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Whoever comes to Urbino without knowing its history and its importance finds himself before an extraordinary surprise, or, ineed, a miracle. |
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In the misdst of the spectacle of the hills along which the access roads run an enchanted palace left untouched by the passing of time appears suddenly.
The edifice is the palace of Federico da Montefeltro, the lord of the city during the Renaissance.
The Cathedral at the rigth, and the doorway of the church of San Domenico
Piazza Rinascimento
Festa dell’Aquilone, the only European kiteflying competition held between city contradas (1ª Sunday in September)
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It is a leep back into time, a dive into the purity and freedom of the soul.
Thanks to his refined cultural background, Federico da Montefeltro knew how to concentrate in this space the best that Italian humanism had to offer during the Renaissance. In his effort to make his home the dwelling place of the Muses he called to his court the greatest men and artist of his times: Piero della Francesca, Luciano Laurana, Leon Battista Alberti, Francesco di Giorgio Martini just to name a few. In this cradle of culture great artists like Raphael and Bramante took their first steps. After the great season of the Renaissance the city experiences a period of new splendor at the beginning of the 18º century when Clement XI, son of the Albani, ascended to the papal throne. This family promoted the enlightened patronage of the construction of civil and religious edifices and contributed to changing the face of the city. Last but the not least, the University, widely extended during the second half of the 19º century, unfolded the urban fabric to modern architectural renovations.
The civil and religious edifices of the city are the living testimony of the history of this city. Marvelous examples of the great season of the Renaissance are the Church of San Bernardino, just outside the city, where the tombs of the Dukes of Urbino are kept, the Odasi Palazzo, and Palazzo Passionei. The 17º century Church of the Santo Spirito, the churches of San Francesco and San Domenico, both of which witnessed renovation works of the interior during the 18º century, and the Athedral rebuilt by Valadier are all worth visiting. A Marvelous aristocratic residence is 18º century Palazzo Albani. A city cannot be judged only for its monuments.To know it in depth you need to enter into its living fabric, to walk through it to discover its hidden details, to pass from one door to another, from a stairway to another, to have a look inside the courtyards of the palaces, to stop in its most secluded squares, to meet its inhabitants and have them tell you of their customs, traditions, and feasts...
Maybe, if I could stay in Urbino forever... |
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NUMERI UTILI Assessorato al turismo ..............................Tel. 0722328568 I.A.T. ( Inf. Acc. Turistica) Urbino ..............Tel. 07222613 Municipio ..................................................Tel. 07223091 Soprintendenza per i Beni Artistici ...........Tel. 07222760
COME ARRIVARE A URBINO
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ALBERGHI Bonconte **** ........................................ Tel. 07224787 Hotel Mamiani ****..................................Tel. 0722322309 Hotel San Domenico **** ....................... Tel. 07222727 Dei Duchi ***.......................................... Tel. 0722328226 Della Robbia *** .................................... Tel. 07224064 Fontespino *** ....................................... Tel. 072257160 Italia *** ................................................. Tel. 07222701 La Meridiana ***.................................... Tel. 0722320169
CAMPEGGI Campeggio Pineta .................................Tel. 07224710
AGRITURISMI Ca' Andreana ........................................Tel. 0722327845 Ca' Bargello ................................... ......Tel. 0722985261 Cal Bertaro ...........................................Tel. 0722328335 Ca' Lante ..............................................Tel. 0722340278 Dei Duchi ..............................................Tel. 0722320292 |
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Pagina in Inglese
Ferry service to the port of Ancona,
tourist ports of Pesaro or Fano, followed by bus or car journey.
Flights to the airports
of Ancona or Rimini, followed by train or car journey..
Pesaro station, followed by bus or car
journey.
Bus services
avaible from Pesaro, Ancona, Rome, Arezzo and Fano.
A14 motorway: direction Canosa/Bologna,
Pesaro/Urbino exit. S.S. 423 Urbinate.
