MARCHE REGION ITALY THE COAST THE HINTERLAND THE CITIES OF ART THE PROTECTED AREAS PLEIN AIR MARCHE SEGRETE DOC WINES TRADITIONAL LOCAL PRODUCE COORDINATION Department of Promotion, Internationalization, Tourism and Trade Laura Pierini CONTRIBUTION - GRAPHICS Tourism Service Laura Capozucca Bianca Maria Giombetti Stefano Gregori Mario Ruggini !" Regional Association of Camping in the Marche s and camper Federcampeggio #$ Giambattista Bancolini - Gianfranco% $$ Badalini services marked in this brochure, there are numerous $ & ! Cinzia Pellegrini ! ' campsites, tourist resorts and farm holiday resorts within PHOTOGRAPHS BY Tourism Service Archives" !"( - Region Marche the region, where it is possible to stay and find great #$ $)# Guide Map of Region '& $) Marche - T.C.I. ! & '& $) *** hospitality and suitable services. PRINTED BY TECNOSTAMPA - Ostra Vetere (AN) FREE+,, DISTRIBUTION ©',.//0 Edition 2009 MARCHE REGION TOURISM DEPARTMENT ITALY IN ONE REGION THE MARCHE 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 GABICCE MARE Paolo and Francesca. If you take the prepared. Here, during the Second World War, 2 GRADARA which runs between Gabicce Mare and more than 10,000 works of art coming from all Pesaro, 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 URBINO ) and the renaissance jewels of (, it is well worth stopping in , 5 MACERATA FELTRIA , and In to see the fortified ancient centre with the , the ancient , which was the ruins and, then in , to visit the ' 6 PIETRARUBBIA 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 FOGLIA 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- Montefeltro: the Church of S. Bernardino degli geons Cagliostro died, holds a rich collection of ZoccolantiZoccolanti ((MausoleumMausol of the ancient weapons and historical documents. The DuDukeskes ooff Montefeltro)Monte and ' , which was founded by S. ththee ConConvent of Francesco in 1213 is also worth seeing. S. CChiara.hia Other Returning towards the coast, , an iimportantmport sights equipped tourist resort for both Winter and ttoo sseee are: the Summer holidays is worth a visit, as are imposingim , dominated by a Fortress, ( , with its well known ( and & % ProvinceProvince of ththe which boasts a mediaeval Pesaro-UrbinoPesaro-Urbino ! " . # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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 FANO !( of which stands the theatre: , Evangelista di Piandimeleto, a painter and 2 FOSSOMBRONE 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 FERMIGNANO 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 URBANIA 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 MERCATELLO SUL METAURO 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 BORGO PACE $ % . teenth and seventeenth centuries. 9 PIOBBICO 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 APECCHIO 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 ACQUALAGNA 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