Roveresca Fortress (Rocca Roveresca)
the Della Rovere Fortress is an extraordinary history book because it is the result of the overlapping of defensive structures that have followed one another over the centuries, since the origins of the city, in a site of decisive strategic importance and it is still perfectly preserved today.
The current structure was commissioned by the Della Rovere family and dating back to the early 1500s, designed by the architects Laurana and Pontelli who gave the fortress its current powerful shape. It was built on the Malatesta fortress of 1450, which incorporates the tower built around 1350 on the remains of another Roman defensive tower from the 3rd century BC.
In its millennial history the Rocca was a fortress, the seat of an artillery school founded by Guidubaldo II della Rovere in 1533, a stately home, and once the ducal dynasty died out, after the return of the city under the dominion of the Church in 1631, the Rocca was first used as a papal prison, later as an orphanage.
Today the Rocca Roveresca hosts many art exhibitions and important and prestigious cultural events.
the Della Rovere Fortress is an extraordinary history book because it is the result of the overlapping of defensive structures that have followed one another over the centuries, since the origins of the city, in a site of decisive strategic importance and it is still perfectly preserved today.
The current structure was commissioned by the Della Rovere family and dating back to the early 1500s, designed by the architects Laurana and Pontelli who gave the fortress its current powerful shape. It was built on the Malatesta fortress of 1450, which incorporates the tower built around 1350 on the remains of another Roman defensive tower from the 3rd century BC.
In its millennial history the Rocca was a fortress, the seat of an artillery school founded by Guidubaldo II della Rovere in 1533, a stately home, and once the ducal dynasty died out, after the return of the city under the dominion of the Church in 1631, the Rocca was first used as a papal prison, later as an orphanage.
Today the Rocca Roveresca hosts many art exhibitions and important and prestigious cultural events.
Duke's Square (Palazzo del Duca)