Gradara Castle

The castle is one of the most visited monuments in the region and is the scene of museum events, musical and artistic.

Gradara was, by geographical position, since ancient times a crossroads of traffic and people: during the Middle Ages, the fortress was one of the main theatres of clashes between militias loyal to the papacy and the turbulent families Romagna and Marche.

Situated at 142 metres above sea level, with the Republic of San Marino, Rimini and Carpegna in the background, Gradara represents an extraordinary urban and architectural combination.

Its history is inextricably linked with the infamous feuds between the Malatesta and Montefeltro families.

This long-standing conflict came to a halt only after the control of the castle fell into the hands of the Sforza family.