Dante’s Marche – From purgatory to paradise… in the places of the Divine Comedy

Arrive in San Leo. Meeting with the guide for the visit of the Rocca that rises on top of a rocky spur . In his cells was also segregated the Count of Cagliostro as heretic. Visit of the Pieve di Santa Maria Assunta, the oldest church in Montefeltro. At the end of the day transfer to Fano where Dante in the V canto crying because of his tragic fate, speaks with the soul of Jacopo del Cassero. Guided tour of the centre and the Malatesta Fortress. Transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Fonte Avellana (XXI Canto) where Dante speaks with the spirit of St. Pier Damiani and describes the hermitage where he retired to live a contemplative life. Located on the wooded slopes of Mount Catria its origins are placed at the end of the X century, when some hermits chose to build the first cells of a hermitage that over the centuries will become the current monastery. Today the complex is composed of a large square that gives access to the church with an elevated presbytery on the crypt of the XI century; it is the oldest part of the architectural complex, together with the cloister and the scriptorium dating from the XII century. Transfer to Frontone for lunch. In the afternoon visit of the fortress and the castle, a walk along the streets of the village allow you to breathe even today the charm of a thousand-year history. Transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel, departure for Gubbio (Canto XI), meeting with the guide and visit of the historic center with the Piazza Grande, Palazzo dei Consoli and Palazzo Pretorio, the Palace Ducale, the Bargello Palace where on the left of the large door there is the “Porta del morto”, an architectural element typical of the villages of Umbria and Marche. A high and narrow door from which according to legend the coffins of the deceased passed and the fountain of the “Matti”(“Fools”). Lunch at the restaurant. End of services.