In the hinterland of Rimini near the border with Marche and San Marino is San Leo. Known for its historical and geopolitical events, it is a wonderful city of art mentioned by Dante Alighieri in the Divine Comedy. From San Leo you can enjoy a magnificent view of the surrounding mountains, along the Marecchia valley, down to the sea.
San Leo promotes and participates in several projects related to the bike sector, offers several routes in E-bike.
Today the Fortress, cleaned of the nineteenth-century superstructures that altered its elegant Renaissance lines, has returned to its architectural splendor that makes it one of the most celebrated examples of military art, in a setting of history and art among the most beautiful in Italy.
The Medici Palace was built between 1517 and 1523 in order to host the Governor of San Leo and Montefeltro on behalf of the Florentine Republic.
Like the Palazzo Mediceo, this building was also erected to host the representatives of the important family that succeeded the Montefeltro in the Seigniory of the Duchy of Urbino and, later, in the government of the Feretrana Province.
The conventual complex was built in the second half of the sixteenth century, choosing as its site the hill called Monte Via.
Of ancient foundation, the Cathedral dedicated to the Patron Saint Leo is the result of Romanesque-Lombard workers who reconstructed and dated the building in 1173.
To St. Francis of Assisi is attributed the foundation of the convent of Sant'Igne, going back to the XIII century, distant around two kilometers from the inhabited center.
The original collection includes a series of works belonging to the Leontine territory, mostly coming from religious buildings.
The Pieve is dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta and is the most ancient religious monument of Montefeltro.
The Saint Francis Walk from Rimini to La Verna retraces some of the places visited by the Saint during his journey in the Marecchia Valley in 1213, and winds its way along an itinerary of about five days.
Artisan companies specializing in the restoration and sale of antique and/or antiqued furniture.
San Leo Cashmere is a cashmere wool production center located in Valmarecchia, in the province of Rimini, a few kilometers from San Leo, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy.