Discover the villages and places of interest near Gabicce Mare
Gradara is an ancient fortified town located in the hinterland of the Marche-Romagna regions coast not far from Cattolica and the sea. The background is a pleasant hilly landscape. It is known for its historic Malatesta Fortress that can be visited and contains, in addition to the armory, a torture room, a chapel and some rooms with original furniture of the sixteenth and sixteenth centuries.
The State of San Marino is the third smallest country in Europe and the oldest republic in the world. San Marino is located on the flanks of Mount Titan and has its own Mint, its own stamps, a football team and an army. Do not miss the three beautiful fortifications connected by walkways to the citadel below enclosed by a triple circle of walls. Everywhere in San Marino, especially from the top of its mountain, you can enjoy a unique and unforgettable view, from the countryside of Emilia Romagna and the hills of the Marche and Montefeltro, up to the Adriatic Sea.
Located at 485 meters high, Urbino has maintained over the centuries its nature as a center of art and culture. Its Renaissance heart is the Palazzo Ducale, symbol of the city and now home to the National Gallery of the Marche that houses many masterpieces including paintings by Piero Della Francesca and Titian. Other points of interest are the House of Raphael where the artist was born and where you can admire a fresco of his young days, as well as the rooms and the furnishings from the fifteenth century, the neoclassical Duomo, the Palazzo dell'Università, the church of Saint Domenic, of Saint Francis and Saint Sergius.
In the Val Marecchia, about 30 km from Rimini on a huge rock, reachable by a single road cut into the rock, stands San Leo. On the highest point of the rocky spur rises the impregnable fortress that around the 1600 was enlarged and adapted into a prison with illustrious convicts such as the Count of Cagliostro and Felice Orsini. The panorama from San Leo is one of the most beautiful and characteristic of the region: the view sweeps over the surrounding mountains and along the Marecchia valley to the sea.
The caves of Frasassi are located within the Regional Natural Park of Gola della Rossa and Frasassi, in the province of Ancona, with its 30 km of caves is one of the most magnificent and fascinating underground routes in the world. They are underground karst caves whose discovery dates back to 1948. You can opt for a tourist itinerary, accessible to all, or experience the thrill of a speleological tour.
A place of worship and pilgrimage for millions of people since the Middle Ages, it contains within the imposing Basilica the most important relic of Christianity, the House inhabited by the Holy Family in Nazareth, where Mary was born and where Jesus lived until the age of 30.