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Brancaleoni Castle of Piobbico

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Brancaleoni Castle of Piobbico

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Location: Piobbico, Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, Italy

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1. La Balza della Penna – Abandoned Village of Montiego loop from Piobbico

11.1km

04:06

470m

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2. Cascata di Gorgo a Cerbara – Rifugio Corsini loop from Piobbico

17.2km

06:58

970m

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3. Abandoned Village of Montiego – View of Piobbico loop from Piobbico

14.2km

05:13

670m

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Gulliver Bike

April 11, 2023

The history of Piobbico is connected to the history of the Brancaleoni count family, which dominated these districts for seven centuries, in fact the Brancaleoni Castle developed in successive periods, from 1200 to 1700.
Its construction began as a fortress and then assumed, over the years, the appearance and grace of a Renaissance palace, full of frescoes, stuccos, fireplaces, writings in Latin, Greek and vernacular, dates and names, which allowed to reconstruct the architectural history of this large container (135 rooms).
Going up the medieval village you arrive at the square where the clock tower stands. The tower rests on a pointed arch vault dating back to the 1200s, therefore prior to the construction of the first nucleus of the building, evidence of an old watchtower. Towards the end of the 16th century, a tower was erected above the vault on which two clocks were placed, one on the facade facing the town and one on the facade facing the San Carlo courtyard. On the entrance facade, next to the tower, you can admire an elegant loggia which, together with the balustrade, make the facade less massive, giving the whole complex a refinement that is more suited to a Palace than a Castle. In fact, this immense building (135 rooms) has developed over the centuries, through a series of interventions, expansions, until reaching the current structure in which the Renaissance features prevail, but also presents evident defensive and military security elements typical of the late Middle Ages.

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Elevation 420 m

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Location: Piobbico, Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, Italy

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Brancaleoni Castle of Piobbico

1. La Balza della Penna – Abandoned Village of Montiego loop from Piobbico

2. Cascata di Gorgo a Cerbara – Rifugio Corsini loop from Piobbico

3. Abandoned Village of Montiego – View of Piobbico loop from Piobbico

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