Rocca Demaniale
Gradara, Italy
Marche, Italy
PARK
TICKETED:
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PARKING:
YES
RESTROOMS:
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EST. 1150
EST. 1150
1100s
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Rocca Demaniale.
The castle survives substantially intact, with its double curtain walls, corner towers, keep, and courtyard buildings, including furnished rooms and a small chapel traditionally associated with the Malatesta family who once held the fortress. It is owned by the Italian state and administered as a museum. It is open to the public on a ticketed basis.
About Rocca Demaniale
Local lords began building the castle at Gradara in the twelfth century, and the Malatesta family of Rimini later expanded it into a formidable border fortress between the Marche and Romagna. The castle became associated with the tragic legend of Paolo and Francesca, immortalized by Dante in the Divine Comedy. It served as a key Malatesta stronghold.
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