The Malatesta Fortress of Montefiore, an imposing fortress in the heart of the Romagna

Even as far away from the beaches, the hills and plains where there is Romagna and Marche, there is a hill on unalta gigantic fortress squared profile and imposing net that silhouetted against the sky. Rocca di Montefiore, at the foot of which lies one of the most important and beautiful dellantica Signoria Malatesta. Since the Middle Ages dallalto Montefiore's history is intertwined with that of the city of Rimini, in 1302 the castle trying to escape from this jurisdiction, but the threat of a siege smash the rebellion. With the power of lavvento Malatesta, Montefiore experienced a moment of great development assuming the role of main center of the valley. The family chose him to build one of the largest and most impregnable fortress, which was recognized both as a rich representation of residence, both the strategic-military stronghold on the borders of the Duchy of Urbino.

Overcoming the various doors to the fortress, you enter the first round of the walls and then to the courtyard where there is a well decorated dating back to 300. Upstairs you can admire a lounge with a cross vault with the exposure of some frescoes by Jacopo Avanzi, rare examples of secular painting of the fourteenth century and a room yet to be restored, of the avanzi walls painted with scenes of battle, commonly known as the 'emperor. Climbing to the top floor there is a terrace on the top of the fortress from which you can admire a panorama really exciting. Within the walls of the fortress, where stayed Popes, Emperors and Princes, now, from May to September, the exhibition season provides for the participation of Italian and foreign artists, in an area already become a significant reference point for contemporary art. Interesting fragments of fourteenth century frescoes in the church of the Hospital and portraits for the resurgent ultramundane own fate. In the Church of St. Paul you can observe a cross-school riminese of 300 and a painting attributed to Luzio Dolci, showing the altar of Our Lady of Mercy of the beginning of the 500th At about one kilometer from the village lies the Santuario della Madonna di Bonora (1400), one of the most famous cult of Rimini, the destination of pilgrimages and visits by inhabitants of the nearby valleys.