The Castle of Gradara Gradara is a real fortified citadel, which has remained intact despite the wrath of time. Always contested by the militias loyal to the Papal Power and the hot lordships of Romagna and Marche. Furthermore, legend has it that Paolo and Francesca, the two unfortunate lovers narrated in Dante's Divine Comedy, were set right here.

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The Gradara stronghold was built in the 12th century and in different eras it belonged to the powerful Italian families: the Malatesta, the Sforza, the Medici and the Della Rovere. …

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Location: Gradara, Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, Italy

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