Visit Pesaro
Pesaro is on the Adriatic coast at the north of the Le Marche region of italy.
The town of Pesaro has a split personality. To many, indeed most, of those who visit the town, especially during the summer months, it is simply a popular family beach resort on the Adriatic.
But a few hundred metres inland and behind the hotel strip that lines the beach, the 'other' Pesaro also deserves your attention, above all for the well preserved medieval town.
The town centre is around Piazza del Popolo, home to the impressive Palazzo Ducale, and the square and surrounding streets contain various attractive buildings, and lots of cafes and expensive shops.
The small cathedral to the east of Piazza del Popolo has an extensive mosaic as highlight.
There is an art gallery (the highlight being a fine altarpiece by Bellini, the 'Coronation of the Virgin'); a ceramic museum (Pesaro has a long history of ceramic production); and there is a small archaeological museum in the town that also merit a visit to see some local finds dating back to the iron age and the Roman period.
The town was also the birthplace of composer Rossini - you can visit his home, now a small museum, or perhaps listen to one of his operas at the summer music festival in Pesaro.