Musafir – Deepti Bhatnagar visits Pesaro and Urbino in Marche, Italy
Deepti Bhatnagar is all set in brimming excitement to unravel the hidden history in the cities of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. She started off with the amazing San Bartolo in Pesaro, a place blessed with golden sandy beaches, blissful mountains to the eye – grabbing Teatro Rossini, embodying the treasured works of the great composer Gioachino Rossini. Looking beyond Pesaro, she destined next to another city in Marche called Urbino, known for its brilliance in art and architecture. The main place worth a visit here is the Palazzo Ducale, a masterpiece providing an unmatchable face to the town and also to have a look on the remarkable creations of Raffaello, an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. It was thus a journey full of wild and wonderful experiences.
Places to see in ( Pesaro - Italy )
Places to see in ( Pesaro - Italy )
Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, after Ancona. Pesaro is known as City of Bicycle, thanks to its big net of bicycle paths. The city received this award by Legambiente, the most important ecologist society in Italy, in 2015, because it is the city with the biggest bicycle use in Italy. It is also known as City of Music thanks to the bond with Gioacchino Rossini, the famous composer born in Pesaro. For this reason, in 2015, the Italian Government officially candidate Pesaro as Creative City in the group of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO. Fishery, furniture industry and tourism are the main strengths of the local economy.
The city was founded as Pisaurum by the Romans in 184 BC as colony in the territory of the Picentes, the people who lived on the northeast coast during the Iron Age. However, in 1737, 13 ancient votive stones were unearthed in a local farm field, each bearing the inscription of a Roman god; these were written in a pre-Estrucan script, indicating a much earlier occupation of the area than the 184 BC Picentes colony.
A settlement of the Picentes tribe has been found at Novilara. The northern Picentes were invaded in the 4th century BC by the Gallic Senones, earlier by the Etruscans, and when the Romans reached the area the population was an ethnic mixture. Within it the Gauls at least were still distinct, as the Romans separated them out and expelled them from the country.
Under the Roman administration Pesaro, a hub across the Via Flaminia, became an important center of trading and craftmanship. After the fall of the Western Empire, Pesaro was occupied by the Ostrogoths, and destroyed by Vitigis (539) in the course of the Gothic War. Hastily rebuilt five years later after the Byzantine reconquest, it formed the so-called Pentapolis, part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. After the Lombard and Frankish conquests of that city, Pesaro became part of the Papal States.
During the Renaissance it was ruled successively by the houses of Malatesta (1285–1445), Sforza (1445–1512) and Della Rovere (1513–1631). Under the last family, who selected it as capital of their duchy, Pesaro saw its most flourishing age, with the construction of numerous public and private palaces, and the erection of a new line of walls (the Mura Roveresche). In 1475, a legendary wedding took place in Pesaro, when Costanzo Sforza and Camilla D'Aragona married.
Alot to see in Pesaro such as :
Ducal Palace (15th century)- Commissioned by Alessandro Sforza, the façade has a portico with six arcades supported by six heavy pilasters and an upper floor with five windows crowned by coats of arms, festoons and puttoes.
Rocca Costanza (15th century) - Massive castle built by Costanzo I Sforza; it has a square plan with four cylindrical corner towers and a wide dry moat. Later used as prison.
Villa Imperiale of Pesaro (c. 1530) - Suburban palace with gardens designed by Girolamo Genga for Duke Francesco Maria Della Rovere and his duchess Eleanora.
Mura Roveresche (17th century)- Della Rovere Walls
Birthplace of Gioacchino Rossini
Conservatorio Statale di Musica Gioachino Rossini - Located in the 18th century Palazzo Olivieri–Machirelli on the Piazza Oliveri
Musei Civici di Palazzo Mosca- Civic museum contains mainly paintings and ceramics. Among the masterpieces is the Pesaro Altarpiece by Giovanni Bellini.
Oliveriani Museum and Library
Cathedral of Pesaro
The Baroque Sanctuary of Beata Vergine del Carmelo (18th century).
Church of the Maternità
Santissima Annunziata
Oratory of the Nome di Dio
San Giacomo
San Giovanni Battista
Sant'Agostino
Santa Lucia
Santa Maria Maddalena
Municipal Chapel of Sant'Ubaldo
Church and Convent of the Girolimini
Madonna del Porto
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Pieve di Ginestreto
Pieve di Santo Stefano
Santa Veneranda
Sacred Grove of Lucus Pisaurensis, pre-Roman era sacerdotal lucus
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Urbino, Pesaro and Urbino, Marche, Italy, Europe
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482. The town, nestled on a high sloping hillside, retains much of its picturesque medieval aspect. It hosts the University of Urbino, founded in 1506, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Urbino. Its best-known architectural piece is the Palazzo Ducale, rebuilt by Luciano Laurana. The city is located in a predominantly hilly area, at the foothills of the Northern Apennines and the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines. The city is in the southern area of Montefeltro, an area classified as medium-high seismic risk. In the database of earthquakes developed by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, nearly 65 seismic events have affected the town of Urbino between 26 March 1511 and 26 March 1998. They include 24 April 1741, when the shocks were stronger than VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale, with an epicenter in Fabriano (where it reached 6.08 on the moment magnitude scale).
Places to see in ( Fano - Italy )
Places to see in ( Fano - Italy )
Fano is a town and comune of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort 12 kilometres southeast of Pesaro, located where the Via Flaminia reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by population after Ancona and Pesaro.
An ancient town of Marche, it was known as Fanum Fortunae after a temple of Fortuna located there. Its first mention in history only dates from 49 BC, when Julius Caesar held it, along with Pisaurum and Ancona. Caesar Augustus established a colonia, and built a wall, some parts of which remain. In 2 AD Augustus also built an arch (which is still standing) at the entrance to the town.
Alot to see in Fano such as :
Fano Cathedral: (12th century), which was erected over a pre-existing cathedral destroyed by a fire in 1111. The current façade is from the 1920s restoration, but is similar to the original. The interior has a nave and two aisles. No remnants of the town's namesake temple have been uncovered, nor of the basilica we are told that Vitruvius built there.
San Domenico
San Pietro in Valle:
San Paterniano:(16th century) with a Renaissance cloister.
San Francesco: church housing the tombs of Pandolfo III Malatesta (designed by Leon Battista Alberti) and his first wife Paola Bianca Malatesta.
Santa Maria Nuova:(1521) Church has an ancient portal and two works by Perugino (Annunciation of Fano and Fano Altarpiece, the latter including perhaps an intervention by Raphael).
Outside the city, in the place called Bellocchi, is the church of St. Sebastian (16th century), for the construction of which parts of the ancient cathedral were used.
Arco d'Augusto: The upper story of this Roman gate was destroyed in a siege conducted on the order of Pope Pius II in 1463
Corte Malatestiana: built after 1357 by Galeotto I Malatesta. The 14th-century section includes a great vaulted hall (probably part of the first residence of the Malatesta in the city) and a small turret.
Rocca Malatestiana: (Malatesta Castle) was partially destroyed in 1944. The most ancient part dates probably from pre-existing Roman and medieval fortifications.
Museo Civico of Fano: (Archeological Museum and Art Gallery), located inside the Palazzo Malatestiano, contains paintings by Guercino, Michele Giambono, and Giovanni Santi.
Palazzo del Podestà or della Ragione (built from 1229 in Romanesque-Gothic style). The interiors are in Neoclassicist style, and it houses a museum with archaeological findings, coins, medals, and an art gallery with works by Guido Reni, Domenichino and others.
Fontana della Fortuna (Fountain of Fortune) (17th century).
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The Frasassi Caves - Italy
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The Frasassi Caves (Italian: Grotte di Frasassi) are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.
The caves, discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971, are situated 7 kilometres (4 miles) south of Genga, near the civil parish of San Vittore and the Genga-San Vittore railway station (Rome-Ancona line).
Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
Near the entrance to the caves are two sanctuary-chapels: one is the 1029 Santuario di Santa Maria infra Saxa (Sanctuary of Holy Mary under the Rock) and the second is an 1828 Neoclassical architecture formal temple, known as Tempietto del Valadier.
Chambers
The Frasassi cave system includes a number of named chambers, including the following:
-Grotta delle Nottole, or Cave of the Bats, named for the large colony of bats that lives within.
-Grotta Grande del Vento, or Great Cave of the Wind, discovered in 1971, with approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of passageways.
-Sala delle Candeline, or Room of the Candles, named for its plentiful stalagmites that resemble candles.
-Sala dell'Infinito, or Room of the Infinite, a tall chamber with massive speleothem columns supporting the roof.
Places to see in ( Ascoli Piceno - Italy )
Places to see in ( Ascoli Piceno - Italy )
Ascoli Piceno is a town in central Italy. Piazza del Popolo, an elegant Renaissance square in the center, has travertine paving and the 13th-century Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo, a palace built over Roman ruins. The Civic Picture Gallery, decorated with Murano glass chandeliers, displays paintings by Titian and Carlo Crivelli. Nearby is the Cathedral of St. Emidio, with a crypt featuring elaborate mosaics. With a continuous history dating from the Sabine tribe in the 9th century, Ascoli (as it's known locally) is like the long-lost cousin of ancient Rome and a small Marchigiani village, heavy on history and food. Weary legs will appreciate its lack of hills and all travellers will appreciate its historical riches, excellent pinacoteca (art gallery), trendy bars and restaurants, one of Italy's unsung perfect piazzas and the calorific treat, olive all'ascolana (veal-stuffed fried olives). Welcome to the hippest town in Le Marche.
Ascoli Piceno is the southernmost Province in The Marches. The area slopes down from the Apennines to the sea, passing through the Sibilline Mountains that rise up along the border with Umbria, and creating a formation of hills in the east towards the coastline. This sequence of hills, singing with the changing hues of the orchards and cultivated fields, gently descend from the Apennines to the sea, turning the landscape into a palette of colors.
Its two main centers reflect ancient and modern Ascoli: Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Arringo, respectively. The former was the location of the old forum, the residence of the Captains of the People, and a vibrant commercial center, whereas the latter was once the political heart of town, with its Cathedral and Bishop's Palace. Many of Ascoli's museums are concentrated in Piazza Arringo, also known as ‘Museum Square;’ they include the Pinacoteca Civica (the public art gallery), with its many masterpieces by Titian, Guido Reni and Giuseppe Pellizza da Volped; the Diocesan Museum and the State Archeological Museum. The old town is well-protected by the Tronto River and its offshoot, the Castellano River, while the modern town spans eastward, following the Tronto to the sea.
A tour of the churches here might begin with the Church of San Tommaso, and conclude at Santa Maria Intervineas, passing 14 Romanesque churches and the Baptistery (a common feature in Ascoli Piceno) along the way. Ascoli Piceno also possesses a long-established theatrical tradition, as can be seen from the many theatres built in the 19th Century, for example the Filarmonici, the Ventidio Basso, and the San Francesco di Paola Auditorium.
Geographically, the city occupies a strategic location near Sibillini National Park, the Gran Sasso-Laga National Park and the Sibilla Peak. Not far from the town lies Mt. Ascensione, a destination for pilgrimages during the Middle Ages that, nowadays, retains its sacred atmosphere. Indeed, every year in May, thousands of people ascend the mountain on Ascension Day to carry the Madonna da Polesio to the church at its top.
Moving on from Ascoli to San Benedetto del Tronto, one encounters towns such as Offida, with its 15th-Century fortress. Glimpses of the Middle Ages can be found in Ripatransone, also known as the belvedere del Piceno for its panoramic location. Among the coastal towns, worthy of note are the narrow streets of Grottammare, and the sandy beach at San Benedetto del Tronto.
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MARCHE (ITALY) - WITH JAPANESE AUDIOGUIDE - TERRITORY, CULTURE, TRADITIONS, ART...
You lean out on the Adriatic sea to the center of Italy, with few more than a million and a half of inhabitants distributed in the five provinces in Ancona, city chief town, Pesaro and Urbino, Soaked, Fermo and Ascoli Piceno, and as soon as a commune on four superior to the cinquemilas inhabitants, the Brands, for a long time hands of east of our Country, I am the only Italian region to the plural. Characterized by the presence of the Appennines mountains, that you/they softly degrade long parallel valleys up to the sea. The region is countersigned for the rare beauty that has made her earth of great personalities, from Giacomo Leopardi to Rafael, from Giovan Baptist Pergolesi to Gioachino Rossini, from Gaspare Spontini to Father Matteo Ricci to Fred II, that were born here.
Pesaro-Urbino, Italy Holiday Homes
Italy is a truly exquisite region, offering the best of the Adriatic coast of central Italy but without the commotion inherent to the areas of mass tourism (book your holiday now on ). Many seaside resorts and beaches provide opportunities to enjoy the hot Italian summer, but that is not all that Marche has to offer: wander inland, and you will be amazed by the sheer beauty of the countryside with its old castles and vineyards. The impressive little renaissance town of Urbino is a great example in this respect, as well as the travertine-paved main square of Ascoli Piceno. Natural wonders are also abundant in the Marche region. Explore the undisturbed mountain scenery of Monti Sibillini, or the truly spectacular limestone caves of Frassisi. Whatever you are interested in, this is the place where an unforgettable Italian holiday is guaranteed. See our complete offer of holiday homes and bungalows in Marche, Italy at
Hotel Raffaello Urbino
600 years of history
The area where we find Hotel Raffaello, was in Roman times used as 'Baths' due to underground veins of cold fresh water. The water was channeled first into large stone cisterns which still exist under the hotel, and then into another larger cistern found under the church of San Sergio to the north of the hotel.
Of Federiciana concept, the stile and external architecture of the building was drawn up in 1400.
Most importantly the building hosted the 'Seminary of the Chierici' which opened officially on the 21st November 1592 but which had been ordained by Mons. G. Ragazzoni in 1574. Economical and logistical reasons however resulted in its beginnings at the earlier date being based in the Church of San Sergio.
Substantial damage was caused to the higher part of the building in the 1789 earthquake.
In 1794 after consolidation and restoration works carried out by the well known architect Guiseppe Valadier the building reopened and hosted the Seminary until 1874, when Archbishop Angeloni transferred the Seminary to the ancient convent of San Domenico.
There seem to be no records as to how the ex Seminary was used until the beginning of the 1900's when the building was given over to the Moni family who in ...... opened a very noisy shoe lace factory there.
The building was then bought by the Communist Party and became the provincial headquarters.
The building was divided into two floors, the main room which today is the lounge was used as stables whilst in the reception area there was an entrance with a staircase which led to the first floor.
Originally on the first floor there were the private rooms of the seminarists, later used as offices. The second floor had been used as a place of prayer but was then used a meeting room for the political party.
Only in the Noble Room on the 2nd floor you can see the vaulted ceiling from the 1700's which still gives that air of sober elegance.
In 1984 the building was bought by the Pecci family -- still the present owners, and was completely restored.
The interior of the building is completely clad in the famous Carrara White and Alp Green marble.
Divided between the three floors there are 14 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, the Noble Drawing Room, 1 kitchen, three bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (in a separate apartment), 1 Lounge, 1 Breakfast Room, 2 underground storage rooms, 1 boiler room and a large Attic which contains water cisterns servicing the plumbing system.
The materials used in the restoration were meticulously studied and refined, are anti allergic and chosen also to prevent water infiltration.
Since 1984 Hotel Raffaello, thanks to our intrepid Engineers and Architects, has been cited in the most important design and architectural design magazines dedicated to interior design throughout the world. It has been considered a 'Record Breaker' for its concept of absolute harmony between both the old and the new.
SAN MARINO TOURISM - A land to discover
Welcome to the city of San Marino, San Marino .....,
The Republic of San Marino is the fifth smallest country in the world and is surrounded by Italy precisely in the north bordering the province of Rimini, the Emilia-Romagna region and south of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, the Marche region. San Marino is the third smallest country in Europe after Vatican City and Monaco. San Marino has no flat land, 100% of the country is situated on top of the mountains.
San Marino has many interesting destinations to explore, even sights in San Marino are part of the livelihoods of the locals. This place is very famous especially among the traveler. The number of tourists coming in around 3 million annually, making this country one of the richest in the world.
As described above, the location of San Marino flanked in the hills made the country surrounded by green landscapes and historic towers in Mount Titano that became part of the tourist attractions in San Marino. For culinary, taste the famous cake of Torta Di Tre Monti which must be a food for the traveler when he was there.
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