Urbino
Walled City
General Information
Other Name: -, District: NA, State: Marche, Italy
Area: 228 km²
Languages Spoken: Italian
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Importance: Its best-known architectural piece is the Palazzo Ducale, rebuilt by Luciano Laurana.
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Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region in Italy.It is built on two hills which are connected by 4 principal roads and most of it is still surrounded by solid walls and sturdy gates.The main attraction of Urbino is the Palazzo Ducale, begun in the second half of the 15th century by Federico II da Montefeltro. It houses the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, one of the most important collections of Renaissance paintings in the world.Location
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There is a rewarding drive to the Furlo Gorge (Gola del Furlo), enclosed by sheer rock faces.At the narrowest point is the Galleria Romana del Furlo or Forulus, a tunnel 37m/40yd long carrying the Via Flaminia through the rock.It bears an inscription recording that it was cut by the Emperor Vespasian .
Via Raffaello meets the spacious, park-like Piazzale Roma, with a Monument to Raphael. From the adjoining bastion, Pian del Monte, there are excellent views, extending as far as San Marino.
The magnificent state apartments on the first and second floors now house the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche ,a rich picture gallery, with Raphael''s "Mute" and pictures by Paolo Uccello ("Miracle of the Communion"), Piero della Francesca, Titian, Barocci, Gentileschi and Simone de Magistris. There are also tapestries and sculpture.
Is the most perfectly preserved example of an Italian princely residence of the period. Notable features are the colonnaded courtyard and the staircase.