Pesaro... and the surrounding areas

Our Pesaro hotel is the perfect base for discovering all the beautiful corners that this town can offer to tourists.
Pesaro is not only a renowned seaside resort area, it is also an important cultural hub and home to monuments and artwork of great historical importance.

Just by taking a pleasant stroll from our seaside hotel to historic downtown Pesaro, you will be able to visit the many monuments of the area: the Cathedral with its Roman mosaics, The Civic Museums, the Diocesan Museum, the splendid music conservatory that Rossini donated to his hometown and the composer's house.
Being Rossini one of Pesaro's most illustrious sons, music is therefore one of the major attractions of the town: thus each year Pesaro hosts one of the most world prestigious opera events: The Rossini Opera Festival.
Another famous event is the Festival of New Cinema, also renowned all over the world: it suffices to say that the first editions hosted Italian directors such as Rossellini, Zavattini, Bertolucci, Godard and Pasolini.

An ideal place for relaxing walks is the piazza where the sculpture Sfera Grande is located. The Sfera was created by the local artist Arnaldo Pomodoro and contributes to make the landscape entirely unique, positioning itself at the centre of a magnificent panoramic viewpoint over the sea. In the same piazza you can admire one of the most distinguished Liberty-style villas of the region: Villino Ruggeri.

The surroundings of the town are also full of historical suburbs and picturesque citadels just waiting to be discovered: among them the Renaissance town of Urbino stands out. Not surprisingly, in fact, Urbino is a UNESCO World Heritage site thanks to its Renaissance downtown which still today evokes fascinating reminiscences of a distant past.

Another must-see during a holiday in Pesaro is without a doubt nearby Gradara, perhaps one of the best preserved medieval citadels in Italy. Gradara is dominated by a fascinating Malatesta fortress, known as The Castle of Gradara: in Medieval Ages the castle was both the site of epic battles for the political control of the city and the setting of one of the most romantic and unfortunate love stories in history: that one of Paolo and Francesca.
The Castle of Gradara, in fact, offered the stage for their romance and its tragic ending at the hands of Francesca's husband.

Complete this exciting tour with a visit to the nearby Montefeltro Castle, to discover the sad and mysterious story of Azzurrina, Malatesta's daughter, who disappeared mysteriously at a young age and was never seen again.
According to several witnesses, when visiting the castle on certain days of the year and in specific weather conditions, you can hear the ghost of the girl calling her mother from somewhere in the castle.

San Leo is another destination to discover: mysterious and exciting, it is reached by a single ancient road and at the top a marvellous view awaits you, overlooking the entire Valmarecchia.