Mercatello sul Metauro
The Small Market
Province
Province of Pesaro-Urbino
Altitude
429 m a.s.l.
Inhabitants
1.400
A small medieval village along the Metauro river, with a perfectly preserved historic center and important Renaissance artworks.
📜 History
Born as a "small market" along the road that connected Rome to the Po valley, the village preserves its medieval structure with noble palaces and churches rich in art. The Collegiate Church houses a precious wooden crucifix from the fourteenth century.
✨ Genius Loci
Mercatello is the village of industrious silence: a small center where every stone speaks of ancient trades and a community that has preserved its heritage intact. The Metauro river that flows through it marks its slow and reassuring rhythm.
To See
- Pieve Collegiata with a fourteenth-century crucifix
- Church of San Francesco
- Ducal Palace
- Museum of San Francesco
- Medieval bridge over the Metauro
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