Pesaro

Overlooking the Adriatic Sea, Pesaro boasts 7 kilometres of wide sandy and pebbled beaches -partly to the open sea, partly protected by cliffs. It offers a relaxing vacation and is perfect for families and children;  there’s a wide range of accommodation facilities. The “Ciclovia Adriatica”, which runs along the Adriatic coast, from Pesaro to Fano (12 km.) is already effective. The maritime culture is witnessed by the Museum Washington Patrignani, collecting the finds of Pesaro’s sealife. The most remarkable religious buildings are: the Cathedral, the baroque Church of the “Name of God”, the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Church of St. Augustin. The best-known monuments and museums are: the fifteenthcentury Rocca Costanza, the Ducal Palace, Teatro Rossini, Rossini’s House, the Archaeological Museum “Oliveriano” and the Civic Museums (including the Art Gallery and the Museum of Ceramics). A striking contemporary sculpture is the “Pomodoro Sphere”, a bronze sphere made by the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro in 1998.The “Ruggeri Villa” is a beautiful Art Nouveau building; “Villa Imperiale”, built in 1530, lies on San Bartolo hill, not far from Pesaro. Casteldimezzo, Fiorenzuola di Focara, and Santa Marina Alta are picturesque villages overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the San Bartolo area.