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.