The castle of Gradara is the complex that stands on the top of a hill in the municipality of Gradara, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Marche region of Italy, consisting of a medieval castle-fortress (the rocca) and the adjacent historic village, protected by an outer wall that stretches almost 800 meters, making the entire structure imposing.
Gradara has been, due to its geographical position, a crossroads of traffic and people since ancient times: during the medieval period the fortress was one of the main theaters of clashes between militias loyal to the Papacy and the turbulent seigniories of the Marche and Romagna.
Legend has it that the fortress was the backdrop for the tragic love between Paolo and Francesca, wife of Gianciotto Malatesta, Paolo's brother, sung by Dante in the Divine Comedy.
Gradara castle
Address: Piazza V Novembre, 1, 61012
Phone: +390541964115
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