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Gradara is known above all for its beautiful fortress, which together with its fortified village and its walls represent a characteristic example of medieval architecture. Around it you can walk the path of lovers that surrounds the hill, from which you can admire the sharecropping landscape of the Pesaro area, where cultivated fields and woodland patches mix.

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A look at Gradara

The town of Gradara has been proclaimed "Borgo ...
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Gradara Castle during the "Magic Castle" event
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The village of Gradara is located in the Marche Region. Located in the hinterland between Marche and the Riviera romagnola, not far from the sea and with a nice hilly landscape - extreme offshoot of the Apennines. It is especially known for its historic Malatesta Fortress, which together with its fortified village and its walls represent a characteristic example of medieval architecture, fruit of a careful restoration implemented at the beginning of the XX century.

The ancient history of Gradara is closely linked to the vicissitudes of its castle, subject over the centuries to the domain of families Malatesta, Sforza, Della Rovere and Moscow. According to legend, it found the death Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta, killed for jealousy by his brother Paul, Gianciotto Malatesta.

The borgo, perfectly preserved in its interior is a jewel of which the inhabitants take care with the pride and awareness to be privileged to live in this little corner of paradise. Flowered balconies, scented pergolas and green corners are the path that leads the visitor to the second wall that surrounds the fortress.

Village of Gradara
Municipality of Gradara
Province of Pesaro Urbino
Marche Region

Inhabitants: 4.883
Altitude center: 142 m a.s.l.

The Municipality is part of:
I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Città del vino
Paesi bandiera arancione

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Municipality of Gradara
Via Mancini 23 - 61012 Gradara (PU)
Tel. 0541-823901

Gradara Castle

The Castle of Gradara is in the Marche Region.

Via Parrocchiale, 9, Gradara

Goths' Line Museum

the Goths' Line Museum is located at Montegridolfo, in Emilia Romagna.

Via Borgo, 1, Montegridolfo (Rimini)
11.47 Kilometers from Gradara

Malatesta Fortress

The Malatesta Fortress stands on the village of Montefiore Conca, Emilia Romagna.

Via II Giugno, Montefiore Conca (Rimini)
14.19 Kilometers from Gradara

Church of the Magi

the Church of the Magi is placed in front of the mother church of Pergola, in Marche Region.

Via Don Minzoni, 84, Pergola (Pesaro e Urbino)
42.73 Kilometers from Gradara

Municipal Museum 'Art Gallery

The Civic Museum 'Pinacoteca', in the cloister of San Francesco, preserves part of the artistic, ...

Piazza della Rovere, 61040, Mondavio (Pesaro e Urbino)
4477.41 Kilometers from Gradara

Cesarini's Art Gallery and House Museum

The Cesarini's Art Gallery and House Museum at Fossombrone hosts furnishing of early twentieth-ce...

Via Pergamino, 23, Fossombrone (Pesaro e Urbino)
28.24 Kilometers from Gradara

Historical Commemoration Museum

The Museum of Historical Commemoration is hosted inside the tower of the Fortress of Mondavio, in...

Viale della Vittoria, 5, Mondavio (Pesaro e Urbino)
33.63 Kilometers from Gradara

Rock Armoury

The Rocca Roveresca in Mondavio houses an important armoury with defensive and offensive weapons....

Piazza Giovanni della Rovere, 61040, Mondavio (Pesaro e Urbino)
33.61 Kilometers from Gradara

Roveresca Fortess

The Fortress of Mondavio represents one of the most important testimonies of the project activity...

Viale della Vittoria, 5, Mondavio (Pesaro e Urbino)
33.65 Kilometers from Gradara

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BY CAR

From the North: Take the A14 motorway in the direction of Ancona, exit in the direction of Cattolica - San Giovanni M. - Gabicce Mare and continue following the signs for Gradara.
From the south: Take the A14 motorway towards Naples and then Pescara, exit towards Pesaro - Urbino and follow the Pesaro direction, cross Babbucce and continue following the direction for Gradara.

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Cattolica Station - S. Giovanni - Gabicce
Pesaro station

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La Loggia Relais and Emporio

The Loggia Emporio and Relais is located in the heart of the village of Gradara, in the Marche Re...

Via Dante Alighieri, 2, Gradara

B&B Dimora della Rovere

At the border between Romagna and Marche, this bed&breakfast is steeped in history and immersed i...

Via della Rovere, 4 - 61012 , Gradara

Relais Villa Matarazzo

Rich in Mediterranean botanical rarities

Via Farneto, 1 - 61012, Gradara

Agriturismo Ripabottina Montegridolfo

Via Borgo, 5/A - 47837 , Montegridolfo (Rimini)
11.51 Kilometers from Gradara

Agriturismo Il Sentiero

Located in the middle of the hills of Montefiore Conca.

Via Gemmano, 1050 - 47834, Montefiore Conca (Rimini)
15.19 Kilometers from Gradara

B&B Casa Sponge

B&B Casa sponge is a small corner of tranquility and art immersed in the hills around the Pergola...

Via Mezzanotte, 84, Pergola (Pesaro e Urbino)
43.37 Kilometers from Gradara

Locanda Le Querce - Country House B&B

This beautiful hotel is located in the region of Montefeltro, between Tuscany and Romagna.

Via Ca' Giorgetto, Località Calmugnano, Frontino (Pesaro e Urbino)
38.24 Kilometers from Gradara

Hotel Restaurant La Rocca dei Malatesta

The Hotel Restaurant La Rocca dei Malatesta is the only resort in the heart of the village of Fro...

Via Giovanni XXIII, 1 - 61021, Frontino (Pesaro e Urbino)
37.51 Kilometers from Gradara

Bar Ex Corpo di Guardia

This historical bar is your chance to go back in time and to live an amazing experience into the ...

Piazza V Novembre, 13 - 61012 , Gradara

Locanda San Pietro

Typical restaurant of Romagna.

Via San Pietro, 1685, Montefiore Conca (Rimini)
14.36 Kilometers from Gradara

Farm BIO

Via Ghetto, 6, 61012, Gradara

Art gallery Jutta Motzko

Jutta, originally from Munich, after several studies, degrees and diplomas in the artistic field,...

Piazza Valbruna, 1 - 61011, Gradara

Real estate Terra Dorata

Via Don Minzoni 60 - 61045, Pergola (Pesaro e Urbino)
42.68 Kilometers from Gradara

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