Nature History and Superb Culinary
Tradition
Val Metauro is named for the rivers Meta and
Auro that orginate in the Appenine Mountains and flows to the Adriatic sea. The
hills of this ancient and historic valley overlook the seaside town of Fano and
its historic center, rich in monuments and buildings dating from the Roman,
medieval, renaissance and baroque periods. The Via Flaminia still connects Rome
with this province; there is also a superhighway that parallels the ancient
route.
The Historic
Borgo of Cartoceto Here, you can taste unique cheese products,
experience the local goat farm and millstones where a DOP olive oil is produced.
Fratte Rosa is a hilltop borgo near the
renaissance town of Urbino, famous for its clay products and boasting artisan
shops dating back to the 18th Century that display products for
decorative as well as domestic use. Here, you can also visit the Terrecotte
Museum in the convent of Santa Vittoria, a winery to taste the three doc wines
of Pesaro-Urbino province – bianchello, sangiovese and pergola rosso – as well
as experience the local cuisine, rigorously and slowly prepared with coccio,
the local earthenware utensils.
Stay in a Traditional Mansion, superbly located for wine
lovers and seekers of a typical local food experience, in a fairytale setting
dotted with castles and villages just a few kilometers from the Adriatic Sea
and the Marche Appennine mountains. Terracruda is composed of four independent
apartments with all the modern comforts in two villas and includes a swimming
pool.
A Unique Culinary Experience
Help prepare truffle dishes and other Marchigiano
specialties in these magical surroundings. Ask our local partner Giorgia about
upcoming food and wine events in the Val Metauro.
The Furlo
Gorge is part of a Natural Reserve park. The emperor Vespasian had a tunnel built here to facilitate passage on
the Via Flaminia at the narrowest point of the gorge; next to it is a similar
but smaller tunnel dating from Etruscan times.
An
Open Air Museum featuring ancient arms. Mondavio Castle and Rocca Roveresca,
a masterpiece of military engineering by
Francesco di Giorgio Martini, architect to the Duke of Urbino, charged with the
fortification and restoration of structures in the Montefeltro area.
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