{"id":609,"date":"2022-02-21T09:32:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T09:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kagency.it\/wordpress\/hotelpalazzi\/castello-di-gradara-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T12:32:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:32:04","slug":"castle-of-gradara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/en\/castle-of-gradara\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Gradara Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>If you have chosen the <strong>Adriatic Coast<\/strong> for your holidays you absolutely must visit <strong>Gradara Castle<\/strong>.<br \/>This is the <strong>most visited monument in the Marche region<\/strong>, famous for the tragic love story of Paolo and Francesca, made eternal by Dante&#8217;s story in the Divine Comedy.<\/p>\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25177 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/borgo_gradara-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Gradara\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/borgo_gradara-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/borgo_gradara-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/borgo_gradara-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/borgo_gradara-1200x684.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/borgo_gradara.jpg 1217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>You can visit the interior of the fortress inhabited in <strong>medieval times<\/strong> by the powerful families who ruled here: <strong>Malatesta, Sforza and Della Rovere<\/strong>.<br \/>Inside the walls, at the foot of the fortress you can visit the <strong>Ramparts Walk<\/strong> and the romantic paths around the <strong>Rocca<\/strong>, up to the <strong>Staircase of Love by Elio Fiorucci<\/strong>.<br \/>The small town of Gradara is nestled between the first and second walls.<br \/>The period of government of the Malatestas was sadly famous for the <strong>tragedy of Paolo and Francesca<\/strong> which took place here in September 1289 and described by <strong>Dante<\/strong> in his <strong>Canto V <\/strong>of the <strong>Divine Comedy<\/strong>.<br \/>In 1494, just fourteen years old, <strong>Lucrezia Borgia<\/strong>, second wife of <strong>Giovanni Sforza<\/strong>, arrived. The young girl, always described as perverse and corrupt, was actually a girl with golden hair and blue eyes subjugated by her father: the terrible <strong>Pope<\/strong>,<strong> Alexander VI Borgia<\/strong>, who forced the young daughter to leave her previous husband and marry new ones for the his shady intrigues.<br \/>The spouses who did not want to leave Lucrezia ended up, as we know, being poisoned.<\/p>\r\n<p>Upon the death of the last heir of the <strong>Della Rovere family<\/strong>, several administrations followed, then in the mid-1700s the <strong>Marquis Mosca of Pesaro<\/strong> took over. He lovingly took care of the construction and restoration until his death. The fortress then became municipal property and sold to various owners until 1920 when <strong>Eng. Umberto Zanvettori<\/strong> from Belluno bought it for three million lire and in his capable hands it was reborn and began to become the fascinating village we know today!<br \/><br \/>Right at the entrance to the Medieval Village, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labottegradara.it\/\"><strong>Osteria La Botte<\/strong><\/a> awaits you for an exceptional gastronomic experience, to discover the typical cuisine of the Marche-Romagna area prepared with originality and mastery by chef Alessandro.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Tip: you can reach it by bus or by the nice little train, it is only 5 km from Gabicce Mare.<br \/>Don&#8217;t forget your camera!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-611 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/93-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/93-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/93-1024x444.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/93-768x333.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/93-1200x520.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.hotelpalazzigabicce.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/93.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testo corto di Prova. 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