Description
Place: Situated on a rocky outcrop with a 360 degree view that stretches from the sea to the mountains offering wonderful views.
Altitude: 377 mt. above sea level.
Surface: 3,000 smq. (on 3 levels)
Period of construction: The Fortress, a witness of many fierce battles, was built in the twelfth century.
Destination: the fortress was guarding the ancient Via Maior, of great strategic value because it represented the main connection with the Duchy of Montefeltro and Tuscany.
Legends & Oddities:
- According to legend, in the basement of the fortress was murdered in 1304 Gianciotto Malatesta, the same as years before, mad with jealousy, had killed his wife Francesca da Rimini and his brother, Paul, the star-crossed lovers celebrated by Dante in his Divine Comedy.
- Between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the walls of the fortress were discovered hiding many of the coins. Some families of farmers in the area had made a second job, spending their free time scouring with hoes and hammers. This oddity can be explained by imagining that in this area have operated the bands of brigands, some of them have wanted to conceal part of the booty for future use.
Condition: In 2000 it was restored to 70%.
Trasformazione: L'attuale progetto di restauro prevede la realizzazione di
- Restaurant up to 450 seats in the inside rooms and nearly 200 seats in a beautiful outside terrace with incomparable views;
- Hotel with 13 rooms all equipped with private facilities (thanks to the possibility of extension of the structure can reach up to 70 rooms);
- Lounge for private parties;
- Disco bar;
- Night club with a stage Dancing.
Land: 3hectares of surrounding land divided between forest and park-garden.
Swimming pool: no.
Distances
Sea: Adriatic Sea (18 km).
Thermae: Riccione (39 km).
Airport: International Airport of Umbria "Federico Fellini" Rimini(26 km).
Major cities: Bologna (115 km); Florence (147 km); Venice (261 km); Rome (328 km); Milan (328 km); Genoa (405 km); Turin (444 km); Naples (525 km).
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