting historic commemoration of you should head towards   , which is !( R  ' . Continue towards famous both for its fascinating and beautiful    , which is renowned for its unique mediaeval streets and lanes and for its  -. /  , in the shape of a war- which boasts many renaissance fresco paintings ship, planned by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, and memories of the love, as sung by Dante, of and where an interesting # $ % has been 1    Paolo and Francesca. If you take the prepared. Here, during the Second World War, 2  which runs between Gabicce Mare and more than 10,000 works of art coming from all , you cross the heart of the    over Italy were hidden and saved. Once having 3 PESARO      with picturesque fishing passed    , with its typical streets, villages (       lanes and  located on a rise, and   4   ) and the renaissance jewels of  (, it is well worth stopping in   , 5 FELTRIA  ,    and    In to see the fortified ancient centre with the   , the ancient   , which was the ruins and, then in   , to visit the  '  6 base of the Della Rovere Lordship until 1631,     which dates back to the 13th the      and the treasures housed century. Shortly afterwards, you reach 7 MONTECALVO IN in the museums evoke the courtly importance of   , known for its valued  the town. In Piazza del Popolo, the Town Hall, (cured ham). The town boasts the powerful Palace of the Paggeria and the renaissance    R , and the Parish of San Giovanni  look out on the fountain with its tritons Battista and it is also the base of the   and sea horses. In the ! "   (the #         , with its 10 $ %and the    ), apart from rich woodlands (for example the beechwood of the splendid  by Giovanni Bellini, Pianacquadio) and panoramic viewpoints. 11 paintings by Guido Reni, Marco Zoppo, Continue towards  , renowned for its Jacobello del Fiore and Simone Cantarini are annual National Market Exhibition of Antiques, also preserved. In August, the birthplace of its ancient monuments and original   , Gioacchino Rossini offers singing connoisseurs  of Tonino Guerra and pass through   the   &   ' (ROF), an important , until you reach  R   , event which is known world-wide. The dominated by the     , a splendid ( , the &'  # (   mediaeval fortress used as a  . In October  ,   R*  , the Music and November, the festival and market exhibi- Conservatory and the art-nouveau Ruggeri town tions of the "(  take place here, this house should not be missed. From there, conti- being an important treasure of the area. Reach nue in the direction of Urbino, with a brief rest in   , with its seventeenth century Town   to see  (R( . Once having Hall building and the fourteenth century Chapel arrived in   , the city of the Renaissance, of S. Marina, then ! , famous for its  , which, with its ancient walls, is an inestimable    (cave-matured sheep’s milk treasure trove of art, culture and history, an abso- cheese), with its November festival, and for a lute must is a visit to the  which Giotto-style  0. After having passed the holds the  (+ $ % where     and the rambling village of masterpieces from various historical periods are   , you arrive in  " , with its un- preserved, with works by Raffaello, Piero della mistakable profile, at the top of a rocky peak. Francesca, Tiziano, Paolo Uccello, Luca The town, which has in the past, been the Capital Signorelli, etc. The  perfectly connects of Italy, possesses two valuable Romanesque with the other buildings planned by Francesco di churches: the ' and the ( . The ori- Giorgio Martini on the initiative of Federico da ginal and inaccessible  , in whose dun- : the Church of S. Bernardino degli geons Cagliostro died, holds a rich collection of ZoccolantiZoccolanti (Mausoleum(Mausol of the ancient weapons and historical documents. The DukesDukes ofof Montefeltro)Monte and  '    , which was founded by S. thethe ConventCon of Francesco in 1213 is also worth seeing. S. Chiara.Chia Other Returning towards the coast,    , an importantimport sights equipped tourist resort for both Winter and toto seese are: the Summer holidays is worth a visit, as are  imposingim   , dominated by a Fortress,  (   ,   with its well known ( and &  %     ProvinceProvince of theth which boasts a mediaeval Pesaro-UrbinoPesaro-Urbino  ! " . # 1

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11 The valley of high and low Metauro is a treasu- (market-exhibition in October and November) re trove of historical, religious and panoramic and for '   (a sweet wine), with the beauties.  , which is full of artistic heritage, noteworthy (  and  R . still shows many traces of its Roman origins, A brief deviation leads to   whose such as the monumental #R# (, the door mediaeval centre gathers tightly around the to the ancient road of    . In the town renaissance  of the &'2  where the centre, in Piazza XX Settembre, you can admire    and the 2 (  the sixteenth century Fortune Fountain, in front  are held. It is the birthplace of 1  !(  of which stands the theatre: , Evangelista di Piandimeleto, a painter and 2 which was previously the Reason’s Palace. master of Raphael. In July, court life is celebra- Through the renaissance Arco Borgia-Cybo you ted with the   (&'2  and in 3 gain access to the    % , which October, in the village of   , there is the is today used for plein air shows and is also the renowned  20(.  (( . 4 base for the ! "  and # $ % where Having returned in the direction of Bocca 5 SANT’ANGELO IN VADO works by Guercino, Guido Reni and canvases by Trabaria, it is advisable to go to     local painters are exhibited. Other treasures can   , which still retains its ancient look, 6 PIANDIMELETO be found in the ( , in the Church of San with mediaeval houses and charming narrow Paterniano and in the ( (  + ' streets and, in the ( (    there 7 Worth visiting, in the surrounding area, is the is an authentic anthology of paintings from characteristic *   $ ' and Central Italy, that date back to between the four- 8    $ % . teenth and seventeenth centuries. 9 Following     , you arrive in 3 km far from here, and well worth a visit, there    , with its churches, the monumental is an intact mediaeval village,    1010 1.  %, the museums, the  and the , and $  , from where you can go renaissance  # . On the 2nd Sunday of on interesting excursions in the nearby valleys. A 1111 May, the !  (  ' takes place, as a little later, you reach the small village of " , celebration of the festivals that Cardinal Giulio characterised by the ( ( ( della Rovere wanted to organise in the town in #   , which belonged to the Benedictine 1559. The  # (    is loca- Abbey of S. Michele delle Lamole founded in ted in the village of      , the 7th-8th century. Returning towards the coast, with the ancient Roman town of  take the road for   , famous throughout  (Fossombrone). Nearby    , the world for its “.  ” (-%.), the birthplace of Bramante, is interesting for its this boasts the mediaeval centre, the imposing Roman bridge and a mediaeval ! " . It is also  (    and the noted for its original    (with $     + # (  frogs running on wheel barrows) which takes  & (   . For generations, st place on the 1 Sunday after Easter, preceded by able craftsmen’s hands have woven crude wool the    (  - . .   on looms. % should not be mis- Continuing on, you reach    which, with sed, located in an area that is rich with mush- its seven bridges, boasts almost intact fourteenth rooms and truffles, it is a mediaeval village with century walling, and important historic and arti- an interesting  that of   stic jewels and museums. It was at first Castel     +  delle Ripe, then    , and was already After a pleasant gastronomical rest in well known for the splendour of its   . ' , the capital of the valuable "( Still today, craftsmanship relating to majolica,   (in February, August, October and carpets and wrought iron, blooms. In the sur- November there are national and regional market rounding area, there is the   or   , exhibitions) and known for   craftsmanship, a hunting area which was once used by the following the ancient consular road of  Dukes of Urbino. Now the only part remaining is   , you cross the evocative   ththee llargearge vvilla,illa, started by   – recently recognised as a +  FFrancescorancesco di Giorgio  ' – with the tunnel ( ) dug out of MMartini.artini. compact limestone, using a chisel, by the Roman You tthen reach legions in 76 A.D. and the lake. Nearby, you can   R   R admire the Romanesque #..%     &&   , which   and the   %   . is famous for ththe commer- ProvinceProvince of ccialisation of Pesaro-UrbinoPesaro-Urbino the  

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11 The route is made up of areas of exceptional bly represents a family group originally made up interest, both from a historical-artistic point of of two couples of female figures, cloaked and view, and from the religious aspect, due to the pre- veiled, and two knights in high-ranking military sence of several important monumental churches. clothing with very ornately decorated horses. Leaving from  , with the old fishing town Continue towards  an enchanting town and an unusual beach, partly pebbles with a gen- gathered around its grand ! " * and the tle slope, proceed towards   , which facing piazza, full of monuments and fifteenth extends over three hills and is known for 1 and sixteenth century buildings. The majestic 1 MAROTTA  , a historic re-creation of an ancient game helixoidal Tower, a work of Francesco di 2 called  .  (in July). Giorgio Martini and a remain of the ancient The Church of S. Agostino of Romanesque-   is, today, the base for a    % 3 ORCIANO DI PESARO Gothic foundation is worth visiting (restored in     .    a powerful 1726) and the Church of S. Gervasio provides an Roman work that was restored in the Augustan 4 interesting example of Romanesque architecture. age, with an archway of 26 quoins, is well worth 5 Having reached )   , a small a visit. Every year in , on the 2nd Sunday of town which is easily visible, even from a long August, there is a historical representation of the 6 way away due to its high bell tower and the G  R& with the  . Along the Malatestian ! "  of the , it is worth road for , you meet the evocative   7 PERGOLA ( (   $    noting the renaissance and can admire the so-called C + '. Continue towards  , which is $  (Large Bridge), dating back to Roman 8 AGLI     famous for the , a work of Francesco di Times with two diverging arches. , 9 CANTIANO Giorgio Martini, and within which there is a with the structure of a mediaeval implantation *  (with models in costume), and and the seventeenth century  , is 10 the traditional 3  *   (in mid- famous for its working of the   (  and August). for 1! ., an ancient and evocative represen- 1111 SERRA SANT’ABBONDIO One compulsory stopping place is  "   tation of the scenes of the  , dating back   , in the valley of , with the to 1260 splendid #..% 1   which dates back Heading back towards the coast,   is to the 7th century. It was built by Benedictine worth a deviation. Its old rocky town located monks with archaeological material which had around the evocative Malatestian  and the been taken from the area, but its current aspect is splendid +       of the 13th century. Other sights worth seeing are   located in a solitary valley full of the  (    , the great woodlands and mentioned by Dante in the  R , the !.  !(  of '  % are incredible views. Founded 1816 with three levels of boxes and the ! " in 980 by S. Romualdo, it has hosted saints and  with a section dedicated to # (  % bishops, including S. Pier Damiani, who enlar- and another related to + , ged it and made it famous. Presented as an exten- 2(   (. The characteristic, mediaeval ded and articulate construction which includes villages on the hill of   * , known for its large guestroom, the true and real heart of the terracotta works are worth visiting, as is hermitage has a linked Romanesque-Gothic   , which still retains the walls with a church. Amongst the most interesting places of characteristic entrance gate. the vast complex, which has recently undergone Going through Cesanense, you reach   , radical restoration work, the      the the city of one hundred churches, including the historic 1.  % which holds valuable ancient Church of S. Giacomo and the ( , which texts, the Capitular room, the refectory and the are full of valuable artistic works. As witness to cloister stand out as being exceptional. its ancient past, the  $    An interesting piece of knowledge: at approxi-      are still held and date back mately 300 metres from the hermitage, the spe- to the age of Julian-Claudius, having been disco- cific conformation of the valley provides an vered in 1946 in 1 exceptional echo. After a few km you meet     . TheTh complex    R  , a village, located on the contributescontributes to one of slopes of Monte Catria (1702 m), dominated by thethe veryver few great high woodlands. equestrianeques sculp- tureture groups fromfro ancient RomanR Times ProvinceProvince ooff upu to now PPesaro-Urbinoesaro-Urbino and proba- , 1

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11 Leaving from the famous ''.(, you cross    , an important centre for the pro- through the interesting centres of the green duction of  ( wine, to which both a Marche hills where  ( wine is produced. famous festival is dedicated (the 1st Sunday of  , located by the river Misa, is a resort October), and the curious    1. area that is well known thanks to its extremely  . After a rest in the evocative #..%  fine stretches of sand. The heart of the town is  #  , you reach    , which is inte- the well preserved  '   , and resting for its historic centre, still mostly sur- Piazza del Duca opens out in front of this, with rounded by a powerful wall circle. It is also 1   ( its sixteenth century Lions Fountain and made noted for its original 2 beautiful by historical buildings, including the #  3   which, amongst other curiosities, R and the  '  where owns a valuable oak and stone press. 3 DI valuable stucco work by Federico Brandani can Continue on to -, the Roman #, which be admired. The church of the Croce, the church dominates the valley. The town, with a 4 of S. Martino, the (  with annexed thriving community, and also the dominion of 5   # $ % and the  (   the Malatesta and Francesco Sforza, was the 4 are worth visiting. In a panoramic position, in birthplace of Frederick II from Swabia and the 6 the immediate surroundings, you can see the musician G. B. Pergolesi, to whom the presti- renaissance ( (  $  gious !(  is dedicated. Within the eighteenth 7 JESI where a precious painting by the Perugino is pre- century  , the ! "   are 8 MORRO D’ALBA served in the apse, and the   * %  held, together with a valuable # $ % , in ((   %  held in the Convent. which many of Lorenzo Lotto’s masterpieces 9 OSTRA Continue on to    , a picturesque can be admired, including the famous #  mediaeval centre which boasts one of the most 1. The   , planned 1010 CHIARAVALLE spectacular outside walls of the region. The eigh- by Francesco di Giorgio Martini houses the teenth century   %  $ , the ! " 1.  %. Mediaeval areas, aristocratic buil- 1111 MARINA DI Church of the Addolorata and the ex Benedictine dings and splendid churches characterise a har- Convent which holds the ! " #    monious and well preserved historic centre. Not are all worth a visit. The 3rd Sunday of July, the far from Jesi, along the Esino river, you may   (3     takes place – a visit the Nature Reserve of Ripa Bianca. celebration of the victory by the Corinaldesi in Going back towards the coast, a deviation for 1517, over Francesco Maria I della Rovere’s R is strongly advised. This small army, which had besieged the town. town is still contained within the fifteenth cen- In the surrounding area,    is tury walls, with steep slopes and owns the known for its mediaeval , its well preser-   (    which reuni- ved historic centre and for the important tes peasants’ tools of the past. The area, full of archaeological finds of the ancient Roman town vineyards, is famous for the production of the of    (in particular the red wine of controlled origin 1   # (( and a patrician O P with rich R#.. In the same area, )  is worth a visit. mosaics), safeguarded in the   This is a town whose walls and beautiful historic # (    and in the ! " centre dominate the valley of the Misa, and # (   . Continuing on towards which boasts an important # /( " (in $  , with the ancient walls and the  August). The piazza provides home for an impo- (14th century), you arrive in  R  , sing ! "   , for the ancient church of S. which has the surrounding mediaeval walls, on Francesco and the   % (  which the   %     , visited by many pilgrims. Continue was built in the fifteenth century. Once passed towards % , where you can admire the , where the Romanesque #..%   #..%     , one of the is an absolute must, you reach    oldest constructions founded by the Cistercians    , the home of  ( wine and the from Clairvaux in Italy, and you arrive in mummusiciansician GasGasparepare SSpontini,p in      which has a beauti- whwhoseose memmemoryo the ful coastline and the remains of a small fortress Museum ‘$    ’ dating back to the fifteenth century. hahhass bbeeneen created, hohholdinglding relics, mmemementoesmen and mmamanuscripts.nu SShShortly ProvinceProvince off aafafterwards,t AncAnconaona yyoyou get to . 1

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9 From the   ' , with its characteristic including the +    , the     seaside resorts, you should continue through the ! " and, set into a rocky buttress, the inland towns, full of art and ancient memories. Romanesque ( (   . After a brief    (from the Greek #  ), the administra- pause on the summit of Monte Conero, to admi- tive centre of the Marche, founded by the re the #..%  , founded by the Syracuse people, has always connected its exi- Benedictines in the first half of the 11th century, stence with the port, dominated by the (  continuing South, you meet first   , an ele-    . gant seaside resort sheer above the sea and home 1       A visit to the historic centre lets you discover the to the , and, 2 PORTONOVO oldest and most evocative part of the town: in immediately afterwards,  , where, from Piazza della Repubblica, the imposing front of the small yet evocative piazza, from which the 3 the !(  appears and, on the opposite ! "  (  emerges, it is possible to see side, the Church of the SS. Sacramento. Near the small tourist port. Well worth visiting is the 4 # /   there, we can find the port, with archways which brings together archaeo- 5 LORETO ! 7 R# ( (100-115 A.D.) and     logical material found in the territory of Sirolo # ( (planned by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th cen- and Numana, and offers a complete documenta- 6 tury), the gate   (Baroque), the   tion of the Piceni people.   is the most  '  (charming 1  , today used modern area of the Riviera, with numerous touri- 7 for exhibitions and shows), the  ( R st resorts, residences and recreation structures. 8  , symbol of the ancient mercantile On the summit of a nearby hill, "  emerges, vitality of the town, and the Romanesque ( ( partially surrounded by sixteenth century wal- 9   . On the slopes of the ling and ramparts, with the largest   Guasco hill, there is Piazza del Senato with the   % in Italy. The legend states that the Bishop’s Palace, the Church of S. Pellegrino House of Nazareth was carried here by angels in degli Scalzi and Ferretti Palace, which is the order to escape the invasion of Palestine by the home of the  (+  # (   Mohammedans. In the  some of the most  . Once arrived at the 2 R  and famous artists of the Renaissance period have the Church of the Gesù, following the road via worked, including Signorelli, Melozzo from Pizzecolli down, you can admire the Gothic Forlì, Bramante and Lotto. In the West wing of entrance to the Church of S. Francesco alle Scale the #   , you can visit the #  and the sixteenth century   , which   (* %*  . Continuing North, is home to the ! " # $ % – with a section you meet     , the capital of the dedicated to   #  – in which important   , an instrument to which an interesting works by Tiziano, Carlo Crivelli, Lotto, Guercino     is dedicated. and Gentileschi are shown, together with a few Shortly afterwards, you reach ) , full of paintings by Andrea Lilli, a local Ancona artist. ancient remains, amongst which we could men- The . , considered as the tion the thirteen Roman statues from the “living room” of the city, is flanked by a six- Imperial age, kept in the ! " * , the teenth century ! "  by the $ '  R Romanesque ( , with the small piazza  and by the ( (    , inside and the  , the   % $  which a  0 by Tiziano and an    and the prestigious    #   by Guercino, are preserved.  which houses the ! "  . In the From the  , taking the     surrounding area, you can find  ! , a along the famous   '  , you can hydrotherapy centre, immersed in green land. distinguish the enchanting countryside of   )  , the production area for the red wine   , which acquires chromatic shadings that     , is dominated by the   are particularly evocative in spring, for the which is home to the    #   flowering of the dyer’s broom and, in autumn, 3  and, during the last week of July, has for the strawberry treestrees.. The jewel of thet coast is evocative ' ' in which the thethe % %      , a marvel ancient tradition of the    is ofof stillstill unspoiunspoiledled nature, relived. In   , and not to be missed, is the on whosewh o se beach renowned       ' (in ofof rocksrocks and peb- July) and 3(R +((in September). bles,bles, wellw equip- ped,pep d, lapsla an eme- raldrald green sea. TheThe bay holds ProvinceProvince oof ancienta AAnconancona treasures,tr // 1

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8 The route suggested leads to the discovery of the cave. Nearby   is well worth seeing. It boa- beautiful countryside and history of the area of sts a mediaeval urban structure that is still intact, , enhanced by the evocative  together with the town walls and the  ( '.   , the home town of Gentile da 2  $ . Fabriano, Antonio da Fabriano and Allegretto Continuing on, you reach    , a town Nuzi, is an important commercial and industrial made up of two centres: the modern ! " and, centre, noted for its ancient     dating high up on the hill, the , dominated by the back to the 12th and 13th centuries. In the ex remains of the   that was built by Cardinal 1 FABRIANO  '       , we can find the Egidio Albornoz, papal legate, in 1368. In the 2 POGGIO SAN ROMUALDO  3    where it is possible, oldest part, which is full of monuments and works amongst other things, to see how paper was of art, the Church of S. Francesco, the     3 GROTTE DI FRASASSI made once upon a time. The town retains its  (home to the $ %     mediaeval aspect, modelled around     %#  and the     4 GENGA   (with the thirteenth century fountain #  !  ), the   R  (home to 5 Sturinalto and the Palazzo del Podestà) and the # $ % and the   # (   documented by the numerous paintings which  ) and the &'  (home to the ! " 6 can be found in the ! "  # $ %O 1.  %) particularly stand out. Nearby, you can  7 P, held in the fifteenth century monu- visit the Romanesque ( (   and the 7 mental complex of the ex *     Roman town of    , which has become the 8   $ . The $ !( , one  # (    , with important of the most interesting examples of nineteenth building and road archaeological evidence, inclu- century theatres of the region, has a beautiful ding large baths. curtain that was painted by Luigi Serra. The In  , which used to be considered as being '  $ '  (on the 24th June) is impregnable due to its position on a rocky spur particularly heartfelt, and during this, costume which dominates the high valley of the River parades decked with flowers and 1 Misa, the most prestigious monument is the  .  ( (   , the local patron The peaceful town of    *  saint. In this building, two paintings by Luca (936 m), where there are beautiful walks to be Signorelli are kept, together with an ornamental had, and the 0 & , founded in glazed terracotta cover by Giovanni Della Robbia 1006 by S. Romualdo (who died there in 1027), and a 1:  by Ercole Ramazzani. The that holds valuable fresco paintings from the 14th area surrounding the town is of particular interest, and 15th centuries. Once taken the main road characterised by the so called OP, which (Statale 76), in a short time you reach the vast include the picturesque fortified villages of hypogean complex that is the  , a     % "    karstic environment of extraordinary beauty. A   and , in whose Parish, an altar- visit allows you, in about an hour, to admire with piece of the     can be admi- stupor, small lakes, inlaid stalactites, enormous red. This is in terracotta and attributed to Mattia stalagmites, until you reach the majestic #   Della Robbia. Nearby, on a small knoll, there is #.% (240 m. high), the * (! " , the small Romanesque ( ( #  (11th *  , the * ( , the * ( century) and, just a few kilometres beyond this, . and that of the   , wich are very well you meet   . This town developed in lit. Near there it is possible to visit the sulphu- Mediaeval Times around the , of which rous baths of  ( which proba- now remains a part of the ancient walling. You bly dates back to the end of the 10th century. It then reach   1  with its typical, was amongst the richest religious seats of the and unique in their type,   , roads covered district and one of the most important examples with houses built on the remains of the Castle of Romanesque architecture in the region of the walls, and seat of the    ($  Marche. The ( (    0 and    . The uncontaminated thethe nearnearbyby     with environment is often surprising, and includes octagonoctagonalal planplan and cupola, three different biotopes: $   , $  commissionedcommissi by   and  , with the evo- PPopeope LeoL XII to cative natural gorge. GGiuseppei u Valadier,Val are veryver evocative aand held ProvinceProvince ooff withinw an AAnconancona immense /# 1

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