| Valmarecchia | |
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| State | Italy |
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| Region | Emilia Romagna |
Valmarecchia is a region ofItaly.
To know
It was always a borderland, the Apennines of castles, fortifications, parish churches, of horizons in which the cliffs of the fortresses suddenly stand out: San Leo, San Marino; a land that participates in several natures, so much so that over the centuries it became part of different administrative territories, but which retains a profound Romagna essence.
Geographical notes
Between the Tuscany, the Marche, the Romagna plain and the Romagna Riviera, has in the Marecchia its main stream from which it takes its name. other regional State, now unified, now divided among several Lords. Even today its unity is not completely regained, even after the transition to Romagna of Rimini of most of the municipalities that were located in Marche; some have remained in the Marches, the part of the upper valley is still there Tuscany.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Pennabilli - In an elevated position it preserves the old medieval core. It was the cradle of the Malatesta family, who later became the lady of Rimini. It is the religious center of the area, as it is the seat of the Diocese of San Marino he was born in Montefeltro.
- San Leo - The Rocca di San Leo is the fifteenth-century work of Francesco di Giorgio Martini, which stands on the top of the cliff on which the inhabited area develops; it seems inaccessible, and emanates an astonishing sense of power and strength. The city also offers a prestigious urban center, with the medieval buildings of the Cathedral and the Pieve.
- Santarcangelo of Romagna - It has a medieval core and retains a quadrilateral fortress with corner towers built by the Malaspina in the 13th-14th century. It has an eighteenth-century Collegiate Church.
- Verucchio - The Malatesta Fortress high above the town dominates the village, where the Collegiate Church is worth a visit, which houses numerous works of art.
How to get
How to get around
What see
- Strong (to San Leo). - Majestic and inaccessible, on the cliff of 639 meters above sea level, it is known to have had as a prisoner the Count of Cagliostro, who died there in 1795.
- Pieve (to San Leo). - Pre-Romanesque basilica of the IX-XI centuries, restored, has three naves and three apses. It preserves a ciborium from the 9th century.
- Old Town (TO Pennabilli). - It has important medieval architectural testimonies. The Museo diffuso is located in the historic center of Pennabilli and in the municipal area Places of the Soul conceived by Tonino Guerra.
- Malatesta fortress (TO Santarcangelo of Romagna). - Fifteenth century, it has polygonal towers; it was a bulwark of the Malatesta family at the mouth of the valley.
- Malatesta fortress (to Verucchio). - Another fortress to defend the Malatesta possessions, only one remains; the fortress that stood on the opposite side of the valley has been lost.
What to do
At the table
The typical dish of the area is undoubtedly the piadina.
Safety
Other projects
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