Pesaro is the second largest city in the Marche region and a harmonic blend of a charming historic center with a bustling port and light industry. Pesaro rests along the Adriatic Coast, boasting crystalline beaches. It is the last city before the Marche meets Emilia Romagna.
Pesaro is renowned as the hometown of famous composer Gioachino Rossini whose name has embellished a street, a theater and a music conservatory. The prolific composer wrote dozens of scores, including The Barber of Seville and the operatic Cinderella. Pesaro hosts a prestigious Rossini Opera Festival annually. The Teatro Rossini is a lavish place of great luxury evident to every detail.
The Renaissance beauty of this city comes alive in its palaces and piazzas. The imposing Palazzo Toschi-Mosca was built in the 1500s by a merchant family called Mosca. It was frequented by some of the elite of the era such as Casanova, Stendhal and Napoleon who were guests in their palazzo. Today it is home to the civic art gallery that can be enjoyed along with the regal rooms. Palazzo Lazzarini, built in the 17th century, hosts an art collection in the Diocesan Museum. Palazzo Almerici, is today home to the prestigious Biblioteca Oliveriana, a library with rare volumes, as well as the archeology museum.
Via Rossini is the main street through the center where the Duomo is found; its floors carpeted with amazing mosaics. The Palazzo Ducale, on Piazza del Popolo, is one of the city's landmarks, built by the Malatesta family.
A short walk from the historic center brings you to the seafront, lined with cedar trees and sandy beaches. Baia Flaminia is a nice beach, leading off from the north end of the port and bringing you to the entrance of the park of San Bartolo. Tramonto sul Molo will offer a unique sunset, the only one in the Adriatic, and this is why the city organizes a summer sunset party to celebrate it every Thursday evening from June through August.
Marche is one of the twenty regions of Italy, located at its center. The region stretches for around 100 miles along the Adriatic coast. Marche is a relatively undiscovered land of Italy with respect to the better known Tuscany and other regions. Well known for its shoemaking tradition this place is a hidden gem!
The birthplace of the Roman Empire and Renaissance, Italy, showcases many of the world’s greatest artworks, architectural buildings and over the top gastronomical proposals. This is the country where the word “style” expresses the whole nation. Italy has more Unesco World Heritage cultural sites than any other country; among them are Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Primavera, Michelangelo’s David and Sistine Chapel and da Vinci’s The Last Supper.
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