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GABICCE MARE and its’ SURROUNDINGS
Gabicce Mare
Gabicce Mare is a beautiful town on the coast of the Adriatic, between Emilia Romagna and Marche.
A perfect place to spend you holiday by the beautiful Adriatic coast: the beach is a sandy beach with all the facilities you’d expect of a modern beach side town. Gabicce Mare has long been a popular holiday destination for both the Italian and the International traveller. The tourist industry has kept up with the times, developing and improving while preserving the best the town has to offer.
Choose Gabicce and Hotel & Residences Michelacci as your holiday destination to can enjoy a wonderfully relaxing holiday. Our hotel group offer a fantastic restful base for your hotel or business trip not just in the summer but all year round.
The Health and Fitness Suite is our newest development available to enhance the stay of our guests. The Health and Fitness Suite allows our guests to take full advantage of the facilities of the gym and the relaxing ambient but also many exclusively available treatments in the beauty farm. All this and you can still enjoying the beauty and magnificence of the Adriatic Coast. Our region is full of history and beauty. Hilltop villages and hilltop towns steeped in history, parks of enormous natural beauty and parks just to play.
Gradara
Gradara is a village of medieval appearance standing on a hill 142 metres high, within the walls is the fourteenth century castle which is dominated by a castle. The castle has many with towers and a keep. Some of the things to see are the terracotta a great altarpiece and in Frances chamber. The oldest part of the castle was built in 1307-1325 by Malatesta of Verrucchio and later restored in 1494 by Sforza and then again in 1923-1925. The castle is open to visitors. When visiting you must hear the tragedy Francesca of Rimini – a beautiful love story.
Pesaro
Pesaro is a coastal town at the end of an estuary where the sea meets the land. The city stretches from the hills of San Bartolo Ardizio (a nature reserve) and is protected to the east by the Castle Constance. The town’s centre is divided into two parts, the ancient old town and the more modern part of town. Pesaro is the birthplace of Gioacchino Rossini. The city has a considerable musical history which has become a part of the culture of the town. To educate, preserve and develop these traditions and inform the visitors of Pesaro’s musical history is the Rossini's Museum, the Rossini musical theatre, the Conservatory of Music and the Art Institute. Annually the town becomes a celebration of the music of Rossini in the Rossini Festival. Pesaro also holds a annual film festival in June
Urbino
Urbino is situated on two hills; it is the dominant town in the enchanting hilly landscape. When you approach Urbino you see the impressive medieval city walls and ramparts. The city of Urbino is a symbol of Italian Renaissance and the home of Raphael and Bramante. In its medieval quarters, you can explore the narrow steep streets and discover the beautiful churches and admire many sites of interest for which Urbino is famed. It retains most of the original buildings and overall feel of its glory days and in some ways a visit to Urbino is like a step back in time. This town is place of major artistic interest and contains many monuments and works of art of international importance. As a university town it is filled with students and, should the mood take you, you can in join them with short courses for foreigners in Fine Arts, Art courses and language courses available.
Each year, in August, Urbino celebrates it history with the Feast of the Duke: a re enactment in full medieval costume starting with a street parade of the Court of the Duke involving the Lords and Ladies of the court, acrobats and fire-eaters. The parade culminates with a jousting match in the presence of Ducal Court.
San Leo
This historic town is placed on a sharp boulder surrounded by cliff top views stretching from the Apennines to the sea; an overlap of old houses among a superb Castle and a bell tower. The town is historic a place of legend which is both long and revered which in its history has been a prison and a part of the Papal State: all this is San Leo. In times of war it has been occupied by the Goths, Byzantines, Franks and Lombards. The town was sacred to the pagans until the third century when the area converted to Christianity and became the Diocese of Montefeltro. This period saw the reputation St. Leo grow as a fortress. In 963 San Leo was elevated to the rank of capital of the Kingdom of Italy by Berenguer II. Berenguer II fled to this tiny but strong city. Berenguer II and the city were held under siege by Emperor Otto I of Germany. The siege lasted for many months.
Around 1200 begins the Dukedom of the Counts of Montefeltro. This family later became the Dukes of Urbino, (the Dukes of Urbino have been much citied in the promotion of renaissance). This period of political and military splendor of St. Leo reached a close when the territory passed to the Papal States in 1631. La Roccano no longer kept its own independent army when it was downgraded to a prison at this time. More recently its’ fame is because of the residents of the town. One of San Leo more famous residents is, Joseph Balsamo better known as the Count of Cagliostro. Joseph Balsamo is a very prolific writer equally famous for his work as his enigmatic and charming persona as for his literature.
San Marino
Set between Romagna and the Marche, a few kilometres from the Adriatic Coast, the Republic of San Marino covers an area of only 61 sq km. It was founded in 301 AD by stonecutter Dalmatian Marino, here the legend tells us, to escape persecution of the German Empire of Emperor Diocletian. Since then, this small independent state has a history of defending freedom and independence with tenacity and wisdom. This place has defended its independence even in the difficult times of the Renaissance. San Marino has maintained modern living while still respecting and maintaining its’ ancient traditions and laws. The tiny Republic has repeatedly opened its doors to those who, in times of troubled in Italy, sought refuge and protection from the city. During the 1st and 2nd World Wars over one hundred people escaped the bombing here, included in those people was Giuseppe Garibaldi the hero of two world wars.
A history to be proud of, surrounded by a beautiful landscape is the reasons why the famous (and not so famous) return time and time again. A view not to be missed is the panorama which can be seen from the three towers which defends the bulwarks on the top of Mount Titano.
