Urbino,
One of the Marche’s five principal towns is Urbino, a marvelous renaissance
city which has changed little from the second half of the 15th century.
Urbino remains unmissable for who is in search of great Italian architecture
and art. More detailed information about Urbino
From Piazza della Repubblica up to the Palazzo Ducale which
houses the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, a collection of great paintings
from artist such as the famous Piero della Francesca.
To Visit Urbino:
Gioacchino Rossini’s modest house where this Italian great
opera composer was born in 1792 – in Via Rossini
Musei Civici – Civic Museums in Piazza Toschi Mosca just off
Via Rossini
Pinacoteca adjacent the museums where you can enjoy the Giovanni
Bellini’s masterpiece the Coronation of the Virgin.
The house where the artist Raphael was born in Via Raffaello, which
is now a little museum where you can admire the Madonna and Child – this
may have been one of his earliest works.
Orto botanico- small botanical garden full of rare plants.
Pesaro,
the sparkling town where Gioacchino Rossini’s music still lingers
on, offers 8 kms of wide sandy beaches and a quiet resort life together
with thriving commercial centers for good shopping and gorgeous fish meals
by the sea.
To Visit Pesaro:
Museo Archeologico on the ground floor of the Palazzo Ducale.
Information, Area Guide Le Marche in Italy
Acquasanta Terme, Amandola, Ancona, Apecchio, Apiro,
Arcevia, Ascoli Piceno, Cagli, Caldarola, Camerino, Carpegna, Castelfidardo,
Cingoli, Civitanova Marche, Corinaldo, Cupra Marittima, Fabriano, Fano, Falconara,
Fermignano, Fermo, Fossombrone, Furlo Gorge, Gabicce Mare, Gradara, Grottammare,
Jesi, Loreto, Macerata, Matelica, Mondavio, Monte Conero, Monti Sibillini,
Monte Catria, Numana, Offida, Osimo, Ostra,
Pedaso, Pennabilli, Pergola, Pesaro,
Piobbico, Portonovo, Porto Potenza Picena, Porto Recanati, Porto San Giorgio,
Porto Sant'Elpidio, Recanati, Ripatransone, San Benedetto del Tronto, San Ginesio,
San Leo, San Severino Marche, Sant'Angelo in Vado, Sarnano, Sassocorvaro, Sassoferrato,
Senigallia, Sirolo, Tolentino, Treia, Urbania, Urbino, Visso
