The fortress. built by the Malatesta family at the end of the 13th century, it is traditionally linked to the literary myth of Paolo and Francesca (Canto V Inferno) who would have met their death here. At the end of the fifteenth century Giovanni Sforza made some improvements on the occasion of his wedding to the very young Lucrezia Borgia. Restored one hundred years ago by the last owner, the engineer. UmbertomkZanvettori is today a museum house. On the visit route, which crosses two fully furnished noble floors, you can admire interesting works of art including the altarpiece painted by Giovanni Santi, Raphael's father, and the Della Robbia altarpiece.

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According to literary tradition, in the rooms of the castle took place the tragic love story of Paolo and Francesca narrated by Dante in the V Canto of the Inferno. Today Gradara celebrates it with a cultural research on the myth of Francesca da Rimini as a heroine of female emancipation.

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The MARV is the civic museum of Gradara, home to exhibitions and art exhibitions. The palace that houses it was built at the beginning of the eighteenth century by a nobleman of Gradara origin, the Archdeacon Giacomo Rubini, as the inscription on the portal recalls.

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From the top of the medieval walls surrounding the village of Gradara there is a 700 meter walking route - which can be done in around 20 minutes - from which you can admire an enchanting panorama of sea and mountains: the coast between Rimini and Gabicce, the hills of the Marche - Romagna hinterland and the mountainous profiles among which the three imposing peaks of Titano stand out.

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In via dei Cappuccini, at the foot of the western walls, a small stone amphitheater borders a garden of centuries-old olive trees. Nearby there is also the small former Capuchin convent, dating back to 1564, and the polygonal bastion known as "la rocchetta" (15th century)

The Bosco di Paolo and Francesca - so called in homage to the lovers of the Divine Comedy - grows lush in the shadow of the majestic Rocca di Gradara and can be easily traversed without the need for specific equipment and clothing thanks to a 1.20 km path.

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