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Pesaro, una città di qualità, di qualità!
Pesaro Identity Card
Music and Words
Palaces,churches and museums
A fast guide
Pesaro by bike
Up and down the hills
Where‟s Pesaro ?
How to get here
Pesaro, seaside resort
The coast
The San Bartolo
The San Bartolo National Park
A green oasis
Inland areas
The weather
The origin
From the Exarchate of Ravenna to the Papal State
From the Middle Age to Modern Age
Scholars, men of letters, archaeologists, explorers, scientists, painters and ceramists
Musicians, actors, sportsmen
Gioacchino Rossini
Valentino Rossi
Beaches, hills and more…
Pesaro Identity Card
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Beaches, hills and more…
Pesaro is a seaside resort where beaches, hills and history mingle to form a varied and dynamic identity. Only
attentive and curious eyes can explore its many resources and qualities.
If you are not a hasty tourist and can take your time, you can stroll leisurely in the city centre to discover the many
artistic and architectural traces of its Medieval and Renaissance past, otherwise you can follow interesting
itineraries on foot or by bike in this enjoyable city where you can find truly human scale.
If you want to move away from the city there is plenty to chose from: there are many villages, castles and parish
churches set like precious stones in the hills and what‟s more, many of them enjoy sweeping views of the sea and of
the Adriatic coastline.
Last but not least there is Rossini, the best known of the citizens of Pesaro, with his music which is always clever,
funny, unruly sometimes melancholic like the notes and resonances of life. A life that as the composer said, is in most
cases a “Opera Buffa”. In August there is a great cultural and musical event, held to commemorate the composer, the
Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) which has gained international renown.
Besides the ROF there are many other major events: the International New Cinema Festival in June, the National
Festival of Dramatic Art in September, the music and theatre summer shows, the tourist-gastronomic itineraries
around the province.
Finally you can eat good food both in Pesaro and in its surroundings and even eating could be a journey among a
great variety of flavours and smells.
So Pesaro and its countryside do not deserve a short and hurried visit. To pay a tribute to this beautiful city of the
best Italian province and to reveal it in its many facets to the young curious tourists who love beauty we made this
CD. We hope it will help to promote the city we live in and we love among a young public. And we love it in spite
of the injuries and insults of certain false and vulgar modernity.
The teachers and the students of the Institute “G. Branca” -
Where‟s Pesaro?
Administrative seat of the northern province of The Marches, in
the centre of Italy, Pesaro is a seaside resort on the Adriatic Sea.
Sheltered by two hills, it is a melting pot of sea, hills, plain and
the last spurs of the Appennines.
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How to get here
How to get here
By plane
Airports
Rimini – Miramare (25 km North of Pesaro) information office tel. 0541/373132;
Falconara Marittima (Ancona) – Raffaello Sanzio (45 km South of Pesaro), daily connecting
flights with Milan and Rome, information office tel. 071/28271.
By train
Railway station near the city centre and the seaside; rail links Milan – Bologna – Ancona –
Lecce and Rome – Falconara – Pesaro.
By Motorway
Motorway A 14 Bologna – Bari, Pesaro-Urbino exit 10 km far from the city centre.
By ferry
The port of Ancona offers ferry links to Patras, Crete, Cycladian Isles, Croatia, Turkey, Cyprus,
Albania.
Pesaro, a seaside resort
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The coast
Baia Flaminia, at the foot of San Bartolo hill,
is at the Northern side of the city, while to the
South, under Monte Ardizio, there are long
wide beaches.
Next to the mouth of the Foglia river, the port
is a little artificial canal encased between two
quays, with two internal docks full of fishing
and sailing boats and yachts.
San Bartolo
The San Bartolo is not only a hill, but a whole ridge
stretching up to Gabicce Mare. This ridge is a part
of the pre-appennine system that has been deeply
eroded by the sea. This stretch of hills shows two
completely different slopes: one with cliffs dropping
sheer to the sea, while the inland one reaches more
gently the Flaminia road (S.S. 16). In this area you
will find the villages of Fiorenzuola di Focara and
Casteldimezzo.
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The San Bartolo National
Park
In 1994 the Marches Region established The
National Park, which stretches for nearly
4,000 acres along the hilly ridge of San
Bartolo. From the top you can enjoy sweeping
breathtaking views of the coastline. At its foot
there is a thin strip of pebble beach created by
the erosion of the impending cliffs sliding
down, various works have been carried out to
protect and consolidate the area.
A green oasis
The flowering of broom in late
spring is spectacular since it covers
with its yellow flowers the whole
ridge. Various rare animal species
have settled in the area, especially
marine
birds
as
seagulls,
D In spring you can also
cormorants.
watch birds of prey such as hawks,
buzzards but also hoopoes, herons
and storks.
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Inland areas
The area covered by the province lies between the beginning of Central Appennine and the end of the Northern one. Gentle
slopes meet imposing massifs. The rivers cut deep gorges, unique to the region, like the Furlo Gorge – 40 km from Pesaro –
which you should absolutely see.
A pleasant relaxing itinerary runs on the hills surrounding the city, following the panoramic roads of San Bartolo and
Ardizio which overlook the sea while passing through tiny villages perched on the ravine like Fiorenzuola di Focara,
Casteldimezzo and Santa Marina Alta on the San Bartolo.
At the back of Pesaro there is a wide circle of hills crowned by castles, villas, churches and abbeys, such as Mombaroccio,
Monteciccardo, Colbordolo, Montelabbate, Montefabbri, Sant‟Angelo in Lizzola, Beato Sante.
The climate is generally fresher than that of
the Tyrrhenian areas at the same latitude or
even at higher ones – for instance in Liguria.
The average temperature in July, the hottest
month, is 26° Celsius while in January, the
coldest month, is 7° Celsius. Rain is mainly
concentrated in Autumn and Winter.
The average temperature of the sea ranges from
17° Celsius in May to 22° Celsius in September.
In Pesaro, in the garden of the Orti Giuli,
there‟s the Valerio Observatory where they have
been regularly checking the weather data since
1871. Their mesurements are among the few
historical ultra-centennial weather records
available in Italy, and are of good use to study
the weather and its changes.
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The origin
The ancient Pisaurum took its name from the river that flows through it, now called
Foglia. It originally was a Greek-Sicilian maritime trading town, later on it became a
Latin settlement whose people mingled with groups of „Piceni‟ who, before getting
down to the coast in the VI century b.C., settled on Novilara hill. The first mention of
the city is by Tito Livio who spoke about Pesaro being a Roman Colony by the year
184 B.C. The Municipium enjoyed some magnificence at the beginning of the imperial
age because Augustus‟ wife, Livia, was native of Pesaro.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 A.D.) Pesaro was subject to
invasions by Northern peoples. In 537 it was destroyed by the Goths and during its
reconstruction the main artistic traces of the Roman period were lost.
From the Exarchate of Ravenna to the Papal State
Between the VI and the VIII centuries Pesaro was part of
the maritime Pentapoli under the direct influence of the
Exarchate of Ravenna, the last remains of the Eastern
Roman Empire on the Adriatic coast. After the conflicts
between the Langobards and the Franks, Pesaro became part
of the grant Pippin the Short (755) gave to the Pope and
since then it remained under the Pope‟s rule for more than a
thousand years, till 1860.
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From Middle Age to Modern Age
Making profit of the quarrels between the Pope and the Emperor, the city
succeeded in becoming a free city-state ruled by external „Podestà‟. Pandolfo I
Malatesta established the signory for his family which lasted until 1445.
The Malatestas were succeeded by the Sforzas, who were direct relatives of the
lordship of Milan. They dominated the city until 1513, apart from a short time
between 1500 and 1503 during which it was ruled by the Duke Valentine. The
final lordship of the Della Roveres lasted from 1513 to 1631, when at the death
of the last duke Francesco Maria II, the whole dukedom of Urbino - including
Pesaro which had become its capital - passed under the direct rule of the Holy
See. It governed the area through a Pontifical Delegation till 1860 when the
Kingdom of Italy was set up. From then on the history of Pesaro mingles into the
history of the country.
Famous people
Scholars and men of letters
Scientists
• Guidobaldo Del Monte (1545-1607): celebrated
• Lucio Accio (168-82 B.C.): Latin tragic poet
mathematician, patron of Galileo Galilei
• Pandolfo Collenuccio (1444-1504): humanist, he wrote both in
• Niccolò Sabbatini (1574-1654): disciple of G. Del
Latin and vulgar language
Monte; he built the port and took an interest in stage
• Guido Postumo (1479-1520): Latin poet of the „500
design
• Giulio Perticari (1779-1823): man of letter, he married
• Giovanni Branca (1571-1645): architect, physicist and
Costanza Monti, daughter of the poet Vincenzo Monti
mathematician, he devised the first steam machine
• Vincenzo-Terenzio Mamiani (1799-1885): poet, philosopher, Painters
he was the first Minister for Education of the Italian kingdom• Simone Cantarini (1612-1648): renowned painter,
• Odoardo Giansanti (1852-1932) nicknamed Pasqualon: dialect disciple of Pandolfi and Reni
poet
• Gian Andrea Lazzarini (1710-1801): painter and
architect, he designed many buildings in the city
• Dino Garrone (1904-1931) scholar and literary critic, he spent
• Giuseppe Vaccaj (1836-1912): the most famous
in Pesaro nearly all of his short life
landscape painter of Pesaro
• Ercole Luigi Morselli (1822-1921) poet and playwriter..
• Francesco Carnevali (1892- ): painter but most of all
illustrator
Archaeologists and explorers
•Giambattista Passeri (1694-1780): celebrated archaeologist
and naturalist, member of Arcadia
•Annibale Degli Abbati Olivieri (1708-1889): archaeologist
and historian, founder of the Oliverian Library and Museum
•Antonio Cecchi (1849-1896) explored areas of Eastern
Africa.
Ceramists
• Ferruccio Mengaroni (1875-1925): one of the great
masters of this art
• Nanni Valentini (1932-1985): ceramist, sculptor and
painter, he experimented with various materials
• Franco Bucci (1933-2003): ceramist, craftsman and
designer, experimented with various potter clays
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Musicians, Actors and Sportsmen
Sportsmen
Musicians and Actors
•Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
•Ritz Ortolani (1931- ): composer,and
orchestra director, composed a lot of famous
soundtracks
•Renata Tebaldi (1922- 2005): among the
most fascinating soprano voices of the last
century
•Glauco Mauri (1930- ): one of the greatest
Italian actors and play director
•Arnaldo Ninchi (1935): actor and play
director
•The Scavolini basketball team, Pesaro‟s most loved
team
•Angelo Romani, olimpic champion of 400 mt in
1952 and 1956
•Enrico Paolini (1945- ) bicycle racer, 38 victories
during his professional career
•Massimo Ambrosini (1977- ) mid-field player for
Milan football club
•Dorino Serafini (1909-2000) Ferrari racing-car
driver during the 50s
•Tonino Benelli (1902-1937) motorbike racing
driver, he won 4 Italian championships riding a 175
cc
•Eugenio Lazzarini (1945- ) motorbike racing
driver, he won many World Championships
•Valentino Rossi (1979)
Gioacchino Rossini
Without any doubt the most illustrious citizen of Pesaro and the highest
representative of the Italian classical opera.
Rossini was born in Pesaro to Giuseppe and Anna Guidarini on 29th February
1792, his father was a “trombetta” (a town crier) but in his spare time he
played the trumpet and the horn. Like his mother, Gioacchino had a beautiful
voice and so started to play and sing while still a child. In 1804 he started
attending the musical grammar school in Bologna and came out of it with an
excellent grounding. His artistic career, which lasted 19 years altogether (18101829), enjoyed a striking success and he gained a renown that few other artists
had during their lifetime.
His serious, semi-serious and comic operas were staged and applauded in all the
major Italian theatres: Venice, Rome, Milan, Naples but also abroad Vienna,
London, Paris.
Unfortunately his striking career could be considered finished when he was
only 37, the reasons were many and not all relating to the nervous breakdown
he suffered. From 1829 Rossini imposed himself a long silence, composing only
sacred music. He died in his villa in Passy, near Paris in the autumn of 1868, in
his will he designated the city of Pesaro sole heir of all his properties so that a
school of music could be set up.
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The Doctor, Doctor Rossi or simply Vale for all his fans, showed to be gifted for motorbikes since his childhood.
In 1997, when he was 18, he became World Champion for the 125 cc class. In 1999 Vale won the World
Championship for the 250cc class, in 2000 he won the 500cc one. From then on he has kept on leading
undisputed the major championship of Moto GP, thus becoming the first Italian to win the World
championship in three different classes.
 Learn to cook
 Where and what you can eat in the city centre
 Where and what you can eat in the outskirts
 Where and what you can drink
 Where you can sleep
 Do shopping
 How to have fun
 Links
 Useful numbers
 The must!
A fast guide
 Landmarks in the Province
 Landmarks outside the Province
 Transport links between Pesaro and the hills
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Learn to cook
♥Penne all‟arrabbiata
♥Scaloppine al limone
♥Tiramisù
www.alberghieropesaro.it
Penne all‟arrabbiata
Recipe for 4 people
•g 50 olive oil
•a crushed clove of garlic
•500g peeled tomatoes
•chilli pepper as you like
•parsley
•salt
Preparation
Brown the garlic in the oil, add the
tomatoes, the parsley, the pepper
and the salt. Cook for 30 minutes.
Boil the pasta and sauté it with
the tomato sauce.
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Scaloppine al limone
Recipe for 4 people
•8 slices of calf of 60 g each
•the juice of two lemons
•butter
•10 cl. of white wine
•parsley , salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
Coat the slices of calf with flour. Cook
them in the butter, add some wine and
later the lemon juice; add salt, pepper
and parsley.
Tiramisù
Recipe for 4 people
•4 yolks
•4 egg white
•100g sugar
•400g mascarpone cheese
•500g savoiardi biscuits
•coffee with some water and brandy
Preparation
Whip the yolks with the sugar and the mascarpone cheese and the
whipped egg whites. Soak the savoiardi in the coffee mixture and lay
them in a pyrex dish or in little bowls, cover the biscuits with the
mixture and repeat the procedure finishing with the mixture on top.
Sprinkle with cocoa powder.
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Where and what to eat in the
city centre
Pizza Piadineria restaurants ( good food on a budget)
Near the beach:
•Donn‟Amalia, V.le Trieste, 265 tel 0721 31453
•Wonderful margherita pizzas and true Naples pizzas
•La Tartaruga, V.le Trieste,31 (between innovation
and tradition)
•Mixer, Viale Londra, 1 (Baia Flaminia) tel 0721
25191. Tasty pizza and first courses
On the panoramic road
•Il Poggiolino, Strada Panoramica, 180 tel 0721 22831
•Bel sit, Strada Panoramica, 161, tel 0721 22764
•Il Falco, Strada Panoramica, 168 tel 0721 124506
In the city centre
•Testa del Re, Via delleGaligarie, 24 tel 0721 33277
•C‟era una volta, Via Cattaneo, 26 tel 0721 30911
•Amalfitana, Piazza Lazzarini 17
•Piadineria dlel mercato, via Branca- Mercato delle
Erbe. Tel 0721 69 409
Take-away pizza
•Da Tony, Via Milazzo ( long queues but it is
worthwhile)
•Da Dino, Via Almerici, 10
Sandwiches and much more
•La Boa, Viale Trieste
•Da Arnold’s, Piazza Lazzarini
•Self sercice Volta della Ginevra, via Mazzolari
•Un punto macrobiotico, via Diaz
If you want to exaggerate
•Al Moletto ,at the bottom of Viale Zara
•Al Polo , Viale Trieste,231
Shopping
•Ipercoop, Via Solferino
•Rossini center, Via Gagarin
•The street market, on Tuesdays and on the first
Thursday of each month
Along the Foglia Valley
Montelabbate
•Da Patenta, Via Chiusa di Ginestreto tel 0721 481015
Colbordolo
•La Nuova Fazenda, Via Nazionale Urbinate tel 0721 496154
•Oasi, Via del Piano tel 0721 478413
From the sea to the hills
Novilara
•Il Pergolato/da Maria, Piazzale Cadorna tel 0721 287210
Candelara
•Da Fiorella, Strada Trebbio della Sconfitta tel 0721 286270
Monteciccardo
•Osteria Conventino tel 0721 498923
A shrine in the woodland
Mombaroccio
•Osteria della Peppa, Piazza Barocci tel 0721 470200
•Il Piccolo Mondo, Villagrande di Mombaroccio, tel 0721 470170
Montegiano
•Da Rosa, Via Montegiano tel 0721 471228
Among villas and brooms
Numerous food stalls on the magic panoramic road where you can find „piadina‟, cured ham and sausages
Gabicce Mare
•La Sprecata /Da Galiaz, tel 0541 496154 WONDERFUL
•Da Gennaro, Strada di Santa Marina Alta tel 0721 286270
On the borderline and in Valentino‟s land
Tavullia
•La Pantana, Strada della Rena, Monteluro tel 0721 476152
•Parco dei Desideri, Strada per Gradara tel 0721 476706
Gradara
•Da Berto, Via Mancini tel 0541 964528
Where and what to eat in the
outskirts
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Drinks, ice-cream and pastries
PUBS
• Hollyfood (Baia Flaminia)
The best prices, cocktails, service and
videogames
• Moloco (at the harbour)
You can drink sitting on the rocks and
looking at the sea
• Docks, Viale Trieste
Trendy for cool people, a bit expensive
• Sir Hector, Viale Trieste
• Corto Maltese, Calata C. Duilio
• Uban‟s, Ponte sul Foglia
BEER AND WINE
• Al pugile (you drink a lot, you pay a
little)
• Circolo Mengaroni, Via Vetreria
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Coffee ,Bars, Pastry Shops, Icecreambars
•Margarita, Viale Trieste
Excellent „granitas‟ - flavoured
crushed ice drinks
•Napoleon ,Viale Trieste
Wonderful view and great icecreams
•Il Paciugo, Largo Berlino
To have fun with your friends
•Yuri, Viale Marsala
Excellent icecream
•Germano, P.zle della Libertà
Excellent ice cream and pastries
•Rossini, Via Rossi
The best icecream according to the
Golden Spoon
•Serafini, Via Cecchi
A true Italian breakfast
Where to find board and lodging
YOUTH HOSTEL
•Ostello Sejore, Strada Panoramica. Loc Fosso Sejore - tel . 0721 390030 / www. ostellosejore.it
CAMPING SITES
•NORINA, Statale Adriatica 16, Fosso Sejore - tel . 0721 55792
•Marinella, Statale Adriatica 16 , Fosso Sejore - tel . 0721 55795 /www.campingmarinella. it
•Panorama, Strada Panoramica San Bartolo, (Fiorenzuola) tel . 0721 208145
•Paradiso, Strada delle Rive del Faro 2, (Casteldimezzo) - tel . 0721 208579 /www.
campingparadiso.it
RENT A ROOM
•Dalla Crista, Strada delle Marche - tel . 0721 34721
HOTELS
•Vienna, Piazzale D‟Annunzio- tel . 07212 31114
•Kappa 2, Strada delle Marche - tel . 0721 51353
•Athena, Viale Pola - tel. 0721 30114
•Miramare, Via Marina Ardizia 158 - tel. 0721 390335
FARMHOUSE ACCOMODATION
•COLLE San Bartolo, Strada Bocca del Lupo - tel. 0721 227556
BED &BREAKfAST
•Baiocchi Iader, Via Vittorio Locchi 47 - tel. 0721 391073
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Shopping!
If you want to buy
trendy fashionable
clothes at a low price,
go to the street market
on Tuesday or on the
first Thursday of each
month, or you can buy
directly on the
beach.!!!!!!
Otherwise walk along
via Branca.
The Must!
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The mosaics in the Dome
San Decenzio
Oliverian Museum
Town Museums
The Duke‟s Palace
The Church in Nome di Dio
Rossini‟s house
Rossini Theatre
San Domenico‟s portal
Villino Ruggeri
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Landmarks in the
Province
Mondavio
Carpegna
Urbino
Pergola
Sassocorvaro
Fano
Fonte Avellana
San Leo
Gola del Furlo
Fossombrone
Pennabilli
Urbania
Landmarks outside the
Province
Senigallia
Frassassi
Assisi
Ancona
Gubbio
San Marino
Recanati
Cattolica
Ravenna
Parco del Conero
Rimini
Riccione
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Transport links between Pesaro and the hills
From Pesaro to Candelara
•No. 12 bus from the railway/ bus station
•By car it‟s about 7 km faraway – go towards Santa Veneranda – take the provincial road to Ponte Valle, then turn left
and follow Valle Tresole street to Molino Mosca then to Candelara
•In alternative in about 8,5 km – from Santa Veneranda follow the provincial road up to the crossroads of Trebbio della
Sconfitta, turn left and follow the road with the same name
From Pesaro to Novilara
•No. 10 bus from the railway/bus station
•By car: along Flaminia Street towards Panoramica Ardizio, take to the right Strada dei Colli and go towards Trebbiantico
From Pesaro to Ginestreto
•The bus for Sant‟Angelo in Lizzola leaves from the railway/ bus station
•By car: from Santa Veneranda follow the provincial road to the crossroads of Trebbio della Sconfitta then take to the
right in the direction of Sant‟Angelo in Lizzola
•In alternative: from Villa Fastiggi take Strada delle Regioni in the direction of Montelabbate, reach the roundabout
of Via del Lavoro, turn left towards Sant‟Angelo in Lizzola going uphill along Strada Micaloro to reach the village
From Pesaro to Fiorenzuola di Focara and Casteldimezzo
•No. 14 bus from the railway/bus station
•By car: Strada Panoramica (km 12), the route goes along the ridge with views of the sea
•In alternative: S.S. 16 towards Rimini, just before the Siligata pass
From Pesaro to Pozzo Alto
•Pesaro-Tavullia bus from the railway/bus station
•By car: from the motorway exit, towards Urbino, reach Borgo Santa Maria then turn right towards Tavullia
www. turismo.pesarourbino. it
www. Comune.pesaro.ps. it
www. turismomarche. it
www. Almarina. it
www.Parcosanbartolo. it
www. terradelduca.it
To know more about Pesaro
www. museicivicipesaro. it
www.museionline.it
www. rossinioperafestival. it
www. pesarofilmfest. it
www. cami74 . com:a photographic on-line cross-section of life in Pesaro
www. fotomulazzani. it:the most beautiful photos of the Marches region
www. kontrotempo.it first-hand thorough information about the area
www. ostellosejore. it
www. informagiovani. it
Links
www. francescomorante.it: To know more on the history of art
www. balnea.it:To know more on the history of the seaside resorts
www. alberghieropesaro. it: To learn the culinary tradition of all the Italian regions
www. viavai. it : How to get a lift
www. trenitalia. it
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0721.69341
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Carabinieri
Police
Emergency road service
Revenue officers
Pesaro Emergencies
S. Salvatore Hospital, Pesaro
Doctor on duty during the night or the holidays
Tourists welfare
Operative veterinary unit, Pesaro
Municipal police
Emergencies at sea or on the beach
Pesaro Town Hall
Trenitalia
Taxi
Bus service
Public transport
Tourist information
Bank of Pesaro
Where and how to enjoy
yourself
Public beaches
Weekend entertainment
Sport tracks
Gardens and parks
Shows
Where and how to learn art
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Public beaches
Baia Flaminia
San Bartolo little beaches
Beaches
Public beaches
At the foot of the hill between Pesaro and
Fano
Favourite spots for young people
•Bagni Gelsi
•Bagni Due Palme
•Bagni Margherita
•Bagni Primavera
Weekend entertainments
PESARO
La Baia (baia Flaminia)
Up and down Viale Trieste
Parties on the beach: Bagni Primavera, Due Palme, Elio,
Meeting points for young people: Il Cantopirata, Il Molocco, Cocco Bongo,
Excalibur, Scalo 6 ore, El Cid, Circoli Arci
GABICCE
Disco: Baia Imperiale
Pubs: Il Caffè Scuro, Il Pirata
RICCIONE ( de luxe )
Discos: Cocoricò, Peter Pan, Prince
Water park and disco: Aquafan
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Sports tracks
Beach volley
on the beach
Swimming:
Parco della Pace and Baia
Flaminia swimming pools
Rollerblading and
skating: in Viale Trieste
Basketball:
Sailing and surfing:
Basket Giovani – Viale Trieste
Club Nautico
Tennis
Bowling
Fishing:
At Ledimar
at the harbour
Bicycles and rickshaw: in
town and on cycling lanes
in Baia Flaminia, at the
Baratoff and Ledimar courts
Football:
plenty of football pitches everywhere
Jogging:
•athletic field in Via Respighi
• along the beach
• on the hills
Horseriding: da
Zorigo - Villa
Ceccolini
Gardens and parks
•Parco della Pace, Via Redipuglia
•Parco Molaroni, Viale Fiume - Museo del
Mare
•Parco Miralfiore, near the railway station
•Orti Giuli, near Porta Rimini
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Shows and concerts
PESARO
•Festa del Porto First week of July
•Festa dell‟Unità second fortnight in July
•Break Dance in July
•Fiera di San Nicola 10 -13 Septrember
COLBORDOLO
•Sagra del vino e della crescia at Talacchio
around the Easter period
•Fiera di Santa Marcellina at Montefabbri,
last week of July
MOMBAROCCIO
•Festa del Beato Sante every Sunday in
August
•Festa degli Orci at Santa Maria
Dell‟Arzilla
There are concerts in squares
all year round
CANDELARA
•Candelara in festa, second week of July
MONTELABBATE
•Sagra delle Pesche last week of July
SANT‟ANGELO IN LIZZOLA
•Alla corte dei Mamiani, August
In search of graffiti art?
Artists meet in a ditch near the bridge of via Fratti, not far from the
crossroads between via Flaminia and the Genica stream.
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Palaces, churches and museums
A tour from the square to the fortress and back
Holy Places
A tour from the square to the
fortress and back
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Piazza del popolo
Fontana di piazza
Palazzo ducale
Palazzo della Paggeria
Palazzo Comunale
Palazzo delle Poste
Palazzo Gradari
Palazzo Mazzolari Mosca
Casa Vaccaj
Palazzo Toschi Mosca e Musei
Civici
Museo delle Ceramiche
Palazzo Lazzarini
Rocca Costanza
Excavations of the “Domus
Romana”
Palazzo Baldassini
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Piazza del popolo
It is the ancient forum at the crossroads of
the Roman streets: “cardo” and
“decumano”. It has always been the heart
of the city, in the past and today.
Looking at the buildings facing the square, it is
possible to reconstruct part of the local history.
This square, one of the few Italian squares
where there isn‟t a church, has a double life: in
winter it works as a meeting point where
people meet and chat, in summer it becomes a
huge stage for music lovers.
Fontana di piazza
. In the middle of the square there is a fountain,
built in the XVI century and restored by the
sculptor Lorenzo Ottoni. It is a sort of symbol of
the city, it was destroyed and rebuilt many times.
The decorations and the connected water games
are very nice.
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The duke palace
Alessandro Sforza built it in the second half of XVI century and later on it was restored and enlarged
according to the project of Gerolamo and Bartolomeo Genga. For three centuries it was the home of noble
families such as: Malatesta, Sforza, and Della Rovere. On the first floor the “Salone Metaurense” shows its
magnificent caisson ceiling with its majolica decorations. You should also visit the three big courtyards inside
the building. Don‟t miss it !
Paggeria Palace
Opposite the Duke Palace there is the fifteenth century Paggeria Palace , which remained
uncompleted. It is called like this because it was the home for the servants of Della Rovere court.
The architect Filippo Terenzi from Pesaro, designed it and started building the corner section of it.
In the following century it was completed according to the design of the architect Niccolò
Sabbatini.
Rossini‟s parents rented a small flat in it when their house was sold to Francesco Mazzolari.
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Post office
On the other side of the square there is the Post office. It was built in the place of the ancient church of San
Domenico. On one side of the Post office you can still see the beautiful Romanesque-Gothic façade of the
ancient church with its impressive gothic portal. The side facing the square has a neo-classic façade with the
statues of Rossini and Perticari.
Palace of the Town Council
It is a modern building dating from 1954 ,
which recalls the typical style of the fascism
period. At the back of the building there is
Sant‟Ubaldo church. It has an octagonal plan and
a high dome, the only one in the city. Francesco II
Della Rovere wanted it to celebrate his long
awaited son‟s birth, the last heir of the family
who never reigned .
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Gradari Palace
Before reaching Rossini‟s
house you see Gradari Palace
with its seventeenth century
façade and its court plan. It
belonged
to
many
aristocratic families of the
city. On the first floor, one
of the halls was painted by
Gian Andrea Lazzarini: on
the top floor there are the
headquarters of Rossini
Opera
Festival,
an
international festival which
takes place in August in
Pesaro to celebrate Rossini‟s
music.
Mazzolari Mosca Palace
Going along Rossini street, with the sea in the distance, you‟ll find Mazzolari Mosca Palace, a huge building
planned by Gian Andrea Lazzarini in the seventeenth century. Notice the portal with semi-columns on both sides
bearing a balcony and the beautiful court. Inside there are very nice rooms with tempera decorations and original
1700s and 1800s furniture. It will become a museum.
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Casa Vaccaj
From the court of the
Palace you‟ll get into
the small Toschi Mosca
square, on the right you
can see a nice little red
brick house with a
balcony dating back to
1500: it is Casa Vaccaj,
now it is a bar and
winery.
Town Museums
In Toschi Mosca Square there are the Town Museums
featuring a Picture Gallery and a Ceramics Museum. In
the Picture Gallery there are paintings of various artists
from Venice, Tuscany and Bologna. Among them some
pictures stand out as “Incoronazione della Vergine” by
Giovanni Bellini 1714 ( his masterpiece) and “ La
caduta dei Giganti “ by Guido Reni.
Don‟t miss it!
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Ceramics Museum
It is one of the most important Ceramics Museum in Italy. It collects samples from the most famous factories of the
Renaissance. Between the XIV and XVII century an important majolica factory flourished in Pesaro producing
pottery decorated in a style influenced by Raffaello‟s painting.
In the museum there are majolica pots decorated with historical scenes dating back to the dukedom of Urbino and
refined household goods decorated with the famous rose drawing named “La rosa di Pesaro”. In the courtyard you
can see a wall with a big ceramics round plate with the bas-relief of “Testa della Medusa”, Ferruccio Mengaroni‟s
last work. The artist was crushed to death under the weight of his own work.
Lazzarini Palace
Walking along Rossini street , just in front of the Cathedral you can see Lazzarini Palace, named
after the painter and architect (priest in the Cathedral) who rebuilt it. In the past it was a seminary,
now it is the meeting point of different Catholic movements. The palace has a brick façade with a
beautiful Baroque portal. Inside you can see double stairs with columns and a wide court.
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Costanza
Fortress
At the bottom of Rossini street near the cinema
Astra, turn right and walk along Don Minzoni
street; after a few steps on the left you can see the
great Fortress. It was named after Costanzo Sforza,
the ruler of Pesaro, who wanted it built in 1474. It
was finished in 1505 under the rule of his son
Giovanni. It was designed by the famous Dalmatian
architect: Luciano Laurana. It is a typical sample of
fourteenth century fortress: square plan with four
big towers at the corners, surrounded by a great
moat, now transformed into a garden.
Domus Romana
On the right hand side of Matteotti Square (coming from Rocca Costanza), thanks to some excavations, a
Roman Domus has been partially recovered. There can be seen several rooms and traces of frescoes and mosaics
flooring dating back to the I cent. A.D.
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Palazzo Del Monte
Behind the excavations, Palazzo Baldassini rises majestically. It was built in the second half of the XVI century and the
project was attributed to Filippo Terzi or Guidobaldo Del Monte.
The façade on San Francesco street is unfinished. In fact bricks and windows are without decorations and differ from those
on the ground floor.
Over the portal, there is an elegant balcony in Venetian style, with an iron-wrought handrail. The wide courtyard opens on
three Italian gardens that are being replanted at the moment.
By walking along San Francesco street, coming back to Piazza del Popolo, you pass the wonderful Gothic portal of San
Francesco Church, today dedicated to the Madonna Delle Grazie.
Holy Places
. S. Francesco Church
. The Duomo
. The Duomo mosaics
 The synagogue
. S. Agostino Church
 Purificazione Church
. Nome di Dio Church
. Maddalena Church
. San Giacomo Church
 San Domenico Church
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San Francesco Church
By walking from Piazza del Popolo then going straight along San Francesco street, you arrive at the church which has been
dedicated to the Patron Saint of Italy since 1922.
Today it is the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Grazie.
The church has a Romanesque foundation and the building dates back to the XIV century, when Pandolfo Malatesta had an
old church of the XII century restored and then gave it to the Franciscan order.
The façade was restored in the XVIII century, but the original Gothic portal still remains and with San Domenico and
Sant‟Agostino make up a valuable triptych of Gothic portals in the historical centre of Pesaro.
The Duomo
If you cross Piazza del Popolo and turn into Rossini street you arrive at the
Duomo which overlooks a forecourt where nowadays there are archaeological
excavations.
The Duomo was built on the remains of a late Latin building in the
Romanesque period, perhaps around the XII cent.
The two lions which belong to this period, were once placed inside, but today
are outside on either side of the portal.
The following century the façade underwent a complete restoration that gave
it a very plain aspect which was in keeping with the unadorned line of the
portal.
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The Duomo Mosaics
Under the present floor, there are two complete mosaic
floorings.
The oldest dates back to the IV cent., the second to the VI
cent. with some Medieval changes.
The designs cover a surface of about 600 sqmt and they are
part of the tradition of the Byzantine mosaics in Ravenna.
They are a rare example of art with a great historical and
artistic value.
Experts are still considering how to uncover and exhibit
them. Now only some parts of the upper floor are visible
through glass panels set in the present floor while the oldest
underlying mosaics are almost completely hidden. Don‟t
miss it
The Synagogue
Coming back towards Piazza del Popolo,
just after the Duomo, you can turn right
into Mazzolari street, go down a little slope
and enter the Jewish ghetto. In Via delle
Scuole, in the heart of the old ghetto, there
is the Synagogue, one of the most beautiful
in Italy, dating back to the beginning of the
XVII cent.
On the San Bartolo hill, there is also a small
evocative Jewish cemetery.
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Sant‟Agostino Church
Still coming back towards Piazza del Popolo,
turning right into Corso XI Settembre, you can
admire Sant‟Agostino Church.
Notwithstanding the changes made in the
XVIII cent., the church maintains the original
structure of the beginning of 1400, thanks to
the Gothic Venetian style of the superb
portal. It is made from Istrian Stone and
adorned with lions and statues set into niches
encased by columns and tabernacles. Inside
there is a nave. The presbytery contains
precious carved wood pews which were made
between the end of the 1400 and the beginning
of 1500.
The chapel on the left of the main altar shows
a mystic and wonderful cave made of stuccoes,
with the valuable Crocifissione and the
Maddalena by Federico Brandanti.
The Church of Purificazione
Walking North along Corso XI Settembre,
we come across the Church of
Purificazione planned by the Pesaro
architect Father Giuseppe Tranquilli. He
also collaborated with the rebuilding of
the Church Santa Maria Maddalena
following the drawings by Luigi
Vanvitelli.
And in fact some decorative elements and
the structure are similar to Vanvitelli‟s
Church.
The bell-tower and the brick façade are
among the most interesting examples of
neo-classical architecture in Pesaro.
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Nome di Dio Church
Going back we turn right into Petrucci Street and if
we are lucky enough to find the custodian, we can
admire the completely decorated interior of the little
baroque church of Nome di Dio, unique example in
Pesaro.
It was built in 1577 thanks to the “Brotherhood
Nome di Dio”. It is an extraordinary Baroque
Oratory of 1600s with the walls completely
decorated with paintings, altars and black and
golden wooden panels. The light blue of the
paintings of the ceiling by G. G. Pandolfi , who
also decorated the walls, stands out.
From the main altar one of the masterpieces is
missing, it is “La Circoncisione di Gesù Bambino”
by the Urbino painter Barocci, which is in the
Louvre Museum.
The façade has a portal made from Istrian stone by
Gian Andrea Lazzarini.
Don‟t miss it!
Church of the Maddalena
By walking along Petrucci Street,
you turn on the left into Cairoli
Street and going on, you arrive at
Zacconi Street where there is the
Church of the Maddalena. It was
next to a Monastery.
In 1740 the famous architect
Luigi Vanvitelli made for it a
new drawing, building it with a
regular Greek cross plan.
Inside you can admire an
impressive staircase, the only
remain of the Monastery.
It has a wonderful concave
façade, built like that because of
the lack of space.
From Zacconi street you can
arrive at Abbati Olivieri Square.
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San Giacomo Church
San Giacomo Church is on one side of Abbati Olivieri Square. It is one of the oldest parishes in Pesaro.
As many other churches, San Giacomo underwent several restorations that changed the original building completely.
The last restoration dates back to 1825. Inside there is Annibale Abbati Olivieri‟s tomb, the absolute leader of Pesaro
culture of the 1700s.
From the square go into Pedrotti street then Branca street and go back to Piazza del Popolo. On the right you can
see the façade and the Gothic portal of the ancient San Domenico Church.
San Domenico Church
The building required almost a century to be completed and from the remaining façade we can detect the
Romanesque-Lombard architecture and the two aisles that no longer exist today.
The façade of the San Domenico Church is without doubt the most beautiful in Pesaro. Worth noticing is the
high and pointed Gothic portal made of white and pink stone, as the four side arches with cusps that were
probably used as tombs for famous people. Note the crouched stone lions, a kind of decoration which is also
present in other portals of the churches of the town, a typical sculptural element of the Romanesque Gothic
tradition. Don‟t miss it
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Music and words
♫Following Rossini‟s notes
♪From an old library to a multimedia library
Following Rossini‟s notes
♪Walking with Rossini
♪Palazzo della Paggeria
♪The Sperimentale Theatre
♪Gradari Palace
♪Rossini
♪Rossini Museum
♪Olivieri Macchirelli Palace
♪The Rossini school of Music
♪Rossini Theatre
♪Villa Caprile
♪Cagli
♪Sant‟Angelo in lizzola
♪The tastes of Rossini‟s country
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Walking with Rossini
This itinerary is an invitation to discover the colours and the tastes of
Rossini‟s country as well as being a homage to the famous composer.
To complete the itinerary among the most important of Rossini‟s places,
you should visit: Villa Caprile where Stendhal who wrote a bigraphy of
Rossini, stayed; Sant‟Angelo in Lizzola, where the famous musician was
a guest of the Perticari family and finally Cagli where Mario Monicelli
shot some scenes of his film “Rossini, Rossini”.
Teatro Sperimentale
From Piazza del Popolo, walk towards the sea and
you will pass by the Sperimentale Cinema/Theatre
where plays, concerts and films are shown. Worth
mentioning is the "Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo
Cinema" during which national previews and
retrospectives of films by the most interesting film
directors from Italy and abroad can be seen once a
year. They also host shows and events in connection
with the Rossini Opera Festival. In August the
ROF is everywhere in Pesaro: churches, squares,
palaces, sport centres, villas, streets, shops so Pesaro
becomes a top quality town (di qualità… di
qualità… quoting the famous Rossini opera “Il
barbiere di Siviglia”).
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Rossini's house
At 34 Rossini Street there is the humble little
house where the Rossini family lived. They
lived in two rooms on the first floor (according
to tradition) and Rossini was born here on
29th February 1792.
The house is an example of a minor urban
building, it has four floors and a cellar.
It has a rectangular layout, with a small inner
courtyard that dates back to the XV century.
On either side of the doorway there are two
typical XVII cent. shops with external
“poggioli” which were used to show the goods.
Nowadays the house is a museum dedicated to
Rossini. Don‟t miss it
Rossini Museum
The museum has a collection of prints and personal objects belonging to the composer. There are also some portraits of
Rossini‟s opera interpreters, costumes and manuscripts of the operas.
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Olivieri Machirelli Palace
Go back to Piazza del Popolo and go towards Branca Street. Then take the first on the right. This is where Olivieri square
and the great Olivieri Machirelli Palace are today. The Palace is the seat of the Conservatory entitled to Rossini.
In 1882 the local Pesaro council inherited Rossini‟s estate and following his wishes, they set up a music school that today is
the Conservatory. The Palace was built in 1749 following the project by the Pesaro architect Gian Andrea Lazzarini. In the
forecourt there is the bronze statue of Rossini, made by Carlo Marochetti.
The Conservatory
Rossini
Once inside, on the left a door leads
to the ground floor where there are
school classes. There is also the
library which contains 25000 books
about musical culture.
On the first floor there are the "Sala
delle Colonne" and the "Sala dei
Marmi" decorated with frescoes by
Gian Andrea Lazzarini together
with the prestigiuos Auditorium
Carlo Pedrotti.
A special mention must be made to
the so-called Tempietto Rossiniano
that contains manuscripts, antiques
and scores by the great composer.
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Rossini Theatre
You come back to Branca Street and you reach Lazzarini
square. In front of you there is Rossini Theatre, a building
of the 1800s, with a portal of 1600.
It was built in 1637 and named "Teatro del Sole", then it
was demolished and rebuilt, except for the front, and
renamed "Teatro Nuovo" (1816 - 1818). It was furnished
with a neo-classical curtain by Angelo Monticelli.
The inauguration took place with the performance of "La
Gazza Ladra" conducted by Rossini himself.
Don‟t miss it!
Cagli
An old Roman Municipium on the
Flaminia Road, it was already the
third town of the dukedom of Urbino
at the time of the great Federico da
Montefeltro.
Its territory is full of Roman bridges,
hermitages, abbeys, convent churches,
towers and castles.
From Cagli we advise you to go back to
Pesaro passing through the Furlo gorge,
that is a part of the old Roman
Flaminia street admirably bored
through the rock.
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The tastes of Rossini‟s Land
♥Guglielmo Tell Cake
♥Cocktail Rossini
“After leisure, I don’t know any other activity more delicious for me than eating, eating in the best
way I mean! Appetite is for the stomach what love is for the heart.”
G. Rossini
Ingredients
A – 200 gr. flour
B – 200 gr. butter
C – 200 gr. sugar
D – 600 gr. apples
E – 500 gr. milk
F – 15 gr. vanilla
G – 15 gr. baking powder
H – 2 eggs
I – grated rind of one lemon
Guglielmo Tell Cake
N.B. –After pouring
the mixture into a cake
tin, you can put an
apple in the centre and
sprinkle it with a
generous handful of
castor sugar.
Preparation
Mix B + C + F + I
Add H + E
Add A + G (sieved)
Add 200 gr of diced apples to the mixture + 400 gr. apples thinly sliced to cover the top of the cake in fan shape.
Cook in oven at 170° - 180° degrees for 30 – 40 minutes.
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Cocktail Rossini
1 punnet of strawberries
1 bottle of dry or medium dry “spumante”
Wash and dry the strawberries, blend
them and put the mixture in the fridge
till it is time to serve.
If you want, you can strain the mixture
to eliminate the seeds (if you don‟t like
them).
Pour the strawberry sauce into a flute
(1/3), add the chilled “spumante” (2/3)
and serve.
From an old library to a multimedia library
Oliveriano Museum
Oliveriana Library
The excavations in Via Galigarie
Montani - Antaldi Palace
San Giovanni Church
San Giovanni Public Library
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Oliveriano Museum
From Piazza del Popolo turn into Corso XI
Settembre then take the second turning on the
left into Via Mazza.
This street plays a very important role in the
history of the town since it shows architectural
traces from the Roman period to Modern times.
By walking down the street, you reach Almerici
Palace, seat of the museum, which dates back
to 1600.
This museum that could be promoted more,
shows pre-Roman, Roman and early-Christian
remains.
Worth seeing is the rich burial equipment from
Novilara Necropolis.
From the VIII to the VI cent. B.C. a
community of Picen origins lived and thrived on
the hill of Novilara. Their economy was based
on farming and fishing. They knew the art of
sailing which is made evident by the “Stele”
(sepulchral stone) which shows a scene of boat
sailing and a naval battle. Don‟t miss it
Oliveriana Llibrary
On the first floor of the same building there is the
Oliveriana library bequested to the town by the great
archaeologist and local historian Annibale degli Abbati
Olivieri, in 1756.
The library boasts a collection of more than 150.000
books, more than 5000 "cinquecentina", hundreds of
incunabula, illuminated manuscripts and parchments;
among those we find the so-called "Pesaro Map", a
nautical map of the beginning of the XVI cent. with the
description of the New World as it was known in those
years; there are also some manuscripts by Torquato Tasso,
Giacomo Leopardi, Giosuè Carduccci.
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The excavations in Via Galigarie
Go along Via Mazza as far as the beginning of Via Galigarie where you can see the remains of the
ancient Roman city walls, unfortunately partly hidden by a school building. Big tuff blocks are visible
on the lower side.
Recently the ruins of two houses made with sea pebbles and mud have been found. These ruins date back
to the VI cent. B.C. and they are the oldest evidence of a settlement in the town area.
Palazzo Montani – Antaldi
From Via Mazza, you reach Via Passeri where you can
admire several buildings dating back to 1600-1700: the
most important one is Montani Antaldi Palace. It was
built in different periods between the middle 1500 and
the end of 1700 by the Montani family. The Antaldi
Marquis became the owners of the palace in 1808.
Inside, the frescoes of the “piano nobile” are by Gian
Andrea Lazzarini School. Since 1995 it has been the
home of the ”Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio” of Pesaro.
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San Giovanni Church
The church of San Giovanni was begun by Guidobaldo II Della Rovere in 1543, following Girolamo Genga's design, and
was completed by Guidobaldo's son, Bartolomeo.
Three arches of the same height can be seen at the base of its pediment façade. The upper side is adorned with a beautiful
three-mullioned window that houses a couple of columns and with two refined stone volutes which link the pediment to the
central fascia.
The Library of San Giovanni
Annexed to the church is the monastery. Now beautifully restored in a new functional architectural
style by the Local Council, it houses an avant-garde library.
Equipped with up-to-date computerised systems, it is a real cultural centre for all arts.
Its architectural features are easily appreciated by walking along Via Massimi and Via Severini.
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Pesaro by bike
The garden town
By bike from Piazza del Popolo to the School Campus and back
The garden town
The seaside
The port and its history
The port
Villa Molaroni and the Sea Museum
Villa Marina
Villa Mengaroni - Il Castiglione
Viale della Repubblica
La sfera Grande (The big sphere)
Piazzale della Libertà
Villino Ruggeri
From Piazzale della Libertà to the Villa Ugolini
Villa Ugolini
Santa Marta - Branca School
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The seaside
Strolling along the tree-lined roads
that run parallel to the coast and
are confined to the north by the
port and to the south by the
railway line and the beach, we can
see various villas and gardens. It's
the garden town where the rich
bourgeoisie had their residences
built at the beginning of the XX
century. In fact the noble families
of Pesaro used to build magnificent
villas surrounded by gardens.
They were designed in different
styles: Liberty, neo-classical, neoRenaissance,
Gothic
and
Arabesque. The most recent
buildings, however, are of a
simpler style than those of the first
half of the XX century.
The port and its history
It's a small artificial canal port between two quays. It has been an outstanding feature of the town and it has always played
an important role since the Greek and Roman times and under the Byzantine empire. The Malatesta, Sforza and Della
Rovere families carried on the project but never completed it. In fact, the port was completed and made functional only at
the end of the XIX century.
The decline of trade was slow and continuous, apart from a short revival before the first World war.
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The port
The beach comes to an end when it
reaches the east quay. On the other
side of the quay we can see Mt.
San Bartolo, and on the top of the
quays the sculpture "Ordine cosmico"
by Eliseo Mattiacci.
A bridge across the river Foglia
leads you to Baia Flaminia and to
the small secluded beaches at the
foot of the cliffs.
A small fountain "la Fojetta" stands
at the beginning of the bridge. You
can walk along the canal by taking
the road that runs below the bridge.
Here you will go past cafés,
restaurants, shipyards and marine
shops and you can either reach the
western quay or go back to the
starting point along Calata Caio
Duilio.
Villa Molaroni and Marine Museum
By walking along Calata Caio Duilio, then turning into Viale Della Vittoria, you can reach the Museo del Mare
(Marine Museum) housed in Villa Molaroni.
Set up between 1985/86 it exhibits pictures of boats, equipment and sailors' clothing and illustrates the history of
the marine and the port of Pesaro.
Villa Rossi, not far from Villa Molaroni, is a rare example of rationalistic architecture.
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From Via Pola we get to Viale Trieste where we find Villa Marina, a monumental building of
the Fascist period (1930) today converted into a busy University centre.
This town has always been an important seaside resort since the early part of the XX century.
It also used to be and still is an ideal place for children to spend their summer holidays. That's
why buildings such as Villa Marina and the building that is now the "Santa Marta" Hotel and
Catering School and the "Branca" Accountants School were built by the sea.
Both are large and impressive buildings situated along the sea front: the first towards the
north of the town, the second towards the south.
Villa Mengaroni il Castiglione
Walking southwards along Viale
Trento, the street that runs parallel to
Viale Trieste, visitors can see further
examples of villas surrounded by
gardens and parks. Particularly worth
mentioning is the home laboratory of
the
ceramic
artist
Francesco
Mengaroni. It is a sort of
small
medieval castle decorated
and
embellished with ceramics which were
actually made by Mengaroni himself
who had been inspired by Luca Della
Robbia.
At the end of this avenue is Viale Della
Repubblica.
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Viale della Repubblica and the sea – front
If you walk along Viale Della Repubblica that leads to the sea front, you can notice a mixture of architectural
styles:well built, massive but elegant buildings as well as villas showing neo-Renaissance characteristics, such as
loggias, or mullion windows or windows in the Florentine style, combined with medieval elements.
Viale Trieste, which runs parallel to the sea front, crosses this Avenue, stretching from north to south for three
kilometres. On both sides of the street there are hotels, shops, playgrounds for children, bars and restaurants.
These are some of the most inviting areas of the "Garden Town".
The Big Sphere
Viale della Repubblica comes to an end and then we find ourselves in Piazzale della Libertà, in which the "Sfera grande" by
Arnaldo Pomodoro can be seen.
Commonly known as "Pomodoro's ball", it has become a meeting point for people, young and old, on sunny winter days or on
summer evenings. It is also a symbol of the town and the most beloved monument.
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Piazzale della Liberta„
Once a side of the square was
bounded by the "Kursaal",
heir of the previous bathing
establishment which had been
destroyed and rebuilt many
times. The last remains of this
old scenario are the Sphinxes
at the entrance to the Hotel
des Bains and the stone
benches with winged lions in
the garden.
Villino Ruggeri
Facing the sea and looking to the left we can see a peculiar villa which displays a wealth of stucco decorative
motives covering the entire building. This is Villino Ruggeri which was built between 1902 and 1907 by the
chemist Oreste Ruggeri under the guidance of G. Brega. It is an example of sophisticated Italian Liberty style
of this period.
Built in the traditional square style, it is enlivened by numerous windows and doors. Other interesting features
are the balconies, the eaves and the pagoda style roof. The elaborate decorations in shapes of flowers and sea
creatures also add to the fascination of this building. Don‟t‟miss it
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From Piazzale della Liberta' to Villa Ugolini
Along Viale Nazario Sauro or Viale Trieste, we can see further
examples of villas which confirm how important this area was
at the beginning of the XX century. One of the first summer
season hotels is here: The Astoria hotel, ex Lido. Originally it
was made up of two buildings separated by a garden. During
the years it became a new hotel with an arcade which links the
two buildings.
Villa Ugolini
Villa Ugolini, opposite hotel Astoria is, like Villino Ruggeri, the symbol of the bourgeoisie in Pesaro at the beginning
of the XX century, but also the most whimsical.
It shows a mixture of styles, from Arabesque to the Venetian style, which reflect perfectly the eclectic taste of the
architects and the owners who built the garden town. Gothic and neo- Renaissance features mingle: balconies and
loggias of various dimensions, mullion windows with two, three and four lights, ogee and round arches; a medley of
decorative elements on roof and windows.
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"Santa Marta" Hotel and Catering School ,"Branca" Accountants School
At the end of Viale Trieste, a small tunnel under the railway line leads to this last "sentry post" of the town. The place
that Paolo Teobaldi, contemporary novelist from Pesaro, remembers with these words: " my school, the one I love most,
…is housed in a building of the fascist era, which had been built for the children's summer holidays. It lies just outside
the town within a stone's throw of the beach. From one side you can see the sea and you can also hear it on days when
the north or east winds blow. From the other side we have the cliffs…and the wide classroom windows,… in many
rooms divided by slender columns…"
By bike from Piazza del Popolo to the School
Campus and back
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San Decenzio
School Campus
Miralfiore
Porta Rimini
Orti Giuli
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)
The Church of the Port
The Old Fish Market
The Corso Street and via Castelfidardo
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San Decenzio
From Piazza del Popolo, riding
southwards along Via San Francesco,
you cross Via Cialdini and Via De
Gasperi. After passing through the
subway below the railway line, turning
to the right, you reach the gates of the
cemetery where the church of San
Decenzio is. It is a small hidden jewel,
well worth a visit, and it is one of the
most ancient secluded and impressive
architectural monuments of the
Marches (X - XI century).
Its present structure, apart from the
apse and the crypt, dates back to the
times of Gianandrea Lazzarini (1787)
who planned its reconstruction, keeping
the original layout. The interior shows a
nave and two side aisles; the presbitery
is on a higher level than the church floor.
This is a must. Don‟t miss it!
School Campus
Riding southwards along the cycle track, you reach Via
Lubiana, then Via Nanterre, which, together with Via
Solferino, surrounds the School Campus. It was designed by
Carlo Aymonino with the aim of integrating the cultural
complex with the neighbourhoods, which unfortunately failed.
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Miralfiore Park
You can get back to Pesaro by cycling along
the busy Via Delle Regioni.
Just before the flyover, on the left, a high
and solitary arch stands. On top of it the
symbols of the Della Rovere duchy can be
seen. This magnificent archway leads to the
park surrounding the Sforza's rural villa
which is now being restored.
Porta Rimini
Beyond villa Miralfiore going southwards, you come across the
small railway station, the city hospital and Porta Rimini. The
latter is the only remaining gateway to the city. During the Della
Rovere rule the city walls were rebuilt in the shape of a
pentagon; then at the beginning of the XIX century they were
demolished to give way to the expanding city.
Over the archway two plaques commemorate the liberation of the
city from the papal rule. In fact, it was freed by the Piedmontese
troops on 11th September 1860.
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Orti Giuli
In Via Belvedere, next to Porta Rimini, you can pause to admire an old park and botanical garden and
a nearby observatory, all built in one of the bastions and dedicated to Giulio Perticari. It is one of the
first examples of public parks and one of the rare green areas set out as a neo-classical garden.
After a recent restoration, the garden has become one of the most favourite places for relaxing walks
and summer parties.
Old Bridge
Going back towards the station again, it is
worthwhile walking down the road facing you to
reach the old arched bridge of Roman origin. It was
the only way to go north. If you look at the foot of
the bridge you can see parts of the Roman
construction.
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Church of the Port
Go over the old bridge, turn right, follow
the main road to get back to the city centre
After going past the Centro Direzionale
Benelli you will see Piazza Doria on your
left. This is where the church of St. Maria
della Scala, also known as Madonna del
Porto, stands. The façade is classical style
with four Corinthian columns. It was built
in the XVI century and completely rebuilt
in 1822 following the project by Pesaro
architect Pietro Togni. The same architect
prepared the project for the fish market.
The Fish Market
Take Via Cavour, in front of the Madonna del
Porto church. At the end of it you reach the old fish
market, a XIX century building which also has a
neo-classical façade and Doric columns. It was
built as a covered market and is now used as a
contemporary art and design exhibition centre.
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The Corso Street and via Castelfidardo
Going back towards the main square along the Corso you can admire palaces and strange floral
signs. If you still have some time, you can go down Via Castelfidardo, which is the borderline of
the old Jewish ghetto. It is full of shops, art galleries, bookshops, artists and unconventional
people.
Up and down the hills
♣Among villas and broom
♣On the border between the Marches and Romagna
♣The river Foglia valley
♣A sanctuary in the greenery
♣From the seaside to the hills through villages and castles
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Among villas and broom
A blue scenic route
San Bartolo hill
Sacred places
Historical places
Fiorenzuola di Focara
San Bartolo villas
Villa Caprile and the gardens
Villa Imperiale
Villa Imperiale gardens
A blue scenic route
The breathtaking scenic route, which stretches for 20 km. between Gabicce Mare and Pesaro, goes through or
passes by picturesque fishermen villages on the hills high above the blue sea: Casteldimezzo, Fiorenzuola di
Focara, Santa Marina Alta. All the area is included in the Mount San Bartolo regional park. Mount San
Bartolo, or better still the San Bartolo cliff, together with mount Conero, are the only two tracts of hilly
coastline between Trieste and Gargano.
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San Bartolo
San Bartolo cliffs offer delightful paths which lead to panoramas, enchanting views and both historical and natural beauty
spots, such as the village of Fiorenzuola di Focara, worthy of a long stop. In May, the broom in flower presents unrivalled
smells and a pallet of colours in combination with the greenish blue of the crystal clear sea. Here are a great deal of
archaeological and historical ruins which are the forerunners of the aristocratic Renaissance villas, once scattered among the
gently rolling hills. Two interesting examples of them still remain.
Sacred places
Much religious evidence can be
found in this protected area:
shrines, niches, the Jewish
cemetery, the small convent of
San Bartolo Girolamini, after
which the hill was named.
Furthermore the cloister of
Servite nuns, the sanctuary of
Sant‟Apollinare and Cristoforo
in Casteldimezzo, which houses
a renowned crucifix. The
church of Sant‟ Ermete in
Gabicce Monte with a
beautiful Romanesque façade.
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Historical places
Other important marks have been left by centuries of
history in this area. In Santa Marina and Vallugola, for
example, which are also ideal places for romantic walks,
you will come across the remains of ancient ports, or in
Colombarone, where archaeological excavations have
brought to light a late Roman villa along the old Via
Flaminia. Whereas in the sea, at the foot of Gabicce, the
myth of Valbruna, the vanished town, still survives.
Fiorenzuola di
Focara
High, above the sea, Fiorenzuola di
Focara, a little ancient village, with
beautiful city walls and well kept old
houses, conceals, at its foot, tiny
pebbly beaches which are never
crowded.
In the village there are the
headquarters of the Natural Regional
Park which covers the whole area of
the hill.
Thanks to this splendid position
everybody can enjoy watching the
never ending view of the sea all
around.
On these hills the ancient dwellers used
to light big bonfires (hence the name
Focara) to warn the ships of the
nearby cliffs.
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On the side of the San Bartolo hill which is closer to the
town, various villas were built in 1500 - 1600.
Aristocratic suburban houses, all linked by paths across
the hill. They were the ideal background of the court life
in the Duchy of the Renaissance period and offered
relaxation and entertainment to the local nobility.
Le ville del
San Bartolo Villas
Some of these villas were reproduced by
the drawer Francesco Mingucci, in his
delightful watercolours.
Of these luxurious mansions only four
still remain today: Villa Imperiale, Villa
Caprile, Villa Vittoria (recently restored
by private owners), Villa Almerici
(which has now become part of Santa
Maria delle Fabbrecce neighbourhood).
Only Villa Imperiale and Villa Caprile
still maintain their original overall
features. In the summer these two villas
can be visited. You will really appreciate
them.
Villa Caprile and its
gardens
Villa Caprile to the right along the ss.16
towards Rimini to the north) was built in
1640 by the Marquis Giovanni Mosca and
it is now the home of the Agricultural
College (Istituto Tecnico Agrario).
The villa was built on a pre-existing rural
house and then new buildings were added
during the 18th century. Famous people
such as Stendhal, who wrote Rossini‟s
biography, the Princess of Wales Caroline
of Brunswick and Giacomo Casanova
received hospitality in the villa. Its pensile
gardens with waterworks and grottoes are
amusing and charming. The paths in the
green are adorned with statues, putti and
symbolic elements. The greenery theatre,
built in the 1700 for open air shows, is one
of the most interesting sites to visit.
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Villa Imperiale
Villa Imperiale (in the heart of the hills,
reachable from the neighbourhood of
Soria along the Panoramica Road
towards Gabicce). Its name comes from
the German Emperor Frederick III who,
guest of the Sforza family, laid the
foundation stone in 1649. It consists of
two buildings, a fifteenth century one
built by Alessandro Sforza and the other
built in the 16th century by the Della
Rovere family who commissioned the
work to the architect-painter Girolamo
Genga. It was not meant for residential
purposes, but as an entertainment place
for the summer stay of the masters of
Pesaro. On the first floor eight rooms
dating back to the Sforza period are full
of frescoes based on the original ideas of
G. Genga.
Torquato Tasso, Baldassare Castiglione
and Pietro Bembo were famous guests of
the villa.
The gardens of Villa
Imperiale
The two parts of the villa are connected
by a huge arch and the whole building
stands on four terraced levels: two of
them are occupied by the main body of
the Sforza and della Rovere building,
the others, on a higher level, are
occupied by three pensile gardens
surrounded by the wood. The
harmonious connection between the two
buildings and between the architectonic
lines and the landscape forms a
wonderful composition of elegant
balance.
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On the border between the Marches and Romagna.
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Tavullia
Monteluro
Gradara
Gradara: the story of Paolo and Francesca
Granarola
Belvedere Fogliense
From Pesaro along the Montelabbatese Road , turning right at Montelabbate, you reach and pass Montecchio, going on
towards Mercatale. After about 5 km, turn right and then left towards Belvedere Fogliense, formerly Montelevecchie,
renamed like this because of the wonderful view it offers on the river Foglia valley with Colbordolo and Montefabbri on the
other side. Belvedere is one of the lost castles of this area, mainly rebuilt in the middle of the 19th century. Here you can find
the San Donato Church, with interesting works among which an ancient wooden carved Madonna. Then go back towards
Padiglione, at the fork go up towards Montegridolfo and at the second fork head for Tavullia.
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Tavullia
The town rises on a hilly area, on the border, between the
Provincia of Pesaro Urbino and Rimini, contended a long
time by the Malatesta and the Montefeltro families. Dating
back to that period there is the palace of the Cassero, the
“neviera” and the walkways along the walls of the Castle
(XIV-XV century) from which you can enjoy a wonderful
panoramic view. At the end of the town, we find the
Church of San Lorenzo which keeps the relics of San Pio
with nice Baroque altars and interesting paintings.
Monteluro
Monteluro
Belvedere
Going on along the road, and
turning towards Gradara, you reach
the castle of Monteluro. The area
was full of castles, nowadays lost:
Monteluro, dominating for its
position and power; Montepeloso,
which lasted less, and finally,
Belvedere Fogliense, so called for the
view it offers on the river Foglia
valley. The only thing left of the
castle is its enviable landscape.
From Monteluro, you go down on
the right to Gradara.
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Gradara
Village of unmistakable Medieval aspect, in a unique panoramic position on a hill which overhangs the
Flaminia road, Gradara is surrounded by imposing trapezoidal walls of the 14th century which are run
through by long walkways. The door of the Orologio, surmounted by a square tower with a drawbridge is the
only access to the village.
The castle, located on the highest point, is built around the Mastio, which contributes to give the entire
complex that aspect of strength and elegance, typical of the Medieval fortresses.
Gradara: the story of Paolo and
Francesca.
The interior of the castle passed through drastic
restorations in the passage from a fortress to an
elegant residence during the Renaissance period.
The castle has been made famous by Dante Alighieri
with the episode of Paolo and Francesca, the lovers
who, according to tradition, are said to have been
killed by the husband of the latter, Giangiotto
Malatesta. Paolo and Francesca, the most famous
and unfortunate lovers after Romeo and Juliet, were
celebrated not only by Dante in the famous V Canto
of the Inferno, but also by many other writers such as
Byron and D‟Annunzio.
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Granarola
From Gradara, you go down towards Pesaro turning
among the vineyards around Granarola, where on an
isolated hill, surrounded by lonely roads, there are the
ruins of an ancient castle, it is one of the four castles,
together with Casteldimezzo, Gradara and Fiorenzuola
di Focara, built between the 10th and the 13th century
which constitute a defensive system, organized to check
the Siligata pass, on the border between the lands of the
Church of Ravenna and those of the Church of Pesaro
first and then between the Malatestas of Rimini and the
ones of Pesaro.
From here, a road on a ridge among oak trees leads to the
Siligata pass from which you can reach Pesaro after
crossing Cattabrighe and Santa Maria delle Fabbrecce.
After that the road runs along the eighteenth century
Villa Caprile before entering Pesaro through the Ponte
Vecchio.
La valle del Foglia
 San Tommaso in Foglia- Abbey
 Lost castles
 Montelabbate
 Colbordolo
 Montefabbri
 The old Napoleonic road to
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. San Tommaso in Foglia- Abbey
Along the so-called Montelabbatese road, close to the river Foglia valley, 12 km far from Pesaro, there is the Romanesque
style Abbey, with a nave and two aisles dating back to the 10th century which is part of a huge Benedictine building.
Great importance has the white stone portal, overhanged by a mullion window with two lights and the majestic interior
with a nave and two aisles and alternating pillars and columns.
The “pilgrims‟ byway” that in the Middle Ages crossed the Apennines to reach Rome, started from here.
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Lost castles
To follow the Pilgrims‟
byway, you cross the
Montelabbatese and reach
Apsella, going up to
Farneto, an ancient and
small village surrounded by
walls. From here you can
reach Monte Gaudio or you
can go towards Ripe, which
unlike Farneto has only a
few ruins of the castle.
Then again, closing the
circle, you go back to
Apsella
towards
Montelabbate.
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Montelabbate
The castle and the village are named after the neighbouring
landowners, the Abbots of the San Tommaso in Foglia Abbey.
There are only a few parts of the walls of the castle left, as well
as the eastern embattled tower. Nowadays, it is the industrial
area of Pesaro and the land of the delicious peaches that can be
tasted during the festival of the last week-end of July.
COLBORDOLO
You follow the Montelabbatese up to Morciola,
then to Colbordolo, a very small village close to
the river Foglia and the creek Apsa, between
Pesaro and Urbino. Giovanni Santi, Raffaello‟s
father, painter himself, was born here. Among
the buildings , there is the Romanesque Church of
San Giovanni Battista where the paintings of
Claudio Ridolfi (apprentice of Veronese) are kept.
But the most interesting shrines, churches and
buildings are scattered around, immersed in the
green and hidden to the sight as they are often
private properties.
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Montefabbri
Following the old splendid Napoleonic road that leads to Urbino, it is worth visiting Montefabbri,
an old beautiful medieval village, one of the most intact walled town left in central Italy with no
modern building to disrupt it.
The old Napoleonic road to Urbino
You have two choices: either keep following the Napoleonic road on the hill crests between the Foglia and Apsa
rivers or go back towards Pesaro. The first offers the emotion of discovering hidden treasures such as landscapes
with chines that cut through long stretches of bare land, castles and empty but intact villages.
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A sanctuary in the greenery
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Mombaroccio
Beato Sante
Excursions around Mombaroccio
Santa Maria dell‟Arzilla
From Matteotti Square, follow the directions to Urbino, go past the school Campus, turn left at the first roundabout and
right at the second, towards Santa Veneranda. Past the village and the old Maiano Spring, now used as a washouse, you go
uphill to Trebbio della Sconfitta, then go down to Santa Maria dell‟Arzilla.The village takes its name from the late gothic
Church built in the fifteenth century with the front like a hut and the old entrance on the side. In the church you can see a
beautiful triptych of the Venetia school and a Madonna by Giovanni Antonio from Pesaro.
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Mombaroccio
Up along a winding road you reach Mombaroccio, set on an outcrop between two valleys and encircled by well preserved
walls. You can enter the village through the Porta Maggiore which is encased by two round towers. Take the street which,
going across the village, reaches the Porta Marina and you can admire a majestic view, the same that can be enjoyed strolling
on top of the walls. Besides the historic centre you can visit the Museum of Popular Sacred Art in San Marco Church. In the
convent nearby there is the Museum of Peasant Civilization and a Show of Needlework which is a century old tradition in
the village.
Beato Sante
Leaving Mombaroccio, the Beato Sante Convent rises
at about one and a half kilometres away. It is one of
the three convents founded by Saint Francis in the
Marche in the XII century. It was transformed as it
is now during the 1700s. Surrounded by age old trees,
the convent is named after the Beato Sante
Brancorsini, a native of Montefabbri, whose remains
are kept in the church which hosts a fifteenth century
wooden cross of the Siena school. This Sanctuary is
not only a popular destination for pilgrimages, but it
is also a small interesting museum, a cultural and
congress centre.
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Excursions around Mombaroccio
The Beato Sante wood stretches along the hill on the top of which the convent stands. That‟s what is
left of the ancient wood that a long time ago covered most of the territory of Pesaro and that has been
replaced by the countryside etched by many tracks, chapels and shrines, like the chapel next to the fork
leading to Mondrigo, by walled villages like Monte Giano, or by mills like the Ciacci mill in
Villagrande, which dates to the second half of the XIX century.
From the seaside to the hills
through villages and castles
Trebbiantico
The Picen burial ground of Novilara
Villa Almerici
Candelara
Villa Montani
Ginestreto and the Pieve Vecchia
Monteciccardo and its castles
Sant‟Angelo in Lizzola
MINOR CENTRES
The sea in front of you, the hills at the back, you need only a few minutes to reach one of the most charming inlands in
central Italy. You will find perfectly preserved towns and villages like Novilara, Candelara, Ginestreto and many more;
all with beautiful sweeping views and easily accessible from the city, given the many roads that rise to the hills from
the outskirt.
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Trebbiantico
Starting from Piazza Matteotti, Viale Cialdini follows for two kilometres the old course of the Roman Via Flaminia.
At the end the street forks in two directions. The road going left winds up Colle Ardizio before going down towards
Fano among beautiful views, the one going right heads to Trebbiantico whose most interesting landmark is Villa
Cattani-Stuart with a beautiful Italian garden. Leaving Trebbiantico, at the fork, you go uphill to Novilara.
Novilara
Novilara is the most famous of the castles around Pesaro: the care with which it has been renovated, its small parallel
alleyways, the walls and the splendid view you can have from them, make it a fascinating place, from which it is
possible to sweep the horizon from Ancona to the coast of Romagna, and to all the surrounding hills, as far as the
Appennines.
The main access is dominated by the high gate on the walls. Inside, you can find several pleasant spots where you can
have a relaxing break, and the small archaeological museum is worth a visit. The famous “stele” you can admire in the
Oliveriano museum, comes from the necropolis nearby.
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Villa Almerici
Leaving Novilara and going down to Candelara, along the way lined with elegant villas, you can get
views of Pesaro and the inland hills. After a short slope, you reach the houses of Rondello; here turn left
and you will get to the “Palazzo”: it is “Villa Almerici”, built in 18th century on the foundations of a
fifteenth century fortress, restored by the Berloni Foundation.
Candelara
The “castle” of Candelara, with its walls, was built after the year 1000, and later became a jewel of the military
architecture of 15th century. Here Federico Barbarossa took shelter after the defeat at Legnano. From the small
square you enter the old fortified hamlet, where the 15th century San Giovanni Church stands. Near the border of
the village is the “Pieve di S. Stefano” a Greek cross-shaped building in Romanesque-Gothic style, where an
interesting painting by Claudio Ridolfi is kept.
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Villa Montani
Near Candelara on the west, there is “Trebbio della
Sconfitta”, whose name recalls the defeat suffered by
Sigismondo Malatesta from Rimini, in the battle won by
Francesco Sforza. At the crossing, take the road to
Ginestreto that winds along the crest. Just before reaching
Ginestreto, at the junction which leads to the Pieve
Vecchia on one side, stands the eighteenth century Villa
Molaroni, today seat of the Scavolini Foundation.
Ginestreto and the Pieve Vecchia.
The hill of Ginestreto is not only among “the most beautiful
that can be found” as Baldassarre Castiglione said, enthralling
views from the Foglia valley to the sea; its Romanesque-Gothic
Pieve Vecchia is one of the jewels of the territory: the church,
facing east, isolated in the fields and in sight of the sea, is
dedicated to San Pietro and houses 15th century frescoes that
remind us of the dramatic living conditions of the lower classes
and their intense religiosity.
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Monteciccardo and its castles
Go back to the junction and climb up to the “castle” of Ginestreto, then towards Sant‟Angelo, at the junction continue
towards Monteciccardo, close to a hill separating the lower valley of the Foglia from that of the Metauro. From the village, a
road leads down to the Conventino of the Servi di Maria, which has a nice cloistered-court with old rooms which sometimes
house interesting exhibitions of contemporary art. In the surroundings there are two castles: the Castle of Monte Santa
Maria, which is perhaps the loveliest little castle in the area of Pesaro, eight houses on top of a hill surrounded by trees , and
the Castle of Montegaudio, a charming panoramic place from which you can admire the Adriatic Sea, Romagna and
Montefeltro.
Sant'Angelo in Lizzola
It originated around the year 1000 from the union of two castles: Monte Sant‟Angelo and Licciola
(Lizzola). In addition to the walls of the castle, the old city centre and the square, it is possible to
admire the rich church of Sant‟Angelo and the Abbey of Sant‟Egidio, in Baroque Style. Between the
eighteenth and the nineteenth century, the presence of the noble Perticari family has attracted, artists
and men of letters, such as Rossini and Leopardi.
From Sant‟Angelo, go down to Apsella and turn right into the old road to Pesaro, less boring and banal
than the busy “Montelabbatese”.
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