The history of Mercatello on the Metauro

MERCATELLO Su the METAURO (Pesaro and Urbino) - Of medieval origin, Mercatello on the Metauro is a laughing town of the tall Metauro, perfectly set in the green valley of this river, absorbed in an entire and harmonious landscape still. Antropizzate from an ancient country civilization, the valleys and the hills is studded of a quantity of agricultural houses in which the typology of the is often underlined "Tuscan farmhouse", constructions so well you insert in the context to result essential part of the environment.

Particularly pleasant the ancient walled suburb of Castle of the Parish that is risen on a relief that dominates the valley. Over that for the hilly territory and they climb on of which is pulsating heart, the town is interesting a great deal for the important cultural, architectural and artistic emergencies that it proposes to the careful visitor and party: the medieval historical center still introduces him entire in its native structure, in it they are recognizable the influences in near Tuscany and Umbria over that of the culture urbinate of whose dukedom Mercatello (Parish of Ico) was important center.

Pleasantly you insert in the urban fabric they are some valuable architectural emergencies what the important Collegiate (originally Parish of St. Pietro of Ico) Parish already in the XII° sec., where a precious Romanesque-Byzantine icon of the XI° sec preserves him. further to a rich harvest of objects and you furnish sacred.The Monumental Church of St. going up again Francis to the XIII° sec., splendid container of an important pinacoteca that preserves tables of the XII° and XIV° sec., cloths of the centuries XVI° and XVII°, frescos and launchings architectural elements in stone graven pregevolmente. Of notable interest I am also the Ducal Building of the XV° sec., attributed going up again Gasparini to the XVII° to Francis of George Martini and the Building sec.

The attention to the guardianship of his/her own patrimony, architectural and landscape, you/he/she has done yes that Mercatello got her/it "Orange Flag." The circle recognition, assigned him by the Touring, if him is earned for the care and reception: Mercatello has an ancient center, with plaza and historical buildings of relief and preserve a bridge in stone of Roman epoch. All the buildings of tourist interest, introduce besides some informative panels on the history and the function of the building in the past.

Sam Sabatini 329.6236574 journalist - office stamps