La Valle del Metauro

Year: 1989 Format: 13x21 Pages: 102 Photos: b/w Tourist guide to travel up the historic Metauro River which brings back memories of ancient Rome and the victorious battle against Hasdrubal and Carthage. The slow ascent from the mouth of Madonna Ponte di Fano to Borgo Pace and to Alpe della Luna allows you to visit the most important historical centers (Fossombrone and Urbania); the smaller ones (Saltara, Cartoceto with its oil and olive exhibition-market, Montemaggiore al Metauro, S. Ippolito and the tradition of marble workers, Fratte Rosa with its black glazed ceramics). Furthermore: Serrungarina, Montefelcino, Isola del Piano, Fermignano with the double waterfall on the river, Sant'Angelo in Vado and the truffle festival, Mercatello al Metauro. Nor is there any shortage of the most fascinating, hidden or abandoned places: the Villa del Balì and the church of S. Francesco in Rovereto, the convent of Beato Sante, the "little building" of S. Ippolito, the "citadel" of Fossombrone and the Cesane, the “canyon” of S. Lazzaro, the water mills, the Sasso waterfall. Finally you can follow the tasty and gastronomically important "truffle road" from Furlo to Acqualagna.